Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Filippi

Nicholas J. Filippi 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: 11954127
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating summarizations of visualizations of a data set based on affinities between the summarizations. For a data set, a number of summarizations may be created that summarizes the data set in different ways. The summarizations may be linked, such that selecting a data element of a first summarization causes display of a second summarization. To assist in linking of summarizations, suggested linkings between summarizations can be determined based on affinities of the two summarizations. Affinities can reflect similarities in the data content of the two summarizations, such as an output of a first summarization being a valid input to the second summarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Patent number: 11722507
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Publication number: 20230177062
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating one or more files to visualize query results. The systems and methods can include parsing one or more files that include one or more queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying results of the one or more queries. The one or more queries can identify a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The systems and methods can further include generating one or more files that include the results of the queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying one or more visualizations of the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Patent number: 11567959
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating one or more files to visualize query results. The systems and methods can include parsing one or more files that include one or more queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying results of the one or more queries. The one or more queries can identify a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The systems and methods can further include generating one or more files that include the results of the queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying one or more visualizations of the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Patent number: 11316882
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Patent number: 11074283
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed involving user interface (UI) search tools for visualizing or summarizing a data set. A number of summarizations may be created that summarizes the data set in different ways. The summarizations may be linked, such that selecting a data element of a first summarization causes display of a second summarization. To assist in linking of summarizations, a user interface is further provided to display suggested linkings between summarizations based on affinities of the two summarizations. Affinities can reflect similarities in the data content of the two summarizations, such as an output of a first summarization being a valid input to the second summarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Patent number: 11003691
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating summarizations of visualizations of a data set based on affinities between the summarizations. For a data set, a number of summarizations may be created that summarizes the data set in different ways. The summarizations may be linked, such that selecting a data element of a first summarization causes display of a second summarization. To assist in linking of summarizations, suggested linkings between summarizations can be determined based on affinities of the two summarizations. Affinities can reflect similarities in the data content of the two summarizations, such as an output of a first summarization being a valid input to the second summarization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Publication number: 20210037036
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Publication number: 20210026849
    Abstract: A system that enables a user to configure alert actions based on search results generated by a query is disclosed. During operation, the system presents an alert user interface (UI) to a user, wherein the alert UI enables the user to configure one or more alert actions to be performed based on the search results. Next, the system receives alert configuration information from the user through the alert UI, wherein the alert configuration information includes tokens representing parameters associated with the query and the search results. Then, while generating an alert associated with the search results, the system performs a token substitution operation that substitutes tokens in the alert configuration information with corresponding parameters from the search results to generate a payload that is communicated to alert-generating functionality. This token substitution allows the parameters to be used by the alert-generating functionality while performing the one or more alert actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2020
    Publication date: January 28, 2021
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Patent number: 10810221
    Abstract: A system that enables a user to configure alert actions based on search results generated by a query is disclosed. During operation, the system presents an alert user interface (UI) to a user, wherein the alert UI enables the user to configure one or more alert actions to be performed based on the search results. Next, the system receives alert configuration information from the user through the alert UI, wherein the alert configuration information includes tokens representing parameters associated with the query and the search results. Then, while generating an alert associated with the search results, the system performs a token substitution operation that substitutes tokens in the alert configuration information with corresponding parameters from the search results to generate a payload that is communicated to alert-generating functionality. This token substitution allows the parameters to be used by the alert-generating functionality while performing the one or more alert actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Patent number: 10778710
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Publication number: 20200081885
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating one or more files to visualize query results. The systems and methods can include parsing one or more files that include one or more queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying results of the one or more queries. The one or more queries can identify a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The systems and methods can further include generating one or more files that include the results of the queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying one or more visualizations of the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 12, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Patent number: 10509794
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating one or more files to visualize query results. The systems and methods can include parsing one or more files that include one or more queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying results of the one or more queries. The one or more queries can identify a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The systems and methods can further include generating one or more files that include the results of the queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying one or more visualizations of the results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Publication number: 20190068629
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Patent number: 10164994
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system that generates an alert based on information extracted from search results generated by a query. During operation, the system executes the query to generate the search results. The system also obtains configuration information for the alert, wherein the configuration information identifies information associated with the search results, and also specifies a trigger condition for the alert. Next, when the trigger condition for the alert is met, the system uses the configuration information to generate a payload containing the identified information associated with the search results. The system then invokes alert-generating functionality and provides the payload as input to the alert-generating functionality. This enables the alert-generating functionality to use the information from the search results while performing one or more alert actions association with the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Matthew Elting
  • Publication number: 20180314393
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed involving user interface (UI) search tools for visualizing or summarizing a data set. A number of summarizations may be created that summarizes the data set in different ways. The summarizations may be linked, such that selecting a data element of a first summarization causes display of a second summarization. To assist in linking of summarizations, a user interface is further provided to display suggested linkings between summarizations based on affinities of the two summarizations. Affinities can reflect similarities in the data content of the two summarizations, such as an output of a first summarization being a valid input to the second summarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Publication number: 20180314745
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for generating one or more files to visualize query results. The systems and methods can include parsing one or more files that include one or more queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying results of the one or more queries. The one or more queries can identify a set of data to be processed and a manner of processing the set of data. The systems and methods can further include generating one or more files that include the results of the queries and computer-executable instructions for displaying one or more visualizations of the results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Publication number: 20180314751
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for associating summarizations of visualizations of a data set based on affinities between the summarizations. For a data set, a number of summarizations may be created that summarizes the data set in different ways. The summarizations may be linked, such that selecting a data element of a first summarization causes display of a second summarization. To assist in linking of summarizations, suggested linkings between summarizations can be determined based on affinities of the two summarizations. Affinities can reflect similarities in the data content of the two summarizations, such as an output of a first summarization being a valid input to the second summarization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer, Ruyuan Ge
  • Publication number: 20180225343
    Abstract: A system that enables a user to configure alert actions based on search results generated by a query is disclosed. During operation, the system presents an alert user interface (UI) to a user, wherein the alert UI enables the user to configure one or more alert actions to be performed based on the search results. Next, the system receives alert configuration information from the user through the alert UI, wherein the alert configuration information includes tokens representing parameters associated with the query and the search results. Then, while generating an alert associated with the search results, the system performs a token substitution operation that substitutes tokens in the alert configuration information with corresponding parameters from the search results to generate a payload that is communicated to alert-generating functionality. This token substitution allows the parameters to be used by the alert-generating functionality while performing the one or more alert actions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting
  • Patent number: 9922097
    Abstract: A system that enables a user to configure alert actions based on search results generated by a query is disclosed. During operation, the system presents an alert user interface (UI) to a user, wherein the alert UI enables the user to configure one or more alert actions to be performed based on the search results. Next, the system receives alert configuration information from the user through the alert UI, wherein the alert configuration information includes tokens representing parameters associated with the query and the search results. Then, while generating an alert associated with the search results, the system performs a token substitution operation that substitutes tokens in the alert configuration information with corresponding parameters from the search results to generate a payload that is communicated to alert-generating functionality. This token substitution allows the parameters to be used by the alert-generating functionality while performing the one or more alert actions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Filippi, Siegfried Puchbauer-Schnabel, Carl S. Yestrau, Vivian Shen, J. Mathew Elting