Patents by Inventor Rafael Goodman Dowling

Rafael Goodman Dowling 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).

  • Failure location detection using types in assembly files
    Patent number: 7971100
    Abstract: A failure identification routine uses a two pass stack trace analysis in conjunction with a list of called types. As each method is called, a call list is generated with the called type, method, and various metadata. During the first pass stack trace analysis, each stack frame is analyzed to determine if the failed type is included in the stack frame. If so, the method associated with the frame is flagged as suspect. If the failed type is not found in the first stack trace, a second pass stack trace analysis is performed and an assembly associated with the method associated with the stack frame is analyzed to determine a set of types. The set of types are analyzed to find at least one match with the called types. If a match exists, the methods associated with the matched types are flagged as suspect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Rafael Goodman Dowling, Ryan Randal Elliott, Israel Hilerio
  • Failure Location Detection Using Types in Assembly Files
    Publication number: 20090187791
    Abstract: A failure identification routine uses a two pass stack trace analysis in conjunction with a list of called types. As each method is called, a call list is generated with the called type, method, and various metadata. During the first pass stack trace analysis, each stack frame is analyzed to determine if the failed type is included in the stack frame. If so, the method associated with the frame is flagged as suspect. If the failed type is not found in the first stack trace, a second pass stack trace analysis is performed and an assembly associated with the method associated with the stack frame is analyzed to determine a set of types. The set of types are analyzed to find at least one match with the called types. If a match exists, the methods associated with the matched types are flagged as suspect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Rafael Goodman Dowling, Ryan Randal Elliott, Israel Hilerio