Patents by Inventor Samuel H. Kottler

Samuel H. Kottler 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).

  • Integrated configuration management and monitoring for computer systems
    Patent number: 9645873
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated configuration management and monitoring. An example method may comprise assigning a plurality of parameter values to a plurality of configuration parameters of a computer system; monitoring a plurality of state parameters of the computer system; detecting a current state transition of the computer system, the current state transition involving a variation of a value of a state parameter such that a new value of the state parameter falls outside of a defined range; and identifying a root cause candidate configuration parameter having a value modified within a time period between the current state transition and the previous state transition of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Samuel H. Kottler, Seth K. Vidal
  • Integrated Configuration Management and Monitoring for Computer Systems
    Publication number: 20140359365
    Abstract: Systems and methods for integrated configuration management and monitoring. An example method may comprise assigning a plurality of parameter values to a plurality of configuration parameters of a computer system; monitoring a plurality of state parameters of the computer system; detecting a current state transition of the computer system, the current state transition involving a variation of a value of a state parameter such that a new value of the state parameter falls outside of a defined range; and identifying a root cause candidate configuration parameter having a value modified within a time period between the current state transition and the previous state transition of the computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Samuel H. Kottler, Seth K. Vidal