Patents by Inventor James William Bender

James William Bender 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: 9886374
    Abstract: Methods and systems for implementing a virtual device farm are disclosed. A client device is registered to participate in software testing. One or more applications are selected based on the configuration of the client device. The one or more selected applications are installed on the client device. Programmatic testing of the one or more selected applications is performed using the client device. Results of the programmatic testing are collected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Yue-Ren Kuo, James William Bender
  • Patent number: 9396092
    Abstract: Methods and systems for software testing with feedback acquisition are disclosed. Modified program code is generated based on programmatic analysis of original program code. The modified program code includes the original program code and a plurality of additional instructions. The additional instructions implement user interface prompts soliciting answers to user feedback questions. The modified program code is sent to one or more client devices for execution. User input responsive to the user interface prompts is then received from the one or more client devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Calvin Yue-Ren Kuo, James William Bender, Gabriel Badescu, Spencer Lyle Voorheis, Jedd Weise