Patents by Inventor Mark N. Weatherill
Mark N. Weatherill 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).
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Patent number: 10778525Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying one or more client-based data artefacts associated with a client device, identifying one or more backend configuration data artefacts associated with a backend device, and identifying one or more backend configuration correlation guidelines. The computer-implemented method further includes determining one or more configuration correlation conclusions based on the one or more client-based data artefacts, the one or more backend configuration data artefacts, and the one or more backend configuration correlation guidelines. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Richard A. Burford, Scot W. Dixon, Christopher R. Walker, Mark N. Weatherill
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Patent number: 10554626Abstract: A method of filtering authenticated synthetic transactions comprises receiving over a network, at a server providing a first networked application, a plurality of requests for the first networked application, wherein the plurality of requests includes a first synthetic transaction. The method further comprises analyzing a respective header of each of the plurality of requests; identifying a synthetic token in the respective header of the first synthetic transaction in response to analyzing the respective header of each of the plurality of requests; determining that the identified synthetic token corresponds to the first networked application; and bypassing usage monitoring for the first synthetic transaction in response to determining that the identified synthetic token corresponds to the first networked application.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Mark N. Weatherill, Andrew J. Bailey, Randy George
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Publication number: 20190166094Abstract: A method of filtering authenticated synthetic transactions comprises receiving over a network, at a server providing a first networked application, a plurality of requests for the first networked application, wherein the plurality of requests includes a first synthetic transaction. The method further comprises analyzing a respective header of each of the plurality of requests; identifying a synthetic token in the respective header of the first synthetic transaction in response to analyzing the respective header of each of the plurality of requests; determining that the identified synthetic token corresponds to the first networked application; and bypassing usage monitoring for the first synthetic transaction in response to determining that the identified synthetic token corresponds to the first networked application.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Mark N. Weatherill, Andrew J. Bailey, Randy George
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Patent number: 9912545Abstract: A method for processing data includes performing an extract-transform-load operation on a set of application activity data to provide a topology index comprising a plurality of unique entries, extracting node information and connection information for an application data structure and building a data structure corresponding to the application therefrom, and providing information from the application topology data structure to a user. A computer program product corresponding to the method is also disclosed herein. Also disclosed is an apparatus for processing data comprising a processing module configured to perform an extract-transform-load operation on application activity data, an extraction module configured to extract node and connection information for the application, and a topology calculator configured to build a topology data structure corresponding to the application. The apparatus may additionally include a persistent data store configured to store the topology index.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scot W. Dixon, Steven Larcombe, Mark N. Weatherill
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Patent number: 9912571Abstract: A method, program product, and system for a transaction parallelization improvement metric calculation includes receiving tracking data. The tracking data includes information about inbound and outbound subtransactions between domains over a time frame. Each domain includes at least one computer. Using the tracking data received, a number of interactions are determined based on a number of the inbound and outbound subtransactions. A total number of domains is determined using received tracking data. A transaction parallelization metric is calculated using the tracking data and a transaction parallelization improvement metric is calculated based on the number of interactions, the number domains, and the transaction parallelization metric.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: March 6, 2018Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scot W. Dixon, Ian L. Gregor, Benjamin Hartnett, Mark N. Weatherill
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Publication number: 20170302518Abstract: A computer-implemented method includes identifying one or more client-based data artefacts associated with a client device, identifying one or more backend configuration data artefacts associated with a backend device, and identifying one or more backend configuration correlation guidelines. The computer-implemented method further includes determining one or more configuration correlation conclusions based on the one or more client-based data artefacts, the one or more backend configuration data artefacts, and the one or more backend configuration correlation guidelines. A corresponding computer program product and computer system are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2016Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: Richard A. Burford, Scot W. Dixon, Christopher R. Walker, Mark N. Weatherill
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Publication number: 20170187604Abstract: A method, program product, and system for a transaction parallelization improvement metric calculation includes receiving tracking data. The tracking data includes information about inbound and outbound subtransactions between domains over a time frame. Each domain includes at least one computer. Using the tracking data received, a number of interactions are determined based on a number of the inbound and outbound subtransactions. A total number of domains is determined using received tracking data. A transaction parallelization metric is calculated using the tracking data and a transaction parallelization improvement metric is calculated based on the number of interactions, the number domains, and the transaction parallelization metric.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2015Publication date: June 29, 2017Inventors: Scot W. Dixon, Ian L. Gregor, Benjamin Hartnett, Mark N. Weatherill
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Patent number: 9509578Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for calculating an average parallelization metric. A tracking application receives tracking data that tracks how at least one server processes a plurality of transactions. Each of the plurality of transactions is comprised of a plurality of subtransactions. A parallelization metric is calculated for each of the plurality of transactions and an average parallelization metric is calculated from the calculated parallelization metrics. The parallelization metric for each transactions calculating using the calculated sum of the response times for all of the subtransactions for one transaction, the longest response time for one subtransaction out of response times for all of plurality of subtransaction that comprise the one transaction, and the calculated actual execution time for the transaction based on the time when the transaction starts to when the transaction has been completed.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2015Date of Patent: November 29, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Scot W. Dixon, Ian L. Gregor, Benjamin Hartnett, Mark N. Weatherill
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Patent number: 9473369Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating an application topology are provided. A processor determines a first application profile based, at least in part, on a first network packet. A processor determines a second application profile based, at least in part, on a second network packet. A processor determines a link between a first application and a second application based, at least in part, on address information of the first network packet. A processor generates a topology comprising the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on the link, the first application profile and the second application profile. A processor updates the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on matching the first application profile and second application profile with an application deployment template.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scot W. Dixon, Mark N. Weatherill
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Patent number: 9455888Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating an application topology are provided. A processor determines a first application profile based, at least in part, on a first network packet. A processor determines a second application profile based, at least in part, on a second network packet. A processor determines a link between a first application and a second application based, at least in part, on address information of the first network packet. A processor generates a topology comprising the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on the link, the first application profile and the second application profile. A processor updates the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on matching the first application profile and second application profile with an application deployment template.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Scot W. Dixon, Mark N. Weatherill
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Publication number: 20160277252Abstract: A method for processing data includes performing an extract-transform-load operation on a set of application activity data to provide a topology index comprising a plurality of unique entries, extracting node information and connection information for an application data structure and building a data structure corresponding to the application therefrom, and providing information from the application topology data structure to a user. A computer program product corresponding to the method is also disclosed herein. Also disclosed is an apparatus for processing data comprising a processing module configured to perform an extract-transform-load operation on application activity data, an extraction module configured to extract node and connection information for the application, and a topology calculator configured to build a topology data structure corresponding to the application. The apparatus may additionally include a persistent data store configured to store the topology index.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 20, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Scot W. Dixon, Steven Larcombe, Mark N. Weatherill
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Publication number: 20160087871Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating an application topology are provided. A processor determines a first application profile based, at least in part, on a first network packet. A processor determines a second application profile based, at least in part, on a second network packet. A processor determines a link between a first application and a second application based, at least in part, on address information of the first network packet. A processor generates a topology comprising the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on the link, the first application profile and the second application profile. A processor updates the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on matching the first application profile and second application profile with an application deployment template.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2015Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Scot W. Dixon, Mark N. Weatherill
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Publication number: 20160087860Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for generating an application topology are provided. A processor determines a first application profile based, at least in part, on a first network packet. A processor determines a second application profile based, at least in part, on a second network packet. A processor determines a link between a first application and a second application based, at least in part, on address information of the first network packet. A processor generates a topology comprising the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on the link, the first application profile and the second application profile. A processor updates the first and second application profiles based, at least in part, on matching the first application profile and second application profile with an application deployment template.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2014Publication date: March 24, 2016Inventors: Scot W. Dixon, Mark N. Weatherill