Microsoft technology licensing, llc (20240220396). DIFFING PRIOR EXECUTIONS OF AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM simplified abstract
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DIFFING PRIOR EXECUTIONS OF AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM
Organization Name
microsoft technology licensing, llc
Inventor(s)
Jordi Mola of Bellevue WA (US)
DIFFING PRIOR EXECUTIONS OF AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240220396 titled 'DIFFING PRIOR EXECUTIONS OF AN EXECUTABLE PROGRAM
The abstract of the patent application describes a method for diffing prior executions of an executable program. The computer system assigns weightings to different entity types in two sets of entities and calculates an edit distance between them based on a minimal cost path through a diffing structure. The system partitions the diffing structure around intersecting entries, only allowing replacements between entities with a common entity type and utilizing different weightings to identify cost differences between single-entity and multi-entity replacements.
- The computer system assigns weightings to different entity types in two sets of entities.
- It calculates an edit distance between the sets based on a minimal cost path through a diffing structure.
- The system partitions the diffing structure around intersecting entries and only allows replacements between entities with a common entity type.
- Different weightings are used to identify cost differences between single-entity and multi-entity replacements.
- A differencing algorithm is applied to these partitions to identify corresponding segments of the minimal cost path.
Potential Applications: - Software development for version control and debugging - Data analysis for identifying changes in datasets - Quality assurance for comparing different program executions
Problems Solved: - Efficiently comparing different versions of executable programs - Identifying and analyzing changes between program executions - Improving the accuracy of diffing processes
Benefits: - Increased efficiency in identifying differences between program executions - Enhanced debugging capabilities for software developers - Improved data analysis for tracking changes in datasets
Commercial Applications: Title: "Enhanced Diffing Algorithm for Software Development and Data Analysis" This technology can be used in software development tools, data analysis software, and quality assurance systems. It can improve the accuracy and efficiency of comparing different versions of executable programs and datasets, leading to better debugging and data analysis processes.
Questions about the technology: 1. How does the diffing algorithm improve the efficiency of comparing program executions? 2. What are the potential applications of this technology in data analysis and quality assurance processes?
Original Abstract Submitted
diffing prior executions of an executable program. a computer system assigns a weighting to each entity type in a first ordered set of a first plurality of entities and a second ordered set of a second plurality of entities, including assigning different weightings to different entity types. the computer system calculates an edit distance between the first and second ordered sets based on calculating a minimal cost path through a diffing structure. calculating the minimal cost path includes partitioning the diffing structure around intersecting entries that are identified based on (i) only permitting replacements between entities that have a common entity type, and (ii) utilizing the different weightings to identify single-entity replacements that have higher cost than adjoining multi-entity replacements. calculating the minimal cost path also includes applying a differencing algorithm to these partitions, in order to identify corresponding segments of the minimal cost path.
