Frances E Stewart

US Patent:

6353897, Mar 5, 2002

Filed:

Jan 6, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/226072

Inventors:

Clifton Malcolm Nock - Rochester MN
Frances Ellen Stewart - Rochester MN
Andrew Thomas Tauferner - Rochester MN
Lisa Shaine-Marie Wellman - Rochester MN

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1100

US Classification:

714 38

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for testing object oriented software includes a software test framework that includes one or more test drivers and one or more testcases for each test driver. Each testcase can also have multiple variations. A TestDriver abstract class and a Testcase class are defined. Each test driver is created as an extension of the TestDriver class, and each testcase is created as an extension of the Testcase class, thereby promoting uniformity between different test drivers and between different test cases. When an instance of the TestDriver class is run, it instantiates its testcases, determines which variations of the testcases should be run, runs the variations, and reports the results. By providing the software test framework in the same programming environment in which the software under test is developed, the application programmer can program the needed tests without requiring the specialized skills of a test programmer.

US Patent:

20100306378, Dec 2, 2010

Filed:

May 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/473515

Inventors:

David A. Christenson - Fergus Falls MN, US
Christopher T. Gloe - Rochester MN, US
John C. Kasperski - Rochester MN, US
Kevin W. Kirkeby - Rochester MN, US
Frances E. Stewart - Palisade MN, US
Alicia L. Williams - Durham NC, US
Paul A. Wolf - Rochester MN, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709226

Abstract:

Systems, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for identifying and resolving port conflicts during application deployment. The port conflicts may be identified based on application documentation and active port information. The port conflicts may be resolved by identifying an available port and providing information about the available port to a conflicting application. The port conflicts may also be resolved by identifying an available IP address and providing a port on the available IP address to a conflicting application. Further, if conflicting applications allow port sharing, the port conflicts may be resolved by providing port sharing information to the conflicting applications.

US Patent:

20140172904, Jun 19, 2014

Filed:

Dec 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/716446

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Mark G. Megerian - Rochester MN, US
Michael W. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US
Frances E. Stewart - Palisade MN, US

Assignee:

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769

Abstract:

System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.

US Patent:

20140172907, Jun 19, 2014

Filed:

Feb 14, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/766984

Inventors:

- Armonk NY, US
Mark M. Anthony - Rochester MN, US
Michael W. Schroeder - Rochester MN, US
Frances E. Stewart - Palisade MN, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707769

Abstract:

System and computer program product to perform an operation for query processing based on normalized search terms. The operation begins by, responsive to receiving a query, generating a normalized search term for a concept in the query based on a first language model, of a plurality of language models each having a predefined association with a respective concept. The operation then modifies the query to include the normalized search term, and executes the modified query against an indexed corpus of evidence including a first item of evidence. The operation then, upon determining that the first item of evidence includes the normalized search term, returns the first item of evidence as responsive to the query.