Apple inc. (20240289246). TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS simplified abstract

TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Nicholas Kistner of Cupertino CA (US)

Vivek Krishnan of San Jose CA (US)

Andrew T. Maher of London (GB)

Fabio Benedetti of Santa Clara CA (US)

Raymond T. Powers of Castro Valley CA (US)

Ari K. Campbell-marder of San Francisco CA (US)

Matthew Tan Teik Hoe of London (GB)

Gregory D. Eldridge of Seattle WA (US)

Arseniy Kaplun of Scotts Valley CA (US)

Daniela S. Antonova of York (GB)

Peter J. Gremett of Sunnyvale CA (US)

TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240289246 titled 'TECHNIQUES FOR MANAGING PERFORMANCE METRICS ASSOCIATED WITH SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS

The patent application describes techniques for providing comparative performance metrics to software application developers.

• Obtaining performance metrics for multiple software applications
• Receiving a request to display percentile information for a specific software application
• Generating percentile performance metrics based on the obtained performance metrics
• Identifying a percentile range for the respective performance metric
• Outputting a user interface with visual indications of the performance metric and percentile range

• • Key Features and Innovation:**

• Comparative performance metrics for software applications
• Percentile information for specific software applications
• Visual indications of performance metrics and percentile ranges

• • Potential Applications:**

• Software development tools
• Performance optimization for applications
• Benchmarking software performance

• • Problems Solved:**

• Lack of standardized performance metrics
• Difficulty in comparing software application performance
• Inefficient performance optimization processes

• • Benefits:**

• Improved performance analysis
• Enhanced performance optimization
• Facilitates benchmarking and comparison

• • Commercial Applications:**

• Software development companies
• Performance testing tools market
• IT consulting firms

• • Questions about the Technology:**

1. How does this technology improve the efficiency of software development processes?

  - This technology provides standardized performance metrics and percentile information, allowing developers to easily compare and optimize software applications.

2. What impact does this technology have on the overall quality of software applications?

  - By providing comparative performance metrics, this technology helps developers identify areas for improvement and enhance the overall quality of software applications.

Original Abstract Submitted

disclosed herein are techniques for providing comparative performance metrics to software application developers. one technique includes the steps of (1) obtaining respective performance metrics for a plurality of software applications; (2) receiving a request to display, for a particular software application of the plurality of software applications, percentile information associated with the respective performance metric; (3) generating percentile performance metrics based on at least some of the respective performance metrics; (4) identifying, based on the percentile performance metrics, a percentile range into which the respective performance metric; and (5) outputting a user interface that includes: (i) a first visual indication of the respective performance metric, and (ii) a second visual indication of the percentile range into which the respective performance metric falls, where the second visual indication obfuscates a point at which the respective performance metric falls within the percentile range.