http://www.freshpatents.com/Data-processing--software-development-installation-and-management-dtnewntc717.php USPTO Class 717 - Data processing: software development, installation, and management en-us Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Software-inspection-management-tool-dt20080424ptan20080098344.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A software inspection management tool for monitoring inspection rates of code, the tool including: a display device for displaying a primary window having a plurality of functions; a first function being used for defining a new package by; a second function being used for opening an existing package; an inspection... http://www.freshpatents.com/Accessing-extensible-markup-language-documents-dt20080424ptan20080098345.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for accessing extensible markup language (XML) documents. A method includes enabling an array syntax within an object-oriented programming language to retrieve data from an extensible markup language (XML) document, the array syntax including defined object types, a tag name of an individual child... http://www.freshpatents.com/Mapping-web-services-description-language-documents-to-xquery-functions-dt20080424ptan20080098346.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Using a WSDL document to exchange an interface definition for back-end business logic includes automatically mapping various elements of the WSDL document to corresponding XQuery elements to generate an XQuery interface definition “skeleton”. From such an XQuery interface skeleton, an XQuery statement can be generated by filling in the body... http://www.freshpatents.com/Model-checking-of-non-terminating-software-programs-dt20080424ptan20080098347.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method for verifying software program code includes specifying a property that the software program code is expected to satisfy. The software program code and the property are transformed into an initial logical formula in a static single assignment (SSA) form, the formula including variables. A loop in the software... http://www.freshpatents.com/Software-domain-model-that-enables-simultaneous-independent-development-of-software-components-dt20080424ptan20080098348.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 One embodiment of the present invention provides a software domain model that enables simultaneous independent development of software components. A system using this model includes a first component, a second component, and a core layer that defines an item that can be accessed by the first and second components. Both... http://www.freshpatents.com/Traceability-in-a-modeling-environment-dt20080424ptan20080098349.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Exemplary embodiments employ a mapping among entities that are related to each other. The entities may include a graphical model, generated code, a generated report, a requirements document and/or an intermediate representation. The mapping may facilitate graphical identifications between parts of one entity that maps to part of another entity.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-of-generating-c-code-on-the-basis-of-uml-specifications-dt20080424ptan20080098350.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 The method in accordance with the invention is characterized in that a detailed implementation model is produced in the UML language, that the data of this model are structured to render them utilizable by the scripts generation tool “ModelInAction” (termed “MIA” and produced by the company Sodifrance), and that this... http://www.freshpatents.com/Module-class-subsets-for-industrial-control-dt20080424ptan20080098351.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A system that facilitates module design in an industrial environment is provided. The system includes a module component that defines operations to control an industrial process. At least one class component is defined within the module that identifies a generic operation for the module, where the class component executes one... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-to-graphically-facilitate-speech-enabled-user-interfaces-dt20080424ptan20080098353.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A graphical development environment for developing the program flow of an application, The environment is controlled by a plurality of icons, some of which are detailed sub-routines used to control the proper returns in systems in which speech recognition is utilized. In one embodiment, a loop construct is used with... http://www.freshpatents.com/User-configureable-language-independent-code-assist-method-system-article-of-manufacture-and-computer-program-product-dt20080424ptan20080098352.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A code assist function which suggests candidates responsive to a parsing of a partial program instruction statement by determining a current cursor position in the partial program instruction statement; parsing the partial program instruction statement before the current cursor position; generating a list of candidates to be inserted at the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Modular-management-blade-system-and-code-updating-method-dt20080424ptan20080098354.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A modular management blade (MMB) system used to monitor the voltage, temperature and fan rotational speed in a blade server chassis is provided. The modular management blade system comprises a first modular management blade and a second modular management blade. The first modular management blade comprises a first memory unit... http://www.freshpatents.com/Integrated-configuration-of-cross-organizational-business-processes-dt20080424ptan20080098355.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Embodiments of configuring elements of a first ES and a second ES in mechanisms are described generally herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Translation-viewer-for-project-documentation-and-editing-dt20080424ptan20080098356.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A software documentation system is provided. This includes a selection component that detects a project component within a context of a current language. A translation viewer displays alternative language documentation associated with the detected project component, where the translation viewer can be associated with an editor that is linked to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Phantom-information-commands-dt20080424ptan20080098357.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method of capture of program metadata in near real time consistent with certain embodiments involves monitoring remote control commands to detect an activate command that activates a mode of operation having potential for selection of a program; upon receipt of the activate command, further monitoring remote control commands for... http://www.freshpatents.com/Manipulation-of-trace-sessions-based-on-address-parameters-dt20080424ptan20080098359.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method and apparatus for manipulation of trace sessions based on address parameters. An embodiment of a method includes receiving a request for a performance trace session for a computer application. A parameter is generated to designate the performance trace session. A call is received to an address of the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-filtering-software-tests-dt20080424ptan20080098361.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Embodiments of the present invention provide a system that generates a test for a class under test. The system first receives an operation sequence to be applied to the class under test. The system then generates one or more operation subsequences from the received operation sequence. Next, the system filters... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-providing-a-common-structure-for-trace-data-dt20080424ptan20080098358.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method for providing a common structure for trace data is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method includes generating non-compatible trace data at a first provider, converting the non-compatible trace data into a first compatible trace data, generating a second compatible trace data at a second provider, and storing the... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-automatically-determining-relationships-between-software-artifacts-using-multiple-evidence-sources-dt20080424ptan20080098360.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method (which can be computer implemented) for inferring whether at least a first relationship exists between at least first and second entities includes the steps of applying a first assessor to obtain a first confidence level pertaining to putative existence of said at least first relationship between said at... http://www.freshpatents.com/Software-testing-method-dt20080424ptan20080098362.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method for testing a software product comprises initiating a breakpoint in the software product, and executing a probe routine. The executing of the probe routine comprises creating a single step state stack, and repetitively; identifying data to be protected, disabling interrupts, writing the data to the single step state... http://www.freshpatents.com/Database-breakpoint-apparatus-and-method-dt20080424ptan20080098363.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 An apparatus and method define the concept of a “database breakpoint.” One or more conditions in the database are specified as a database breakpoint in a debug environment for debugging a computer program that accesses the database. When the database conditions exist, one or more debug functions may be performed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-automatic-application-profiling-dt20080424ptan20080098364.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for profiling an application. Data is collected for analyzing performance of the application using a device driver for a profiler in an operating system kernel in response to the application executing in a virtual machine. Data is stored in a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Performance-analyzer-dt20080424ptan20080098365.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method for performance analysis of a system may include capturing data including callee stack information and persisting the callee stack information in a form that can be queried. The method may also include generating a performance analysis report in response to a query.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Assertion-tester-dt20080424ptan20080098366.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Included is a method for testing an assertion written for a logic program that can be simulated in a simulation program. Embodiments of the method include receiving the assertion independent from the logic program and independent from the simulation program, wherein the assertion includes at least one variable from the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Automatic-native-generation-dt20080424ptan20080098368.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for automatically generating native images for a virtual machine environment. A virtual machine environment is provided where application libraries are distributed in an intermediate language format and then compiled at a later point in time. An automatic native generation service is provided that monitors... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-transferring-code-to-a-data-producer-dt20080424ptan20080098367.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that selectively transfers code to a data producer in a networked system. In this system, the data producer generates data and then sends the data to a device. The device receives the data from the data producer, and then uses code... http://www.freshpatents.com/Formal-language-and-translator-for-parallel-processing-of-data-dt20080424ptan20080098370.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 The present invention, in an example embodiment, provides a special-purpose formal language and translator for the parallel processing of large databases in a distributed system. The special-purpose language has features of both a declarative programming language and a procedural programming language and supports the co-grouping of tables, each with an... http://www.freshpatents.com/Process-automation-system-and-method-employing-property-attachment-techniques-dt20080424ptan20080098369.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 In addition, advanced report generation techniques are described below in which the report generation process is logically separated into a data gathering stage and a report generation stage. The data gathering stage extracts certain specified properties and diagnostic information from each job step. The extracted information is then stored in... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-computer-program-product-and-device-for-selectively-allocating-memory-dt20080424ptan20080098371.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Expressions are selectively retrieved from memory during compilation by scanning code for expressions that can be effectively accessed directly from highly cached memory without needing to be loaded into a register, e.g., expressions that are not modified by the rest of the code. The scanning may include examining the use... http://www.freshpatents.com/Program-converting-apparatus-method-and-program-dt20080424ptan20080098372.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Program converting methods, apparatus and systems including a code analysis unit for performing lexical and syntactic analyses of a source code of an execution program, an optimization unit for transforming this execution program, and an output code generation unit for converting the transformed execution program into a machine language code.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Processing-an-xml-feed-with-extensible-or-non-typed-elements-dt20080424ptan20080098373.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A computerized system that implements a type system can process one or more XML documents that comprise unknown schema elements, which may not correlate within one or more types in the type system. In one implementation, for example, a computer system receives one or more XML document feeds and deserializes... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-performing-dynamic-optimization-for-software-transactional-memory-dt20080424ptan20080098374.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. A method for managing a transaction includes determining that an optimistically immutable field in the transaction is written to. Invaliding a method in response to determining that the method in the transaction reads is the optimistically immutable field.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Runtime-optimization-of-distributed-execution-graph-dt20080424ptan20080098375.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A general purpose high-performance distributed execution engine for coarse-grained data-parallel applications is proposed that allows developers to easily create large-scale distributed applications without requiring them to master concurrency techniques beyond being able to draw a graph of the data-dependencies of their algorithms. Based on the graph, a job manager intelligently... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-computer-program-product-and-device-for-reducing-delays-in-data-processing-dt20080424ptan20080098376.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Data processing delay is reduced during data processing, using compiler optimization. Blocks of code are scanned in an order from blocks recurring most often to blocks recurring least often. In an order from blocks recurring most often to block recurring least often, shifts are inserted before arithmetic references, such that... http://www.freshpatents.com/Compiler-neutral-linking-solution-for-c---code-dt20080424ptan20080098377.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 The present invention provides a solution where interactions between different C++ modules can be reduced to interactions written in the C programming language. This permits code linking the difference C++ software modules to be written in the C programming language. Because naming conventions for linking symbols are standardized for the... http://www.freshpatents.com/File-attributes-for-flexible-linking-dt20080424ptan20080098378.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 The object file format and linker are enhanced to provide file attributes to allow flexible selection and placement of objects.... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-of-configuring-computer-settings-dt20080424ptan20080098379.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A computer settings configuration system and method for configuring computer settings are provided. The computer settings configuration system comprises a loading module for loading into computer readable memory a subset of computer setting variables and a modification module for modifying computer system settings corresponding with the subset of computer setting... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-method-and-device-for-updating-programmable-electronic-equipment-with-a-transport-device-from-a-deployment-server-via-the-internet-or-other-communication-medium-dt20080424ptan20080098380.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method, system, and device for updating and debugging the firmware of a microcontroller or FPGAs resident on PCB assemblies contained within OEM machines is disclosed. The system comprises a portable, configurable transport device with two interface adapters. The first adapter is a programming adapter for interfacing the device with... http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-firmware-update-in-a-data-processing-device-dt20080424ptan20080098381.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A firmware update method for a data processing device is provided. The data processing device comprises a MBR (master boot record) which targets an OS (operating system) loader of a first OS, and boots the data processing device in the first OS. A virtual disc comprising a loading module, a... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-system-for-management-of-interim-software-fixes-dt20080424ptan20080098382.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A method of organizing interim software fixes is disclosed. The method includes communicating with a user to understand a first software operation problem and determining if a first interim software fix to remedy the first software operation problem exists within an archive comprising a plurality of interim software fixes. In... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-installing-a-new-version-of-a-hearing-device-fitting-software-package-on-a-computer-system-dt20080424ptan20080098383.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 This way of software updating needs only a small amount of data and can minimize certification efforts, since the software installation always starts from the same preconditions. d) using said updated installation-software package (300) for... http://www.freshpatents.com/Information-processing-apparatus-and-method-and-data-communication-system-and-method-dt20080424ptan20080098384.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A client obtains license information. The client has a client module for using content under conditions defined in the license information. When the client module is updated and a new function is added, the client obtains updating license information including permission of the new function. The client is allowed to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Automation-tool-for-application-installations-dt20080424ptan20080098387.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 Methods, apparatuses, articles, and systems for identifying, by a state machine, a first module installation of a first module of a plurality of modules of one or more applications, at least a subset of the modules each having one or more installation relationships with one or more other modules of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methodology-of-individualized-software-deployment-for-hardware-independent-personal-computer-mass-deployment-dt20080424ptan20080098386.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A computer implemented method, system, and computer usable program code are provided for individualized software deployment. A solution engine receives a set of software applications and a software legend from a customer. The software legend identifies which software applications are to be deployed to each of a set of personal... http://www.freshpatents.com/Safe-flashing-dt20080424ptan20080098388.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 In accordance with the present invention, when a flashing is initiated a flashcode can be uploaded (310) to a flash only area of a reprogrammable non-volatile storage medium. Then, it is verified (320) whether the flashcode has been uploaded correctly to the flash only area. If the flashcode has not... http://www.freshpatents.com/System-and-method-for-server-migration-synchronization-dt20080424ptan20080098385.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A system and method for managing the migration of software components among test servers that form a distributed software test environment to ensure that the software components in each of the test servers represent a production environment except for software components being tested. The system further ensures that component changes... http://www.freshpatents.com/Image-forming-apparatus-and-methods-used-in-the-image-forming-apparatus-dt20080424ptan20080098389.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 An image forming apparatus in which applications can be installed is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes an application information obtaining part for obtaining application information that is used for determining whether an application is installable in the image forming apparatus.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Guaranteeing-authentic-firmware-for-purposes-of-cloning-dt20080424ptan20080098390.php Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:27 -0700 A computer program product for cloning an authentic master firmware to create a child firmware, the instructions for implementing a method include receiving cloning instructions; locating a secure source including the authentic master firmware; and cloning the authentic master firmware to create the child firmware....