Patents by Inventor M. David Fields

M. David Fields 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).

  • Measuring web page rendering time
    Patent number: 8644623
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide approaches for measuring the rendering times of a webpage that can be browser-independent. In at least some embodiments, as a web page is rendered, video data of the webpage is captured and analyzed to ascertain when the webpage, or portions thereof, have likely been completely rendered. In at least some embodiments, image processing can be performed on captured video data to ascertain, from observed pixel changes over time, when the webpage has likely been rendered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Meir Shmouely, Omer Rosenbaum, Gregory Bershansky, Yuval Peled, M. David Fields, Cenk Ergan, Michael D. Decker, Aaron Rodriguez Hernandez, Matthew P. Kotsenas, Jason J. Weber, Yi Ming Zhou, Kieran Chin Cheong, Kelly Laurence Ford
  • Measuring Web Page Rendering Time
    Publication number: 20130121599
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide approaches for measuring the rendering times of a webpage that can be browser-independent. In at least some embodiments, as a web page is rendered, video data of the webpage is captured and analyzed to ascertain when the webpage, or portions thereof, have likely been completely rendered. In at least some embodiments, image processing can be performed on captured video data to ascertain, from observed pixel changes over time, when the webpage has likely been rendered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Meir Shmouely, Omer Rosenbaum, Gregory Bershansky, Yuval Peled, M. David Fields, Cenk Ergan, Michael D. Decker, Aaron Rodriguez Hernandez, Matthew P. Kotsenas, Jason J. Weber, Yi Ming Zhou, Kieran Chin Cheong, Kelly Laurence Ford
  • Method of configuring alternative instances of an element class in a software system
    Patent number: 5493681
    Abstract: Alternative instances of an element class are configured in a software system. In one instance, called a single element instance, the software system is configured to support a single element of a class of existing hardware/software elements, called an element class. In another instance, called a multiple element instance, the software system is configured to support multiple elements of the element class. For example, the single element instance might utilize only a single central processing unit (CPU), whereas the multiple element instance allows for several different CPUs to be utilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1996
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Wayne H. Badger, Mark D. Bellon, M. David Fields, Brian A. Redding, David A. Willcox