Data processing: software development, installation, and management inventions 08/09

20090217234 - Object-oriented meetings flow modelling method for software development management: An object-oriented meetings flow modeling method, with the aid of object oriented analysis or design technique, for software development management includes establishing or identifying WBS of a project; identifying a plurality of work items that require a group action; identifying a plurality of critical products or deliverables that require a... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.a.

20090217235 - Apparatus and method of generating self-debugging computer software: In one embodiment the present invention includes a computer-implemented method of self debugging a computer program operating in a distributed processing environment. The method includes detecting a fault in a plurality of processing devices and classifying the fault according to fault classifications. The fault classifications have corresponding responses. The method... Agent: Fountainhead Law Group P.c.

20090217236 - Method for recovery of traceability links: The invention relates to a method for recovery of the traceability links among the model elements when there are changes in at least one of the model elements in a system model. According to the invention, first an elementary change in an observed model element having at least one traceability... Agent: Mayer & Williams Pc

20090217237 - Method of improving user interaction with an object management tool: Methods and systems for improving user interaction with an object management tool are described. An objects tracking panel is displayed. The objects tracking panel includes a visual representation of one or more objects. Also, the objects tracking panel includes a visual representation of the relationships between the objects. A newly... Agent: Stolowitz Ford Cowger LLP

20090217238 - Incorporating state machine controls into existing non-state machine environments: A computer program product for incorporating state machine controls into existing non-state machine environments includes a tangible storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for execution by the processing circuit for performing a method. The method includes determining a state machine representation for an existing environment, assigning... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090217239 - User interface driven by dynamic state changes: A method for responding to changes to properties of component instances is disclosed. A routine, that is to be informed of changes that occur to a particular property of a plurality of properties of a component instance, is registered. The value of the particular property is detected as changed when... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP/apple Inc.

20090217241 - Graceful termination of a web enabled client: In an embodiment, a client-server based project schedule management system comprises a task editor accessible through a web browser to perform various scheduling tasks by members of a project. A web enabled client receives browser executable code from a web server. The executable code includes an exception handler coded in... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090217240 - Script generation for graceful termination of a web enabled client by a web server: A client-server based project schedule management system comprises a task editor accessible through a web browser to perform various scheduling tasks by members of a project. A web server executes a code which is tested for abnormal conditions using an exception handler coded in PHP. If an abnormal condition has... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker, LLP

20090217242 - Learning software program to web-based file converter: Techniques for providing an interactive software based learning system file to web-based file converter are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes analyzing a learning software file to locate data stored in at least one of an internal database or an external database, exporting the data to a XML file,... Agent: Lee & Hayes, Pllc

20090217243 - Automatic software configuring system: An automatic software configuring system includes a database storage section for storing therein a plurality of soft components. In the event that soft components are extracted from the database storage section and are combined together to thereby generate a file, a comment indicative of a storage location in the database... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090217244 - Virtual appliance update method: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for updating virtual appliances. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving, under the control of a first update manager of a first virtual appliance, a second virtual appliance including a second update manager. The... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.c.

20090217246 - Evaluating software programming skills: Disclosed herein is a method and system for evaluating the software programming skills of a candidate. A plurality of question compendia comprising a problem description, a set of evaluation test cases, and a skeleton code, is rendered based on the logical and technical levels of the candidate. The solution code... Agent: Ashok Tankha

20090217245 - Method and implementation for constructing of corrected java native code: Method and system for constructing corrected Java native code are provided. Native source code that interfaces or integrates with Java code is analyzed and validated before the source code is compiled. One or more checks are performed on the native source code to verify that the native source correctly interfaces... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090217247 - Program performance analysis apparatus: To provide a program performance analysis apparatus that can present to a user whether tuning made to a program operating on a predetermined hardware is either good or bad, a performance information acquisition unit for obtaining the performance information of a program, a difference information generation unit for generating difference... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090217248 - Systems and methods for information flow analysis: Computer-implemented methods for analyzing computer programs written in semi-structured languages are disclosed. The method is based on unification of the two classic forms of program flow analysis, control flow and data flow analysis. As such, it is capable of substantially increased precision, which increases the effectiveness of applications such as... Agent: Black Lowe & Graham, Pllc

20090217249 - Compiling method and processor using the same: A compiling method and a processor using the same are provided. The compiling method includes simulating a first program code which includes at least one first operation command to generate a first operation result, compiling the first program code to generate a second program code which includes at least one... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090217250 - Graphical user interface metadata evolution tool: A metadata migration tool helps GUI application developers keep track of institutional knowledge that may be lost between application versions. The maintenance and transference of this knowledge from one application version to another aids developers in conforming future applications to restrictions and requirements imposed on previous versions that may not... Agent: Accenture Chicago 28164 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090217251 - Method and apparatus for configuring, and compiling code for, a communications test set-up: Computer-readable code stored on computer-readable media includes code to allocate at least one data structure in computer memory. The at least one data structure has a plurality of message parameter fields, and each of the message parameter fields has a deterministic position within the at least one data structure. The... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20090217252 - Optimizing compiler transforms for a high level shader language: A high level shader language compiler incorporates transforms to optimize shader code for graphics processing hardware. An instruction reordering transform determines instruction encapsulations of dependent instructions that reduce concurrent register usage by the shader. A phase pulling transform re-organizes the shader's instructions into phases that reduce a measure of depth... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman LLP

20090217253 - Compiler framework for speculative automatic parallelization with transactional memory: A computer program is speculatively parallelized with transactional memory by scoping program variables at compile time, and inserting code into the program at compile time. Determinations of the scoping can be based on whether scalar variables being scoped are involved in inter-loop non-reduction data dependencies, are used outside loops in... Agent: Sun Microsystems, Inc. C/o Darby & Darby P.c.

20090217257 - Apparatus and method for firmware update: An apparatus and a method for firmware update to provide reliable firmware update for electronic devices, thereby improving user convenience. A firmware update apparatus includes a first storage unit, a second storage unit, a checking unit and a controller. The first and second storage units store first and second firmware... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20090217254 - Application level smart tags: Smart tag functionality is enabled in documents at an application level. An application add-in module configured to be loaded into an application includes a recognizer module and an action module. The recognizer module is configured to recognize a textual object in a plurality of documents open in an application and... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090217256 - Method and apparatus for updating firmware in portable terminal: A method and apparatus for upgrading firmware in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes activating a firmware recovery engine of a first portable terminal when an error occurs during a firmware upgrading process, searching, by the first portable terminal whose firmware recovery engine is activated, for a second... Agent: Jefferson Ip Law, LLP

20090217255 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for taking a snapshot of installed software on a data processing system as part of a software update process: Software is updated on a data processing system by invoking a software update operation and using a hypervisor layer to take a snapshot of a software image on the data processing system responsive to invoking the software update operation.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090217258 - Malware automated removal system and method using a diagnostic operating system: The present invention automates the operation of multiple malware removal software products using a computerized system that systematically operates the multiple selected software products. These products are executed within a customized Diagnostic Operating System, which is different from the Normal Operating System in which the computer normally operates. Thus, any... Agent: Beck And Tysver P.l.l.c.

20090217260 - Automated virtual appliance sizing: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for sizing the operating system of a virtual machine. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The computer-implemented method includes receiving information representative of an extended application layer and a container, both of which operate at a virtual machine... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.c.

20090217259 - Building operating system images based on applications: Example systems and methods for creating an operating system image for an embedded device. In one example, the system includes an operating system base module including an operating system for the embedded device, a software application module, the software application module including one or more software applications that are programmed... Agent: Merchant & Gould (microsoft)

20090217261 - Recording medium, install method, and computer program: n (where n is a natural number) divided software components divided from software to be installed are individually recorded in n recording mediums. Each of the second to n-th recording mediums from among the n recording mediums includes an install execution file that executes an install processing of a corresponding... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20090210852 - Automated merging in a software development environment: A system and method for selectively operating on changed elements, for example merging, in a software development environment are provided. A software project comprising one or more version-controlled software development objects, or elements, is associated with one or more defects recording changed elements in the software development environment. The system... Agent: Sughrue Mion PLLC Uspto Customer No With Ibm/svl

20090210853 - Systems and apparatus for software development: A system for development of a customised software solution, said system comprising feature definition means adapted to define at least one feature for development of said software solution; problem definition means adapted to define at least one problem in relation to said feature for development of said software solution; user... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20090210855 - Development system with improved methodology for creation and reuse of software assets: A development system with improved methodology for creation and reuse of software assets is shown and described. In one embodiment, for example, in a development system, a method is described for facilitating creation of a reusable application, the method comprises steps of: during development of the application, capturing knowledge and... Agent: John A. Smart

20090210854 - Static code analysis: Methods, computer program products and systems for determining whether to perform a static code analysis of a software product. In one embodiment of the method, the method for determining whether to perform a static code analysis depends on a number of variables including a developer's knowledge of the software product... Agent: Ibm Corp (ibm Austin Iplaw)

20090210856 - Efficient compression of applications: In one embodiment, a method for inserting advertising into an application includes removing first application code from a first input executable file and placing it into an output executable file, wherein the first application code represents code part of the application. Then a first set of proxies is inserted into... Agent: Beyer Law Group LLP/yahoo

20090210857 - Automated merging in a software development environment: A system and method for merging changed elements in a software development environment is provided, in which the software development environment is provided with a set of at least one defect, comprising at least one changed element, associated with a software project that comprises a plurality of elements, the software... Agent: Sughrue Mion PLLC Uspto Customer No With Ibm/svl

20090210858 - Method and apparatus for generating virtual software platform based on component model and validating software platform architecture using the platform: A method and apparatus for validating a component model-based software platform architecture, the method including: generating a virtual software platform having a template code describing functions of one or more components of software according to design information of a software platform and a build script having configuration variables according to... Agent: Mcneely Bodendorf LLP

20090210859 - Infromation processing apparatus, information processing method, and function expansion program: Disclosed is an information processing apparatus provided with a software environment in which a function of the information processing apparatus is added and deleted by a plug-in and having a storage unit which stores, in a prescribed storage region, information that is composed of one or more attribute data and... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090210861 - Dita doclet tool and method for extracting and analyzing api documentation: A software tool and method for extracting embedded source code documentation into an XML-based file, and then further processing the XML-based file to identify documentation errors corresponding to missing tagging and descriptions for classes, interfaces, methods, parameters, etc. Once the errors are identified, missing tags are filled in, and additional... Agent: Patentec

20090210860 - Tagging and logical grouping of items in source code change lists: A tool facilitating organizing code review via tagging changes in the code such that developer reasoning and reviewer comments are captured during the development process; thus documenting the development process. The tool providing intuitive presentation of changes and change sets based on the purpose of the change. The tool enabling... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20090210862 - Intelligent computer program debugger, and system and method for implementing the same: A method for displaying a user-defined artifact in a debugger view is provided. The user-defined artifact is defined in a software application that is developed by a computer software application developer. The software application is included in a packaged application that includes instructions, with each instruction being either a user-defined... Agent: Martine Penilla & Gencarella, LLP

20090210863 - Code-based website experiments: Systems and methods for code-based website experiments. Code-base website experiments can include specification of an identified section of program code to be experimented upon as well as one or more alternative sections of program code to replace the identified section of program code in the experimental landing page configurations. Statistics... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20090210864 - Method and array for changing software or source code: Selected components of a piece of software serve in a first variant, as variation points, are converted into a first XML code. The software, now in hybrid form, is shipped. The first code is converted on the customer side via one or more transformations, for example SLT, exclusively in accordance... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090210865 - System and methods for replacing software application classes using transparent object adapters: A computer-implemented method for creating transparent object adapters for replaced classes in an multi-subsystem application is provided. The method includes determining whether an original class of the original subsystem is referenced by at least one other of the multiple subsystems in response to substituting a new subsystem for an original... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090210867 - Disk array apparatus, method for exchanging firmware, program for exchanging firmware and storage medium for storing program thereof: Disclosed is a disk array apparatus which includes disk apparatuses and which reads and writes data of the disk apparatus based on an I/O instruction issued by a host computer, includes: a CPU which carries out a first firmware; a memory which stores the first firmware in a first storage... Agent: Nec Corporation Of America

20090210866 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for updating software on a data processing system based on transition rules between classes of compatible versions: Software is updated by defining a plurality of compatibility classes for software versions, generating rules for transitions between ones of the plurality of compatibility classes, and updating software from a first one of the software versions to a second one of the software versions based on the rules.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090210868 - Software update techniques: Software update techniques are described. In at least one implementation, updates are filtered based on criticality to operation of one or more items of software. A plurality of identities are published to a plurality of computing devices, each for a respective one of the updates that are filtered as being... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090210869 - Advanced packaging and deployment of virtual appliances: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for deploying virtual appliances. In one aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method. The method may include receiving information representative of one or more requirements of virtual appliances and one or more resources available to host the virtual appliances. A download... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.

20090210871 - System and method for software application migration: Disclose is a system and method for one or more software applications from a source computing platform to a destination computing platform, by identifying installed software components. According to some embodiments of the present invention, a software application may be migrated by generating a list of its components, and downloading... Agent: Professional Patent Solutions

20090210870 - Systems and methods for generating ordered download selections based on usage information: Embodiments relate to a platform for generating ordered download selections based on usage information. A download site can provide a selectable or searchable set of applications to download. The download site collects usage information from online desktops operating on a set of clients. The online desktop of each client samples... Agent: Mh2 Technology Law Group (cust. No. W/red Hat)

20090204937 - Conversion of a first executable diagram having interconnected nodes to a second executable diagram using an intermediate xml representation: A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090204939 - Methods for visual representation of macros language: Methods for investigating the source(s) and/or evaluating the source(s) that affect what is impacted by at least one variable within software code, and potential changes thereto. Identification of a variable or modification to code is associated automatically to its source for identifying the potential impact of changing a variable within... Agent: Triangle Patents, P.l.l.c.

20090204938 - System and method for systematically arranging a set of display elements in assemblages to meaningfully represent data: A system, method and computer program for creating a software application specification, including arranging graphical elements to form assemblages including information displays of the graphical elements. The assemblages are classified along a layout type dimension, and a relationship metaphor dimension, are specified by attributes of a situation being studied, and... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090204940 - Conversion of a first diagram having states and transitions to a graphical data flow program using an intermediate xml representation: A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090204941 - Implicit composition of component bindings: Component domains used to define a binding between various components associated with the component domain. The component domain tracks the various services to be imported by each component, and tracks the various services exported by each component. At runtime, rather than at compile time, the various interrelations between the components... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204942 - Iterative component binding: Component domains used to define a binding between various components associated with the component domain. The component domain tracks the various services to be imported by each component, and tracks the various services exported by each component. At runtime, rather than at compile time, the various interrelations between the components... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204943 - Customization creation and update for multi-layer xml customization: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for customizing aspects of a metadata-driven software application. In particular, embodiments of the present invention provide (1) a self-contained metadata engine for generating customized metadata documents from base metadata documents and customizations; (2) a customization syntax for defining customizations; (3) a customization creation/update... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090204944 - Generic xad processing model: Embodiments are directed to dynamically building software applications and dynamically updating software applications based on changed data values. In one embodiment, a computer system receives an indication that a software application is to be initiated. The computer system also receives an application description including tags describing software objects that are... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204946 - Intelligent software code updater: A method for modifying executable logic code stored on a computing system is provided. The method comprises assessing a risk level associated with modifying a first code block and assessing an urgency level associated with modifying the first code block and then evaluating whether the first code block should be... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090204945 - Utilizing intelligent automated scripts to test software applications: Embodiments of the invention provide for utilizing an intelligent automated script to test software applications. According to one embodiment, testing a software application can comprise executing a test script for testing a plurality of versions of the software application. For example, executing the test script can comprise instantiating a first... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090204947 - Method and system for correlating trace data: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20090204948 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for detecting thread starvation: Thread starvation is indicated for a program under test while the program is running. Beginning with a least frequently used thread in a list of thread tracking structures, if recorded events are currently listed for the thread, thread starvation is detected based on a percentage of the recorded events that... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Lotus

20090204950 - Method, system and computer program product for template-based vertical microcode instruction trace generation: Method, system and computer program product for template-based vertical microcode instruction trace generation. An exemplary embodiment includes an instruction trace generation method, including generating a testcase for a millicoded instruction in an instruction trace pool, wherein the millicoded instruction is included in a parent instruction trace, processing the testcase to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090204951 - Sliding granularity time stamping: In a method for tracing data within an integrated circuit, a default time stamp granularity is selected for a sequence of time stamps, wherein each time stamp has a resolution of 2**N. A sequence of trace events is captured and an elapsed time is determined between each time sequential pair... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090204949 - System, method and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history: A method, system and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history. The method includes receiving, by a module configured to trace, a plurality of traces pertaining to one or more trace events generated during execution of a program being traced, the trace events generated including... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Richard Lau

20090204952 - Method of securing a computer program. and corresponding device, method of updating and update server: A method for securing use of a primary computer program driving at least one data receiving and delivery device. The method implements a secondary computer checking program, different from the primary program and capable of delivering the same output data as at least a portion of the primary program, referred... Agent: David D. Brush Westrman, Champlin & Kelly,p.a.

20090204953 - Transforming data structures between different programming languages: Transforming data structures between different programming languages is disclosed. In some embodiments, a transformation module is configured to transform objects between a first programming language and a second programming language. In some embodiments, an object defined in a first programming language is received, and data comprising the object defined in... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP And Apple Computer, Inc.

20090204954 - System and method for providing a web-based operating system: A system and method for providing a web-based operating system is disclosed. A web-based operating system is downloaded from a server to a network-enabled device. The web-based operating system provides a platform from which to run web-based computer applications. Web-based computer applications are downloaded from the server onto the network-enabled... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090204956 - Multiple-mode software license enforcement: A computer implemented method, for multiple-mode software license enforcement on a client, including encoding in the software at least one predetermined event that occurs prior to a validation of the software program and encoding it with different functional states. The software's resulting modification may be of reduced or increased functionality... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090204955 - System and method for automated distribution and implementation of security fixes: The subject application is directed to a system and method for automated distribution and implementation of security fixes. A text message is first received into data storage of a document processing device via a data network. Strings in the received text message are then parsed so as to isolate control... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20090204957 - Virtual computer server apparatus, and update image detection method: A virtual computer server apparatus includes an image information memory to store image information upon dividing into pages, the page being a memory of a predetermined size, an update unit configured to update the image information stored in the image information memory in accordance with operation of the application program,... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090204958 - Method for starting a field device for process automation engineering: A method for the startup of a field device of process automation technology uses a service program which runs on a service unit connectable with the field device and with a field device manufacturer service computer SC via a public network (e.g. Internet). The service program communicates with the field... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090204937 - Conversion of a first executable diagram having interconnected nodes to a second executable diagram using an intermediate xml representation: A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090204939 - Methods for visual representation of macros language: Methods for investigating the source(s) and/or evaluating the source(s) that affect what is impacted by at least one variable within software code, and potential changes thereto. Identification of a variable or modification to code is associated automatically to its source for identifying the potential impact of changing a variable within... Agent: Triangle Patents, P.l.l.c.

20090204938 - System and method for systematically arranging a set of display elements in assemblages to meaningfully represent data: A system, method and computer program for creating a software application specification, including arranging graphical elements to form assemblages including information displays of the graphical elements. The assemblages are classified along a layout type dimension, and a relationship metaphor dimension, are specified by attributes of a situation being studied, and... Agent: Dla Piper LLP Us

20090204940 - Conversion of a first diagram having states and transitions to a graphical data flow program using an intermediate xml representation: A system and method for programmatically generating a graphical program in response to state diagram information. The state diagram information may specify a plurality of states and state transitions, wherein each state transition specifies a transition from a first state to a second state. A graphical program generation program (GPG... Agent: Meyertons, Hood, Kivlin, Kowert & Goetzel, P.C.

20090204941 - Implicit composition of component bindings: Component domains used to define a binding between various components associated with the component domain. The component domain tracks the various services to be imported by each component, and tracks the various services exported by each component. At runtime, rather than at compile time, the various interrelations between the components... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204942 - Iterative component binding: Component domains used to define a binding between various components associated with the component domain. The component domain tracks the various services to be imported by each component, and tracks the various services exported by each component. At runtime, rather than at compile time, the various interrelations between the components... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204943 - Customization creation and update for multi-layer xml customization: Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for customizing aspects of a metadata-driven software application. In particular, embodiments of the present invention provide (1) a self-contained metadata engine for generating customized metadata documents from base metadata documents and customizations; (2) a customization syntax for defining customizations; (3) a customization creation/update... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090204944 - Generic xad processing model: Embodiments are directed to dynamically building software applications and dynamically updating software applications based on changed data values. In one embodiment, a computer system receives an indication that a software application is to be initiated. The computer system also receives an application description including tags describing software objects that are... Agent: Workman Nydegger/microsoft

20090204946 - Intelligent software code updater: A method for modifying executable logic code stored on a computing system is provided. The method comprises assessing a risk level associated with modifying a first code block and assessing an urgency level associated with modifying the first code block and then evaluating whether the first code block should be... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090204945 - Utilizing intelligent automated scripts to test software applications: Embodiments of the invention provide for utilizing an intelligent automated script to test software applications. According to one embodiment, testing a software application can comprise executing a test script for testing a plurality of versions of the software application. For example, executing the test script can comprise instantiating a first... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP

20090204947 - Method and system for correlating trace data: A computer program product comprises a computer useable medium. The computer useable medium has a computer readable program such that when the computer readable medium is executed on a computer, the computer is caused to configure a calling interceptor at a service invocation point corresponding to a first component service... Agent: Patent Ingenuity, PC

20090204948 - Method, apparatus, and computer program product for detecting thread starvation: Thread starvation is indicated for a program under test while the program is running. Beginning with a least frequently used thread in a list of thread tracking structures, if recorded events are currently listed for the thread, thread starvation is detected based on a percentage of the recorded events that... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Lotus

20090204950 - Method, system and computer program product for template-based vertical microcode instruction trace generation: Method, system and computer program product for template-based vertical microcode instruction trace generation. An exemplary embodiment includes an instruction trace generation method, including generating a testcase for a millicoded instruction in an instruction trace pool, wherein the millicoded instruction is included in a parent instruction trace, processing the testcase to... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090204951 - Sliding granularity time stamping: In a method for tracing data within an integrated circuit, a default time stamp granularity is selected for a sequence of time stamps, wherein each time stamp has a resolution of 2**N. A sequence of trace events is captured and an elapsed time is determined between each time sequential pair... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20090204949 - System, method and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history: A method, system and program product for dynamically adjusting trace buffer capacity based on execution history. The method includes receiving, by a module configured to trace, a plurality of traces pertaining to one or more trace events generated during execution of a program being traced, the trace events generated including... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Richard Lau

20090204952 - Method of securing a computer program. and corresponding device, method of updating and update server: A method for securing use of a primary computer program driving at least one data receiving and delivery device. The method implements a secondary computer checking program, different from the primary program and capable of delivering the same output data as at least a portion of the primary program, referred... Agent: David D. Brush Westrman, Champlin & Kelly,p.a.

20090204953 - Transforming data structures between different programming languages: Transforming data structures between different programming languages is disclosed. In some embodiments, a transformation module is configured to transform objects between a first programming language and a second programming language. In some embodiments, an object defined in a first programming language is received, and data comprising the object defined in... Agent: Van Pelt, Yi & James LLP And Apple Computer, Inc.

20090204954 - System and method for providing a web-based operating system: A system and method for providing a web-based operating system is disclosed. A web-based operating system is downloaded from a server to a network-enabled device. The web-based operating system provides a platform from which to run web-based computer applications. Web-based computer applications are downloaded from the server onto the network-enabled... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090204956 - Multiple-mode software license enforcement: A computer implemented method, for multiple-mode software license enforcement on a client, including encoding in the software at least one predetermined event that occurs prior to a validation of the software program and encoding it with different functional states. The software's resulting modification may be of reduced or increased functionality... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20090204955 - System and method for automated distribution and implementation of security fixes: The subject application is directed to a system and method for automated distribution and implementation of security fixes. A text message is first received into data storage of a document processing device via a data network. Strings in the received text message are then parsed so as to isolate control... Agent: Tucker Ellis & West LLP

20090204957 - Virtual computer server apparatus, and update image detection method: A virtual computer server apparatus includes an image information memory to store image information upon dividing into pages, the page being a memory of a predetermined size, an update unit configured to update the image information stored in the image information memory in accordance with operation of the application program,... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero, Esq. Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20090204958 - Method for starting a field device for process automation engineering: A method for the startup of a field device of process automation technology uses a service program which runs on a service unit connectable with the field device and with a field device manufacturer service computer SC via a public network (e.g. Internet). The service program communicates with the field... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090199154 - Web-based point of sale builder: This invention provides a system and a method for online, web-based point of sale (POS) building and configuration, which can assist non-expert business operators in building, editing and testing a point of sale system to manage their businesses. The business operations range from a single branch to a large chain... Agent: Saile Ackerman LLC

20090199155 - System and method for managing workflow instances in a workflow application: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing workflow instances in a workflow application, such as the Workflow application from CA®, Inc. In one illustrative embodiment, the process terminates a first set of workflow instances associated with a set of tickets. The process... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090199156 - Constraint language editing for generating model-related constraint expressions: A method and navigation helper for generating constraint language codes for navigation in a constraint language editor. The constraint language editor generates model/instance-related constraint expressions according to the loaded model/instance and related constraints. The navigation is a path implementing the constraints. The method includes parsing the loaded model/instance; calculating a... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20090199157 - Program generating apparatus and block diagram generating apparatus: The apparatus of the present invention includes a block diagram dividing unit that divides a block diagram into a plurality of pieces at a branch point, connects a branch point block element to one end of a data line which has been connected to the branch point at each divided... Agent: Turocy & Watson, LLP

20090199158 - Apparatus and method for building a component to display documents relevant to the content of a website: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to accept a selection of a website to add a document retrieval component for retrieving related reports. Specifications for the document retrieval component are collected. Specifications for how to perform a search for the related reports are received. The document retrieval component... Agent: Sap GlobalIPC/o Cooley Godward Kronish LLP William S. Galliani

20090199159 - Declarative execution context splitting: Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for enabling code to be executed on one or more execution contexts based upon declarative annotations contained in the code or other locations. An annotation associated with a region of code is located. The annotation specifies information about an execution context where the region... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090199160 - Centralized system for analyzing software performance metrics: Using a testing framework, developers may create a test module to centralize resources and results for a software test plan amongst a plurality of systems. With assistance from the testing framework, the test module may facilitate the creation of test cases, the execution of a test job for each test... Agent: Hickman Palermo Truong & Becker LLP/yahoo! Inc.

20090199162 - Method and apparatus for efficient and precise datarace detection for multithreaded object-oriented programs: A method of detecting a datarace between first and second memory accesses within a program, including: determining whether the first and second memory accesses are to the same memory location; determining whether the first and second memory accesses are executed by different threads in the program; determining whether the first... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20090199161 - System and method for repeating program flow for debugging and testing: A method for repeating program flow for debugging and testing purposes comprises storing function call data in one or more files and retrieving the recorded data from the one or more files. The method further comprises using the recorded data to recreate an execution path of a program. Additionally, the... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090199163 - Debugger assistance for locating values at runtime: A software module for searching within a software debugging environment is provided. The software module comprises a search component and an interface component. The search component is configured to be implemented within a debugging tool configured to access a set of execution state data for a program being monitored by... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Yorktown

20090199164 - Interoperability method and software: Interoperability software modules comprise an architected .NET layer, an architected interpreter, an automatic interpreter and a library of COM objects. The architected interpreter where they are mapped to intermediate .NET interfaces compatible with the automatic interpreter by means of a Runtime Callable Wrapper (RCW). The architected interpreter also comprises an... Agent: Michael Chan Ncr Corporation

20090199165 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for internationalizing user interface control layouts: Methods, systems, and computer program products internationalize a user interface (UI) control layout for an application by extracting a translatable text resource comprising a pattern of a message for performing the control layout from a source code of the application. Language information is received that is indicative of one or... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Svl

20090199166 - Program converting device: In a program converting device, an initial-value-of-variable recognizing unit recognizes variables and initial values of the variables included in a source program. A place-of-variable determining unit, when the recognized variables are variables having a large number of specific values of the initial values, determines that the variables are to be... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20090199167 - Hardware definition method: The invention relates to a method for defining hardware, in which a library of parameterizable, executable elements is provided, parameters are selected, the elements comprising selected parameters are compiled, and the compilation is then simplified.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090199168 - Program conversion method using hint information that indicates association between variables: A program conversion method that can increase variations of applicable optimizations and effects of the optimization, by being provided with characteristics of a variable or an association between two or more variables as hint information for optimization by a programmer or profiler. The program conversion method converts a source program... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20090199169 - Method and system for array optimization: A method for transforming access to a structure array, that includes compiling source code, wherein compiling the source code includes identifying the structure array in the source code, performing an object safety analysis to determine whether the structure array is safe for transformation, wherein the object safety analysis includes an... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20090199170 - Helper thread for pre-fetching data: A set of helper thread binaries is created to retrieve data used by a set of main thread binaries. If executing a portion of the set of helper thread binaries results in the retrieval of data needed by the set of main thread binaries, then that retrieved data is utilized... Agent: Dillon & Yudell LLP

20090199171 - Code size reduction by outlining specific functions in a library: A method of reducing the size of a set of computer code intended for use in a computing device, the set of code being intended for loading into memory automatically when the computing device is powered up, and comprising functions for performing computing tasks, the method comprising: specifying a particular... Agent: Saul Ewing LLP (philadelphia)

20090199172 - Apparatus and method for importing language extension resources to support application execution: A computer readable storage medium includes executable instructions to provide a registration service that is configured to accept a registration, where the registration includes a first address and a description of available language extension resources of a resource provider. The computer readable storage medium further includes executable instructions to import,... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090199173 - Platform independent registry framework: A method for managing a software application. The method involves receiving an abstract API command to perform a life cycle operation (LCO) on a target system, where the LCO identifies the software application, where the software application is associated with a software application schema, and where the target system is... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P./sun

20090199174 - Fax number hyperlink software program product: Software program development has grown in huge proportions in the past several decades. With the advancements in software language structure, anyone skilled in the field of computer programming was developing new software. This improved invention will allow the user to save time by performing an everyday task in the world... Agent: Mina Houtan, Ph.d.

20090199175 - Dynamic allocation of virtual application server: A management system for virtual applications may deploy sets of virtual applications to many client devices, dynamically allocate virtual application servers to individual clients, manage updates to the virtual applications, and provide other high level management to deployments of virtual applications. A client device may include a virtual application management... Agent: Microsoft Corporation

20090199176 - System and method to securely load a management client from a stub client to facilitate remote device management: Systems and methods are described for securely downloading management client software onto a device from an embedded stub in the device. In one embodiment, the stub client is activated by a message with credentials from a management server. The stub client, after verification of the credentials, downloads and activates a... Agent: Brosemer, Kolefas & Associates, LLC