Patents by Inventor Tristan FLETCHER

Tristan FLETCHER 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: 11886455
    Abstract: Systems and methods ingest machine data including logs, metadata, and cost and usage information from multiple heterogeneous cloud services. The machine data is saved as events. An application retrieves the metadata, events, metrics, and logs and causes an easy to understand visual representation of costs, resource usage, and non-compliance for each of a client's cloud services. Further, the data across the client's multiple heterogeneous cloud services is normalized to provide visual representations that compare the costs, resource usage, and non-compliance across the client's multiple heterogeneous cloud services. Further, machine learning aspects of the application can provide recommendations and trend analysis for cloud service asset usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Subramaniam Baskaran, Marc Chene, Tristan Fletcher, Sakib Mehasanewala, Omprakaash Thoppai
  • Patent number: 11843528
    Abstract: One or more lower-tier system monitoring components are installed and operated prior to installing a higher-tier system monitoring component. A lower-tier system may be an individual server, network device, or local area network. A higher-tier system may include an enterprise or organization wide network or service that includes at least a part of the lower-tier system. Once the higher-tier system monitoring component is installed, the higher-tier and lower-tier system monitoring components use an interface to operate with one another to form a single larger instance of an organization wide monitoring system. The combination of the higher-tier system monitoring component and the one or more lower-tier system operating components performs monitoring aspects of the overall information technology environment based at least in part on machine data produced and made searchable to provide monitoring results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Vincent Hardin, Kan Wu, Arun Ramani, Nicholas Matthew Tankersley, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Bhide
  • Patent number: 11782989
    Abstract: The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Anant Bhide
  • Patent number: 11755371
    Abstract: A scheduler manages execution of a plurality of data-collection jobs, assigns individual jobs to specific forwarders in a set of forwarders, and generates and transmits tokens (e.g., pairs of data-collection tasks and target sources) to assigned forwarders. The forwarder uses the tokens, along with stored information applicable across jobs, to collect data from the target source and forward it onto an indexer for processing. For example, the indexer can then break a data stream into discrete events, extract a timestamp from each event and index (e.g., store) the event based on the timestamp. The scheduler can monitor forwarders' job performance, such that it can use the performance to influence subsequent job assignments. Thus, data-collection jobs can be efficiently assigned to and executed by a group of forwarders, where the group can potentially be diverse and dynamic in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Tristan Fletcher, Brian Bingham
  • Patent number: 11734297
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes establishing, by a data intake and query system, a network connection between the data intake and query system and an application and infrastructure monitoring platform. The data intake and query system receives a data stream from the application and infrastructure monitoring platform. The computer implemented method further includes transforming the data stream while receiving the data stream to obtain a transformed data stream. Further, the transformed data stream is analyzed while receiving the data stream to generate analysis results, which are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Subramaniam Baskaran, Syam Bollu, Tristan Fletcher, Michael Margulis, Joel Schoenberg, Omprakaash Thoppai
  • Patent number: 11733829
    Abstract: In some embodiments, in response to the user selecting a first node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a first detail panel for the first node, wherein the first detail panel displays state information for the first node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Moreover, in response to the user selecting a second node in the tree to be pinned, the system displays a second detail panel for the second node, wherein the second detail panel displays state information for the second node, wherein the state information is frozen at the time of pinning. Note that the first detail panel is displayed concurrently with the second detail panel to facilitate comparing state information between the first and second nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Tristan Fletcher, Cary Glen Noel, Alok Bhide
  • Patent number: 11537627
    Abstract: Systems and methods ingest machine data including logs, metadata, and cost and usage information from multiple heterogeneous cloud services. The machine data is saved as events. An application retrieves the metadata, events, metrics, and logs and causes an easy to understand visual representation of costs, resource usage, and non-compliance for each of a client's cloud services. Further, the data across the client's multiple heterogeneous cloud services is normalized to provide visual representations that compare the costs, resource usage, and non-compliance across the client's multiple heterogeneous cloud services. Further, machine learning aspects of the application can provide recommendations and trend analysis for cloud service asset usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Subramaniam Baskaran, Marc Chene, Tristan Fletcher, Sakib Mehasanewala, Omprakaash Thoppai
  • Patent number: 11513846
    Abstract: A scheduler manages execution of a plurality of data-collection jobs, assigns individual jobs to specific forwarders in a set of forwarders, and generates and transmits tokens (e.g., pairs of data—collection tasks and target sources) to assigned forwarders. The forwarder uses the tokens, along with stored information applicable across jobs, to collect data from the target source and forward it onto an indexer for processing. For example, the indexer can then break a data stream into discrete events, extract a timestamp from each event and index (e.g., store) the event based on the timestamp. The scheduler can monitor forwarders' job performance, such that it can use the performance to influence subsequent job assignments. Thus, data-collection jobs can be efficiently assigned to and executed by a group of forwarders, where the group can potentially be diverse and dynamic in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Tristan Fletcher, Brian Bingham
  • Patent number: 11392605
    Abstract: A computer implemented method includes establishing, by a data intake and query system, a network connection between the data intake and query system and an application and infrastructure monitoring platform. The data intake and query system receives a data stream from the application and infrastructure monitoring platform. The computer implemented method further includes transforming the data stream while receiving the data stream to obtain a transformed data stream. Further, the transformed data stream is analyzed while receiving the data stream to generate analysis results, which are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Subramaniam Baskaran, Syam Bollu, Tristan Fletcher, Michael Margulis, Joel Schoenberg, Omprakaash Thoppai
  • Patent number: 11250068
    Abstract: The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Anant Bhide
  • Publication number: 20220045919
    Abstract: One or more lower-tier system monitoring components are installed and operated prior to installing a higher-tier system monitoring component. A lower-tier system may be an individual server, network device, or local area network. A higher-tier system may include an enterprise or organization wide network or service that includes at least a part of the lower-tier system. Once the higher-tier system monitoring component is installed, the higher-tier and lower-tier system monitoring components use an interface to operate with one another to form a single larger instance of an organization wide monitoring system. The combination of the higher-tier system monitoring component and the one or more lower-tier system operating components performs monitoring aspects of the overall information technology environment based at least in part on machine data produced and made searchable to provide monitoring results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Alan Vincent Hardin, Kan Wu, Arun Ramani, Nicholas Matthew Tankersley, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Bhide
  • Patent number: 11163599
    Abstract: Techniques promote monitoring of hypervisor systems by presenting dynamic representations of hypervisor architectures that include performance indicators. A reviewer can interact with the representation to progressively view select lower-level performance indicators. Higher level performance indicators can be determined based on lower level state assessments. A reviewer can also view historical performance metrics and indicators, which can aid in understanding which configuration changes or system usages may have led to sub-optimal performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher
  • Patent number: 11159397
    Abstract: One or more lower-tier system monitoring components are installed and operated prior to installing a higher-tier system monitoring component. A lower-tier system may be an individual server, network device, or local area network. A higher-tier system may include an enterprise or organization wide network or service that includes at least a part of the lower-tier system. Once the higher-tier system monitoring component is installed, the higher-tier and lower-tier system monitoring components use an interface to operate with one another to form a single larger instance of an organization wide monitoring system. The combination of the higher-tier system monitoring component and the one or more lower-tier system operating components performs monitoring aspects of the overall information technology environment based at least in part on machine data produced and made searchable to provide monitoring results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Alan Vincent Hardin, Kan Wu, Arun Ramani, Nicholas Matthew Tankersley, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Bhide
  • Patent number: 11119982
    Abstract: The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Splunk Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Anant Bhide
  • Publication number: 20210173683
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for monitoring a virtual-machine environment. During operation, the system assigns a task, corresponding with a task request, to a first virtual machine. The performance of the task at the first virtual machine is monitored. Based on the monitoring, it is determined whether the performance of the task at the first virtual machine is unsatisfactory. If so, the task is automatically reassigned to a second virtual machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher
  • Patent number: 11003475
    Abstract: Techniques promote monitoring of hypervisor systems by presenting dynamic representations of hypervisor architectures that include performance indicators. A reviewer can interact with the representation to progressively view select lower-level performance indicators. Higher level performance indicators can be determined based on lower level state assessments. A reviewer can also view historical performance metrics and indicators, which can aid in understanding which configuration changes or system usages may have led to sub-optimal performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher
  • Patent number: 10997191
    Abstract: The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Anant Bhide
  • Patent number: 10949253
    Abstract: A scheduler manages execution of a plurality of data-collection jobs, assigns individual jobs to specific forwarders in a set of forwarders, and generates and transmits tokens (e.g., pairs of data-collection tasks and target sources) to assigned forwarders. The forwarder uses the tokens, along with stored information applicable across jobs, to collect data from the target source and forward it onto an indexer for processing. For example, the indexer can then break a data stream into discrete events, extract a timestamp from each event and index (e.g., store) the event based on the timestamp. The scheduler can monitor forwarders' job performance, such that it can use the performance to influence subsequent job assignments. Thus, data-collection jobs can be efficiently assigned to and executed by a group of forwarders, where the group can potentially be diverse and dynamic in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Tristan Fletcher, Brian Bingham
  • Patent number: 10929163
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system for monitoring a virtual-machine environment. During operation, the system identifies a parent and a set of two or more child components that are related to the parent component in the virtual-machine environment. Next, the system determines a performance metric for each child component in the set of two or more child components. The system then determines a child-component performance state for each child component in the set of two or more child components based on the performance metric for the child component and a child-component state criterion. Finally, the system determines a parent state for the parent component based on the child-component performance state for each child component in the set of two or more child components and a parent-component state criterion, wherein the parent-component state criterion includes a threshold percentage or number of child components that have a specified state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: SPLUNK INC.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher
  • Patent number: 10877986
    Abstract: The disclosed system and method acquire and store performance measurements relating to performance of a component in an information technology (IT) environment and log data produced by the IT environment, in association with corresponding time stamps. The disclosed system and method correlate at least one of the performance measurements with at least one of the portions of log data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: SPLUNK Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bingham, Tristan Fletcher, Alok Anant Bhide