Patents by Inventor James D. Laflen

James D. Laflen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11625313
    Abstract: A computing device is provided, including a processor configured to execute an application-under-test including a plurality of tasks. Each task may be executed in one or more task instances. The processor may determine respective performance data for the one or more task instances of each task. The processor may output, for display on a display, a graphical user interface (GUI) including a statistical representation of the performance data. The processor may receive, at the GUI, a selection of a task executed in a plurality of selected task instances in the application-under-test. The selected task instances may be executed in selected task execution time intervals that are at least partially non-contiguous in time. The processor may generate an aggregated view of the corresponding performance data for the selected task instances aggregated over the selected task execution time intervals. The processor may output the aggregated view for display at the GUI.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Danny Chen, James D Laflen, Colin Mical Francis, Steven John Pratschner
  • Publication number: 20220342798
    Abstract: A computing device is provided, including a processor configured to execute an application-under-test including a plurality of tasks. Each task may be executed in one or more task instances. The processor may determine respective performance data for the one or more task instances of each task. The processor may output, for display on a display, a graphical user interface (GUI) including a statistical representation of the performance data. The processor may receive, at the GUI, a selection of a task executed in a plurality of selected task instances in the application-under-test. The selected task instances may be executed in selected task execution time intervals that are at least partially non-contiguous in time. The processor may generate an aggregated view of the corresponding performance data for the selected task instances aggregated over the selected task execution time intervals. The processor may output the aggregated view for display at the GUI.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Danny CHEN, James D. LAFLEN, Colin Mical FRANCIS, Steven John PRATSCHNER
  • Patent number: 10552405
    Abstract: A drift condition, or change, in a data structure can be detected and communicated to one or more subscribers. Data structure can be monitored by periodic configurable polling of a data source or on demand polling. Upon detection of a change in the in the data structure, subscribers can be notified of the change and optionally other information such as the identity of the object that changed and nature of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Publication number: 20170300523
    Abstract: A drift condition, or change, in a data structure can be detected and communicated to one or more subscribers. Data structure can be monitored by periodic configurable polling of a data source or on demand polling. Upon detection of a change in the in the data structure, subscribers can be notified of the change and optionally other information such as the identity of the object that changed and nature of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Patent number: 9697238
    Abstract: A drift condition, or change, in a data structure can be detected and communicated to one or more subscribers. Data structure can be monitored by periodic configurable polling of a data source or on demand polling. Upon detection of a change in the in the data structure, subscribers can be notified of the change and optionally other information such as the identity of the object that changed and nature of the change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Publication number: 20170132270
    Abstract: A drift condition, or change, in a data structure can be detected and communicated to one or more subscribers. Data structure can be monitored by periodic configurable polling of a data source or on demand polling. Upon detection of a change in the in the data structure, subscribers can be notified of the change and optionally other information such as the identity of the object that changed and nature of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Patent number: 9009183
    Abstract: A telemetry system can parse and transform one or more change sets from a format intended to be processed by a computer to a form that is readily consumable by a human. The report or display generated to present the results can be customized for a particular domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Patent number: 8997050
    Abstract: TSQL debug breakpoint interoperability across heterogeneous project systems within an IDE can be provided. A user can set a breakpoint in the user's SQL source code and the breakpoint can be triggered by the code within another project. Breakpoints can be set and triggered within SQL source code tiles that reside in one or more SQL Database projects. Binding of the application project being debugged with one or more SQL Database projects that reside within the IDE session can be automated, SQL artifacts not found in any of the SQL Database projects can be debugged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Davis, James D. Laflen
  • Publication number: 20130232123
    Abstract: A drift condition, or change, in a data structure can be detected and communicated to one or more subscribers. Data structure can be monitored by periodic configurable polling of a data source or on demand polling. Upon detection of a change in the in the data structure, subscribers can be notified of the change and optionally other information such as the identity of the object that changed and nature of the change.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Publication number: 20130191815
    Abstract: TSQL debug breakpoint interoperability across heterogeneous project systems within an IDE can be provided. A user can set a breakpoint in the user's SQL source code and the breakpoint can be triggered by the code within another project. Breakpoints can be set and triggered within SQL source code tiles that reside in one or more SQL Database projects. Binding of the application project being debugged with one or more SQL Database projects that reside within the IDE session can be automated, SQL artifacts not found in any of the SQL Database projects can be debugged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Publication date: July 25, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Davis, James D. Laflen
  • Publication number: 20130117011
    Abstract: A telemetry system can parse and transform one or more change sets from a format intended to be processed by a computer to a form that is readily consumable by a human. The report or display generated to present the results can be customized for a particular domain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Haroon Ahmed, James D. Laflen
  • Patent number: 8010578
    Abstract: A database development system is provided. The system includes a current-state source representation of a database that can be captured in a model of the database and a metadata component that preserves user intentions describing when a user interacts with the system to perform a refactoring operation (or other code enhancement) for use in subsequent operations by the system. A deployment component is provided that utilizes the preserved user intentions to optimize behavioral upgrades to the system, where simulations can be run against the model to facilitate efficient and automated deployments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: James D. Laflen, Jason D. Clark, Gerrit Erwin Randolph Drapers, Liangxiao Zhu, Amy L. Myhre, Duncan L. Davenport
  • Publication number: 20090327324
    Abstract: A database development system is provided. The system includes a current-state source representation of a database that can be captured in a model of the database and a metadata component that preserves user intentions describing when a user interacts with the system to perform a refactoring operation (or other code enhancement) for use in subsequent operations by the system. A deployment component is provided that utilizes the preserved user intentions to optimize behavioral upgrades to the system, where simulations can be run against the model to facilitate efficient and automated deployments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: James D. Laflen, Jason D. Clark, Gerrit Erwin Randolph Drapers, Liangxiao Zhu, Amy L. Myhre, Duncan L. Davenport