Eric C Bauer

US Patent:

20070190996, Aug 16, 2007

Filed:

Feb 15, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/354709

Inventors:

Abhaya Asthana - Framingham MA, US
Eric Bauer - Freehold NJ, US
Peter Bosch - New Providence NJ, US
Xuemei Zhang - Morganville NJ, US

International Classification:

H04M 3/00

US Classification:

455420000, 455423000

Abstract:

The invention includes a method and apparatus for reconfiguring a first base station element to attempt to serve at least a portion of the plurality of wireless terminals served by a second base station element in response to detection of a failure condition at a second base station element that was serving the plurality of wireless terminals prior to the occurrence of the failure condition.

US Patent:

20070226546, Sep 27, 2007

Filed:

Dec 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/315772

Inventors:

Abhaya Asthana - Framingham MA, US
Eric Bauer - Freehold NJ, US
Xuemei Zhang - Morganville NJ, US

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714047000

Abstract:

The invention includes a method for determining a software reliability metric, including obtaining testing defect data, obtaining test case data, determining testing exposure time data using the test case data, and computing the software reliability metric using testing defect data and testing exposure time data. The defect data includes software defect records. The test case data includes test case execution time data. A testing results profile is determined using testing defect data and testing exposure time data. A software reliability model is selected according to the testing results profile. A testing defect rate and a number of residual defects are determined by using the software reliability model and the testing results profile. A testing software failure rate is determined using the testing defect rate and the number of residual defects. A field software availability metric is determined using the field software failure rate determined using the testing software failure rate.

US Patent:

59822988, Nov 9, 1999

Filed:

Nov 14, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/748993

Inventors:

Richard W. Lappenbusch - Seattle WA
Eric T. Bauer - Palo Alto CA
Charles H. Shoemaker - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08G 109

US Classification:

340905

Abstract:

The invention includes a traffic information system having servers that makes traffic data, images and video clips available to client devices in a common format that is independent of the format used within any particular public highway monitoring system that supplies the raw media elements. The invention further includes a user interface for depiction on a graphical display surface. The user interface has a road map showing a plurality of road segments that a user can interactively select. In addition, the user interface has a road image area that changes as the user selects different road segments to show recent images of a currently selected road segment. The images are obtained from public highway monitoring systems. Both a broad view and a detail view are available. In the broad view, highways are broken into high level segments and corresponding data such as average speed or travel time is shown only for the high level segments.

US Patent:

62977482, Oct 2, 2001

Filed:

Oct 26, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/427494

Inventors:

Richard W. Lappenbusch - Seattle WA
Eric T. Bauer - Palo Alto CA
Charles H. Shoemaker - Redmond WA

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G08G 109

US Classification:

340905

Abstract:

The invention includes a traffic information system having servers that makes traffic data, images and video clips available to client devices in a common format that is independent of the format used within any particular public highway monitoring system that supplies the raw media elements. The invention further includes a user interface for depiction on a graphical display surface. The user interface has a road map showing a plurality of road segments that a user can interactively select. In addition, the user interface has a road image area that changes as the user selects different road segments to show recent images of a currently selected road segment. The images are obtained from public highway monitoring systems. Both a broad view and a detail view are available. In the broad view, highways are broken into high level segments and corresponding data such as average speed or travel time is shown only for the high level segments.