Patents by Inventor Mark Killow

Mark Killow 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: 9444674
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring the performance of a network with respect to providing results for user requests. A user request can correspond to a search query, an entry of a uniform resource locator (URL) or other address for a document on a network, or another type of request. A plurality of user requests are aggregated, such as based on logs of search query or browsing activity. A representative group of user requests is selected and then submitted in order to evaluate the results provided. Based on a heuristic analysis of the results, an alert can be provided to indicate potential performance problems in the network environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Mark Killow, Marcelo De Barros, Manish Mittal, Theodor Ilie
  • Publication number: 20140095697
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for monitoring the performance of a network with respect to providing results for user requests. A user request can correspond to a search query, an entry of a uniform resource locator (URL) or other address for a document on a network, or another type of request. A plurality of user requests are aggregated, such as based on logs of search query or browsing activity. A representative group of user is selected and then submitted in order to evaluate the results provided. Based on a heuristic analysis of the results, an alert can be provided to indicate potential performance problems in the network environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: MICRCOSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Mark Killow, Marcelo De Barros, Manish Mittal, Theodor Ilie