Patents by Inventor Steffen Yount

Steffen Yount 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).

  • Automated software configuration management
    Patent number: 10216527
    Abstract: A system uses agents to monitor a distributed business transaction as well as monitor changes in software configuration. An agent may detect a file load, such a class load, obtain portions of the file such as functions, and perform a hash on the byte code functions. A hash tree may then be constructed and compared to previous states of the system. The hash tree may be generated, for example, at each file loading detected, so that system states can be compared. Differences in hash trees are detected and the changes are reported to an administrator of the system that provides the distrusted business transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Newcomb Swirsky Whitney, Ido Carmel, Steffen Yount
  • AUTOMATED SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20170357524
    Abstract: A system uses agents to monitor a distributed business transaction as well as monitor changes in software configuration. An agent may detect a file load, such a class load, obtain portions of the file such as functions, and perform a hash on the byte code functions. A hash tree may then be constructed and compared to previous states of the system. The hash tree may be generated, for example, at each file loading detected, so that system states can be compared. Differences in hash trees are detected and the changes are reported to an administrator of the system that provides the distrusted business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2017
    Publication date: December 14, 2017
    Applicant: AppDynamics, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Newcomb Swirsky Whitney, Ido Carmel, Steffen Yount
  • Automated software configuration management
    Patent number: 9811356
    Abstract: A system uses agents to monitor a distributed business transaction as well as monitor changes in software configuration. An agent may detect a file load, such a class load, obtain portions of the file such as functions, and perform a hash on the byte code functions. A hash tree may then be constructed and compared to previous states of the system. The hash tree may be generated, for example, at each file loading detected, so that system states can be compared. Differences in hash trees are detected and the changes are reported to an administrator of the system that provides the distrusted business transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: AppDynamics LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan Whitney, Ido Carmel, Steffen Yount
  • AUTOMATED SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20160224329
    Abstract: A system uses agents to monitor a distributed business transaction as well as monitor changes in software configuration. An agent may detect a file load, such a class load, obtain portions of the file such as functions, and perform a hash on the byte code functions. A hash tree may then be constructed and compared to previous states of the system. The hash tree may be generated, for example, at each file loading detected, so that system states can be compared. Differences in hash trees are detected and the changes are reported to an administrator of the system that provides the distrusted business transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Jonathan Whitney, Ido Carmel, Steffen Yount