Patents by Inventor Michael E. Little

Michael E. Little 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).

  • Rules-based configuration problem detection
    Patent number: 7051243
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying problems with a system configuration may evaluate system configuration information against one or more configuration recommendations or rules. The evaluated system configuration may include various types of software and hardware components which may impact the operations of the computer system. Rules may be any information identifying an issue or describing a recommended configuration for the software or hardware component. A knowledge-based language or a programming language analyzer may be used to specify the rules. In one embodiment, a rules engine may be used as part of the problem detection application to evaluate configuration data against associated rules. A rules engine may be any mechanism used to recognize, interpret and process the configuration data against the rules. The results of the evaluation process may be stored for further analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Helgren, Michael E. Little, Paris E. Bingham, Jr., Rex G. Martin, Alan J. Treece
  • Rules-based configuration problem detection
    Publication number: 20030204791
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying problems with a system configuration may evaluate system configuration information against one or more configuration recommendations or rules. The evaluated system configuration may include various types of software and hardware components which may impact the operations of the computer system. Rules may be any information identifying an issue or describing a recommended configuration for the software or hardware component. A knowledge-based language or a programming language analyzer may be used to specify the rules. In one embodiment, a rules engine may be used as part of the problem detection application to evaluate configuration data against associated rules. A rules engine may be any mechanism used to recognize, interpret and process the configuration data against the rules. The results of the evaluation process may be stored for further analysis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Matthew J. Helgren, Michael E. Little, Paris E. Bingham, Rex G. Martin, Alan J. Treece