Microsoft patents tool that scans code to predict and fix bugs
Microsoft describes a system that looks at past problem reports to find specific patterns in code that usually cause errors. It then scans new code for those same patterns and automatically suggests how to fix them before the software is released.
In the filing’s own words
An issue source scanning system scans a source of information about an issue to identify characteristics of code which indicate that the issue will manifest in code. A code scanning system scans code to match the identified characteristics against the code to determine whether the source code includes the identified characteristics. The code scanning system automatically generates a suggested operation to perform based upon a match between the identified characteristic and the code.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1 - 20. (canceled)
Facts
- Company
- Microsoft (Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC)
- Official title
- AUTOMATED CODE SCANNING FOR PRE-EMPTIVE ISSUE DETECTION AND RESOLUTION
- Publication number
- US20260288619A1
- Application number
- 19574721
- Filed
- Mar 23, 2026
- Published
- Sep 24, 2026
- Inventors
- 1
- Claims
- 21
Classified under
G06F 11/3608 Physics & computingG06F 8/35 Physics & computingMore from Microsoft in AI & software
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Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
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