Patents by Inventor Stephen Dietz

Stephen Dietz 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: 10872090
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes generating test data based on a set of linked data nodes and associated data value rules. A plurality of data fields of a data structure is identified. A plurality of linked data nodes is generated based on the identified data fields, wherein each data node comprises a probability value and data value rules for generating data values for the data fields. Parent nodes of the linked data nodes are collapsed into associated child nodes to form combined data nodes. Test data values for the plurality of data fields are generated based on the combined data nodes and a data structure instance is populated with the generated test data values. The populated data structure instance is provided for use in executing tests. The generation of test data based on the data value rules of linked data nodes provides a realistic data environment for testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Brett Rosen, Dan Carmody, Stephen Dietz
  • Publication number: 20200089797
    Abstract: The disclosure herein describes generating test data based on a set of linked data nodes and associated data value rules. A plurality of data fields of a data structure is identified. A plurality of linked data nodes is generated based on the identified data fields, wherein each data node comprises a probability value and data value rules for generating data values for the data fields. Parent nodes of the linked data nodes are collapsed into associated child nodes to form combined data nodes. Test data values for the plurality of data fields are generated based on the combined data nodes and a data structure instance is populated with the generated test data values. The populated data structure instance is provided for use in executing tests. The generation of test data based on the data value rules of linked data nodes provides a realistic data environment for testing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Brett Rosen, Dan Carmody, Stephen Dietz
  • Publication number: 20110136577
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for multi-player video games. In one aspect, a method includes instantiating, at a server, a game instance, the game instance being for a plurality of users, each user associated with a corresponding user device, and wherein a first user device of the corresponding user devices has an operational platform different from an operational platform of a second user device of the corresponding user devices, and providing, from the server to each user device, a game module for the game instance, the game module specific to the operational platform of the user device and including a server application programming interface (API) specific to the operational platform of the user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: M5 SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Dietz, Joseph P. Hill