Martha L Andrews

US Patent:

20070043992, Feb 22, 2007

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/196895

Inventors:

David Stevenson - Portland OR, US
James Abbott - Bothell WA, US
Jeffrey Fischer - Portland OR, US
Scott Schneider - Raleigh NC, US
Brian Roberts - Hillsboro OR, US
Martha Andrews - Portland OR, US
David Ruest - Ottawa, CA
Shawn Gardner - Kanata, CA
Christopher Maguire - Portland OR, US
Eric Funk - Kanata, CA

International Classification:

G01R 31/28

US Classification:

714732000

Abstract:

A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters. The pattern implementation model can be based on one or more framework code sets, each of which supports the creation of plural patterns by providing a pattern implementation model for a particular software context. The framework code sets can be rendered extensible by a pattern author by virtue of providing methods whose code is adapted to be modified by a pattern author when defining a pattern. The pattern can be applied by creating an instance of the pattern in a software context and presenting a graphical representation of the pattern instance that can be manipulated by the pattern user in order to apply arguments to the pattern parameters.

US Patent:

20120023477, Jan 26, 2012

Filed:

Sep 1, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/223842

Inventors:

David R. Stevenson - Portland OR, US
James R. Abbott - Bothell WA, US
Jeffrey M. Fischer - Portland OR, US
Scott E. Schneider - Raleigh NC, US
Brian K. Roberts - Hillsboro OR, US
Martha C. Andrews - Portland OR, US
David J. Ruest - Ottawa, CA
Shawn K. Gardner - Kanata, CA
Christopher D. Maguire - Portland OR, US
Eric O. Funk - Kanata, CA

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/44
G06F 3/048

US Classification:

717105

Abstract:

A pattern implementation technique in which a pattern is defined as a software artifact that comprises a pattern signature representing one or more parameters of the pattern and a pattern implementation model representing one or more methods for expanding the pattern in a selected software context by assigning one or more arguments to the one or more parameters.