Patents by Inventor Michael Louden

Michael Louden 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: 7191326
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: TestQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francois Charette, Ryon Boen
  • Publication number: 20050144530
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2005
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francois Charette, Ryon Boen, Mitch Krause
  • Publication number: 20050119853
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2005
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francios Charette, Ryon Boen
  • Patent number: 6898704
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Test Quest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Louden, François Charette, Ryon Boen
  • Patent number: 6862682
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: TestQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francois Charette, Ryon Boen, Mitch Krause
  • Publication number: 20040081346
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for non-intrusive testing of an information processing system. This includes stimulating a system-under-test, capturing an image from the system-under-test visual output and one or more of the following: converting the captured image to a grey-scale bitmap, deriving pixel patterns from sub-portions of the captured image, normalizing the derived pixel patterns, scoring pixels in a pixel pattern according to color intensity, comparing pixel patterns with graphical object definitions, and finding and outputting matches taking into consideration tolerances for color, resolution, object spacing and overlap, and font kerning variation. The output is optionally a text string representing the recognized text within the captured image. The method and system also automatically learns new graphical object definitions when appropriately provided with graphical objects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Applicant: TestQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Theron Weisz, Benjamin Music, Peter Lehman, David Haggerty
  • Publication number: 20030208288
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: TestQuest, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francois Charette, Ryon Boen
  • Publication number: 20030208712
    Abstract: A computerized method and system for testing a function of an information-processing system. This includes providing an architecture having a set of test commands, the test commands including a set of one or more stimulation commands and a set of one or more result-testing commands, and defining a set of test verbs out of combinations of the test commands. This allows the test programmer to define an overall test program that uses the test verbs in writing a test program that specifies an overall function that will extensively test a system-under-test. The methods further includes executing a program that includes a plurality of test verb instructions and outputting a result of the program. In some embodiments, the present invention provides a computer-readable media that includes instructions coded thereon that when executed on a suitably programmed computer executes one or more of the above methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Louden, Francois Charette, Ryon Boen, Mitch Krause
  • Patent number: 5056053
    Abstract: The computing machine includes an array of programmable elements programmably interconnected to implement networks of algebraic functions. Each element provides a sufficient set of logic primatives in the algebra that may be a Boolean algebra. The elements and the interelement wiring support the communications requirements of large classes of problems and preferably of all problems. The algebraic transform machine offers highly concurrent operation but avoids many of the programming difficulties of existing concurrent systems. The machine is regular in structure; it extends to large size and capability, and operates at high speed. In one embodiment, the machine consists of a grid of segments and each segment holds the value (true or false) of a Boolean variable. Crossing segments do not connect directly but the value on one wire segment can effect the value on another. The effect of one segment on another is programmable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1991
    Assignee: The Mitre Corporation
    Inventors: W. Worth Kirkman, T. Michael Louden