Patents by Inventor Melanie Ullmer

Melanie Ullmer 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: 10558509
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting anomalous behavior in program execution. In one example, a method includes logging occurrence of one or more key run time events during execution of a program. Each key run time event has a corresponding key run time event data structure associated with the program, and logging includes storing records associated with the key run time events, wherein each record is based on the key run time event data structure associated with the key run time event. The method further includes analyzing the records to determine if a current pattern of key run time events associated with the program during execution matches an expected pattern of key run time events and generating a security alert if the current pattern of key run time events does not match the expected pattern of key run time events for the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel E. Craik, Allan Kielstra, Ying Chau Raymond Mak, Melanie Ullmer
  • Publication number: 20190179686
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting anomalous behavior in program execution. In one example, a method includes logging occurrence of one or more key run time events during execution of a program. Each key run time event has a corresponding key run time event data structure associated with the program, and logging includes storing records associated with the key run time events, wherein each record is based on the key run time event data structure associated with the key run time event. The method further includes analyzing the records to determine if a current pattern of key run time events associated with the program during execution matches an expected pattern of key run time events and generating a security alert if the current pattern of key run time events does not match the expected pattern of key run time events for the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Inventors: Rachel E. Craik, Allan Kielstra, Ying Chau Raymond Mak, Melanie Ullmer
  • Patent number: 10228988
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting anomalous behavior in program execution. In one example, a method includes logging occurrence of one or more key events during execution of a program. Each key event has a corresponding key event data structure associated with the program, and logging includes storing records associated with the key events, wherein each record is based on the key event data structure associated with the key event. The method further includes analyzing the records to determine if a current pattern of key events associated with the program during execution matches an expected pattern of key events and generating a security alert if the current pattern of key events does not match the expected pattern of key events for the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Rachel E. Craik, Allan Kielstra, Raymond Mak, Melanie Ullmer
  • Publication number: 20170123875
    Abstract: Techniques are described for detecting anomalous behavior in program execution. In one example, a method includes logging occurrence of one or more key events during execution of a program. Each key event has a corresponding key event data structure associated with the program, and logging includes storing records associated with the key events, wherein each record is based on the key event data structure associated with the key event. The method further includes analyzing the records to determine if a current pattern of key events associated with the program during execution matches an expected pattern of key events and generating a security alert if the current pattern of key events does not match the expected pattern of key events for the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Publication date: May 4, 2017
    Inventors: Rachel E. Craik, Allan Kielstra, Raymond Mak, Melanie Ullmer