Patents by Inventor Jennifer A Hamilton

Jennifer A Hamilton 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: 8924437
    Abstract: A script engine for a dynamic language can collect memory allocation information for dynamic objects created by the scripting engine and for dynamic objects created by the script engine host. A native interface can be exposed to a client comprising a software development tool. The software development tool can be a third-party tool. In response to a query, the script engine can take a snapshot of a garbage collector heap and return an object record for each dynamic object in the heap. The object information can include memory allocation information, object type and other information. Multiple snapshots can be taken and the delta between snapshots can be determined and sent to a requestor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Gaurav Seth, Michael C. Fanning, Jennifer Hamilton, Curtis Man
  • Publication number: 20130246417
    Abstract: A script engine for a dynamic language can collect memory allocation information for dynamic objects created by the scripting engine and for dynamic objects created by the script engine host. A native interface can be exposed to a client comprising a software development tool. The software development tool can be a third-party tool. In response to a query, the script engine can take a snapshot of a garbage collector heap and return an object record for each dynamic object in the heap. The object information can include memory allocation information, object type and other information. Multiple snapshots can be taken and the delta between snapshots can be determined and sent to a requestor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2012
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gaurav Seth, Michael C. Fanning, Jennifer Hamilton, Curtis Man
  • Publication number: 20130132930
    Abstract: At least one embodiment described herein relates to the selective capturing of script code stacks associated with exceptions thrown by script code. For unhandled exceptions, the script engine 1) captures the script code stack in a host-accessible manner in which a host that hosts the script engine may access the captured script code stack, 2) completes unwinding of the script stack, and 3) reports the captured script code stack to a host that hosts the script engine. For at least one of the handled exceptions thrown by the script code for which the script code itself handles the exception, the script code stack is not captured in the host-accessible manner. Also, the call stack property of an error object is populated at throw time, rather than creation time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2011
    Publication date: May 23, 2013
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer A. Hamilton, Gaurav Seth, Yong Qu
  • Patent number: 8077714
    Abstract: Multicast packets that are received on a port of a network device and forwarded to multiple output ports are stored in memory and respective primary control entries which define them are converted to secondary control entries defining multiple unicast packets before a scheduling algorithm is applied. The packets are reconstituted after the application of the scheduling algorithm has been applied to the control entries. For VPLS packets that are received on a single port and replicated multiple times on one or more output ports, a replication database may be used in conjunction with a replication engine to convert the control entry for a received packet into multiple control entries defining unicast packets for each of the destination ports before the scheduling algorithm is applied. This method is applicable to the replication of packets onto a Virtual Private LAN.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventors: Con Cremin, Maurice Gleeson, Jennifer Hamilton, Niall Hanrahan, Micheal Lardner, Sorcha Callaghan, Anne G O'Connell, Eugene G O'Neill
  • Patent number: 7516441
    Abstract: A system and method of providing edit and continue support in a software program debugging environment. “Edit and continue” support allows a user (e.g., programmer and/or developer) to update the code and/or data structure(s) of an executing program while it is running. After the user has finished editing their code and resumes execution, an integrated development environment (IDE) propagates the edit(s) into a common language runtime (CLR) environment before continuing. Therefore, from the CLR environment's perspective, an edit is a block of intermediate language code (IL) and/or metadata that is inserted into a running process. Moreover, The IDE can facilitate: determining “legality” of an edit; building the edit; sending the edit to the CLR environment; and/or, facilitating the CLR environment switch execution to the edited code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer A Hamilton, Michael M Magruder, James H Hogg, William G Evans, Vance P Morrison, Lawrence B Sullivan, Sean E Trowbridge, Jason L Zander, Ian H Carmichael, Patrick H Dussud, John L Hamby, John J Rivard, Li Zhang, Mario Chenier, Douglas Rosen, Steven J Steiner, Peter A Hallam, Brian R Crawford, James S Miller, Sam Spencer, Habib Heydarian
  • Publication number: 20080253370
    Abstract: Multicast packets that are received on a port of a network device and forwarded to multiple output ports are stored in memory and respective primary control entries which define them are converted to secondary control entries defining multiple unicast packets before a scheduling algorithm is applied. The packets are reconstituted after the application of the scheduling algorithm has been applied to the control entries. For VPLS packets that are received on a single port and replicated multiple times on one or more output ports, a replication database may be used in conjunction with a replication engine to convert the control entry for a received packet into multiple control entries defining unicast packets for each of the destination ports before the scheduling algorithm is applied. This method is applicable to the replication of packets onto a Virtual Private LAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Con Cremin, Maurice Gleeson, Jennifer Hamilton, Niall Hanrahan, Michael Lardner, Sorcha Callaghan, Anne G. O'Connell, Eugene G. O'Neill
  • Patent number: 7367015
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for editing a software program in a common language runtime environment, wherein the software program has a source code component, an intermediate language component, and a native code component. The method comprises executing a first portion of the native code component, suspending execution of the native code component at a first point, and allowing a user to edit the source code component to create an edited source code component. The edited source code component is compiled using a source compiler to create an edited intermediate language component, and the edited intermediate language component is compiled using an intermediate language compiler to create an edited native code component. The edited native code component is then executed beginning at the point where execution was previously suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Evans, Jennifer A Hamilton, Michael M Magruder, Vance P Morrison, Lawrence B Sullivan, Sean E Trowbridge, Jason L Zander
  • Publication number: 20050034109
    Abstract: A system and method of providing edit and continue support in a software program debugging environment. “Edit and continue” support allows a user (e.g., programmer and/or developer) to update the code and/or data structure(s) of an executing program while it is running. After the user has finished editing their code and resumes execution, an integrated development environment (IDE) propagates the edit(s) into a common language runtime (CLR) environment before continuing. Therefore, from the CLR environment's perspective, an edit is a block of intermediate language code (IL) and/or metadata that is inserted into a running process. The IDE can facilitate: determining “legality” of an edit; building the edit; sending the edit to the CLR environment; and/or, facilitating the CLR environment switch execution to the edited code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: February 10, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer Hamilton, Michael Magruder, James Hogg, William Evans, Vance Morrison, Lawrence Sullivan, Sean Trowbridge, Jason Zander, Ian Carmichael, Patrick Dussud, John Hamby, John Rivard, Li Zhang, Mario Chenier, Douglas Rosen, Steven Steiner, Peter Hallam, Brian Crawford, James Miller, Sam Spencer, Habib Heydarian
  • Publication number: 20050028137
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for editing a software program in a common language runtime environment, wherein the software program has a source code component, an intermediate language component, and a native code component. The method comprises executing a first portion of the native code component, suspending execution of the native code component at a first point, and allowing a user to edit the source code component to create an edited source code component. The edited source code component is compiled using a source compiler to create an edited intermediate language component, and the edited intermediate language component is compiled using an intermediate language compiler to create an edited native code component. The edited native code component is then executed beginning at the point where execution was previously suspended.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William Evans, Jennifer Hamilton, Michael Magruder, Vance Morrison, Lawrence Sullivan, Sean Trowbridge, Jason Zander
  • Patent number: 6836884
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for editing a software program in a common language runtime environment, wherein the software program has a source code component, an intermediate language component, and a native code component. The method comprises executing a first portion of the native code component, suspending execution of the native code component at a first point, and allowing a user to edit the source code component to create an edited source code component. The edited source code component is compiled using a source compiler to create an edited intermediate language component, and the edited intermediate language component is compiled using an intermediate language compiler to create an edited native code component. The edited native code component is then executed beginning at the point where execution was previously suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2004
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: William G. Evans, Jennifer A. Hamilton, Michael M. Magruder, Vance P. Morrison, Lawrence B. Sullivan, Jr., Sean E. Trowbridge, Jason L. Zander
  • Publication number: 20030004816
    Abstract: A method, computer program product and system for selling products over an electronic network. The method includes the steps of identifying a user and transmitting a user specific order entry form to the user. The order entry form includes at least one user specific product, a user specific price for each product, and a quantity entry field for each product. The seller receives a quantity of each product entered into the quantity entry field by said user and transmits a shopping cart that includes each product selected by the user. The customer then confirms that the order is correct and sends an instruction to the process an order, which is received by the seller and acted upon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2001
    Publication date: January 2, 2003
    Inventors: Robert Andrew Byers, Dan Pearson, Mark Conner, Jennifer Hamilton