Patents by Inventor Marion B. Thompson

Marion B. Thompson 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).

  • System and method for evaluating the performance of a computer application
    Patent number: 6782421
    Abstract: A system for evaluating the performance of a computer-implemented application, wherein the performance is measured in terms of availability. The system includes a metrics data module comprising actual service level data, wherein the actual service level data can be used to determine an actual service level; a defined data module comprising defined service level data, wherein the defined service level data can be used to determine a defined service level; and a service level analysis module in communication with the metrics data module and the defined data module for calculating the actual service level and the defined service level and for comparing the actual service level to the defined service level using a grading scale defined as a function of the defined service level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: BellSouth Intellectual Property Corporation
    Inventors: William E. Soles, Joseph Morgan, Arthur J. Anth, Marion B. Thompson, Edward T. O'Shea, Frank E. Garguilo, Amy H. Bowlin