Patents by Inventor Robin A. Hopper

Robin A. Hopper 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).

  • Publication number: 20200125964
    Abstract: An embodiment includes generating predicted workloads on an object within a time frame, identifying a first predicted workload on the object at a first time in the time frame, and determining, based on the first predicted workload of the object, whether a first stage of a utility process can be successfully executed for the object at the first time. The embodiment also includes making a prediction related to whether the utility process can be successfully completed when the utility process is initiated at the first time. The prediction is based, at least in part, on determining whether the first stage can be successfully executed at the first time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Applicant: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Hopper, Alexander H. Kingham, Jan Svec
  • Publication number: 20200104046
    Abstract: An embodiment includes identifying a first location in memory containing first data rows copied from a second location in the memory containing second data rows retrieved from one or more objects in a data repository, selecting a portion of the first data rows to be scanned. The portion of the first data rows correspond to a first object of the one or more objects. The embodiment further includes performing a scan of the portion of the first data rows, calculating a probability that the first object contains sensitive data based, at least in part, on one or more instances of sensitive data identified during the scan, and marking the first object in the data repository with a sensitive data indicator. The sensitive data indicator is based, at least in part, on the probability that the first object contains sensitive data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Applicant: CA, Inc.
    Inventors: Robin Hopper, Victor Muntes
  • Patent number: 10496994
    Abstract: Objects in a website of a dark web, which is accessible over an anonymous network, are searched for information associated with an entity. A threat level is determined based, at least in part, on, and a transaction initiated in a system associated with the entity is detected. The transaction is determined to be associated with an elevated degree of risk based, at least in part, on the threat level. Modifying an authentication requirement for the transaction is based, at least in part, on the elevated degree of risk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Publication number: 20190266580
    Abstract: An electronic financial transfer request is received, which identifies that a first destination financial institution is a destination for a corresponding electronic financial transfer. An encrypted virtual wallet is generated, which is encrypted by a key private to a first computing system associated with a second financial institution. The encrypted virtual wallet is sent to a second computing system associated with the first financial institution. A transaction record is generated for the virtual wallet. The transaction record is generated to identify the first destination financial institution, the transaction record private to the first computing system. Data is received from a third computing system associated with a third financial institution to identify that the virtual wallet was transferred from the first financial institution to the third financial institution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Publication number: 20190188114
    Abstract: A method includes performing, by a processor: detecting a performance anomaly in a production computer system, generating a snapshot image of software and data that were executed on the production computer system during the performance anomaly, generating diagnostic information for the performance anomaly, communicating the diagnostic information to an experiment computer system, generating an experiment based on the diagnostic information and the snapshot image to create an experimental image, executing the experimental image on the experiment computer system to perform the experiment, and evaluating an effect of the experiment on the performance anomaly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Robin Hopper, Alex Kingham, Ronald Colmone, Marc Solé Simo, Victor Muntés Mulero
  • Publication number: 20180288073
    Abstract: Objects in a website of a dark web, which is accessible over an anonymous network, are searched for information associated with an entity. A threat level is determined based, at least in part, on, and a transaction initiated in a system associated with the entity is detected. The transaction is determined to be associated with an elevated degree of risk based, at least in part, on the threat level. Modifying an authentication requirement for the transaction is based, at least in part, on the elevated degree of risk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Applicant: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Publication number: 20180165337
    Abstract: A method includes performing, by a host system processor: detecting a first query of a database, detecting a first relation that is generated responsive to the first query of the database, the first relation comprising a record having a plurality of fields, each of the plurality of fields having a format associated therewith, receiving user input that changes the format associated with one of the plurality of fields from a first format to a second format, generating a second query for the database based on the user input, performing the second query of the database, generating a second relation responsive to the second query of the database, the second relation comprising a plurality of records, each of the plurality of records comprising the plurality of fields, and communicating the second relation to a client device application. One of the plurality of fields in each of the plurality of records has the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: CA, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Patent number: 9460406
    Abstract: A method of generating an event reminder notification includes obtaining scheduling data for a future event. The scheduling data includes an initial time at which an event reminder notification for the future event is to be generated. A conflicting event that will conflict with providing the event reminder notification to a user at the initial time is identified. An adjusted time is determined at which the event reminder notification for the future event is to be generated before occurrence of the conflicting event. The event reminder notification is generated based on the adjusted time. Related computer systems and computer program products are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Patent number: 8954379
    Abstract: A system to design, create integrate and operate online communities uses web-based participation technologies. Any content can have attributes that make it appear as any type of content. With this uniform content architecture, all user-generated content is treated as a post (or, more generally, a submission), and there is no need for a participant to author multiple entries for separate uses. Preferably, content created or otherwise associated with a particular author is intrinsically tied to the author via the author's profile. At each point of participation, the content is associated with the individual, which allows the system to build and maintain a rich “living” profile for each community member. Using this approach, the system can build and enable querying of so-called “social aggregations,” which are data sets that describe a relationship among one or more author attributes and one or more content attributes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Surfmap, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. R. Carter, Robin A. Hopper
  • Patent number: 8868668
    Abstract: A method for self-managing group membership is disclosed. The method has a portion operating on a client terminal. The client-side portion includes determining if an email received at an email address is an intra-organizational email from a mailbox of a group. Additionally, the method provides a graphical interface element when the received email is determined to be an intra-organizational email from a mailbox of a group. The graphical interface element is configured to selectablely transmit a remove instruction to the group. Moreover, the method has a portion operating on a server. The server-side portion includes receiving the remove instruction; identifying a sender of the remove instruction; locating the sender in the group member list; and unsubscribing the sender from the group member list.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Patent number: 8738966
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing changes to a computer system. The method includes generating a database configured with fields identifying one or more component changes and potential problems associated with each one or more component changes; populating the fields of the database with information as a change is made to a computer system; monitoring the computer system for issuance of error alerts; comparing issued error alerts against entries of potential problems in the database; and identifying a set of at least one of the component changes as a potential cause of the issued error alert based on the result of the comparing step. The method executes a corrective process in response to the identification of the potential cause of the issued error and updates the database entry of the set of at least one of the component changes to reflect the issued error as a confirmed error thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: CA, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Publication number: 20130232206
    Abstract: A method for self-managing group membership is disclosed. The method has a portion operating on a client terminal. The client-side portion includes determining if an email received at an email address is an intra-organizational email from a mailbox of a group. Additionally, the method provides a graphical interface element when the received email is determined to be an intra-organizational email from a mailbox of a group. The graphical interface element is configured to selectablely transmit a remove instruction to the group. Moreover, the method has a portion operating on a server. The server-side portion includes receiving the remove instruction; identifying a sender of the remove instruction; locating the sender in the group member list; and unsubscribing the sender from the group member list.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Publication number: 20130103990
    Abstract: A method is provided for managing changes to a computer system. The method includes generating a database configured with fields identifying one or more component changes and potential problems associated with each one or more component changes; populating the fields of the database with information as a change is made to a computer system; monitoring the computer system for issuance of error alerts; comparing issued error alerts against entries of potential problems in the database; and identifying a set of at least one of the component changes as a potential cause of the issued error alert based on the result of the comparing step. The method executes a corrective process in response to the identification of the potential cause of the issued error and updates the database entry of the set of at least one of the component changes to reflect the issued error as a confirmed error thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: COMPUTER ASSOCIATES THINK, INC.
    Inventor: Robin Hopper
  • Patent number: 8103618
    Abstract: A system that enables enterprises to design, create integrate and operate online communities. The system operates as an on-demand hosted platform (software-as-a-service) that provides a secure and reliable architecture on which enterprises can safely and securely develop, execute and manage their online communities. The platform combines a wide range of web-based participation technologies (e.g., blogs, wikis, discussion groups, social networking, podcasts, RSS, tagging, photos, videos, mapping, and the like). Any content can have attributes that make it appear as any type of content. With this uniform content architecture, all user-generated content is treated as a post (or, more generally, a submission), and there is no need for a participant to author multiple entries for separate uses. Preferably, all content created or otherwise associated with a particular author is intrinsically tied or “linked” to the author via the author's profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Surfmap, Inc.
    Inventors: David K. R. Carter, Robin A. Hopper