Patents by Inventor Maryellen Doherty

Maryellen Doherty has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System operation test facilitating program and method
    Patent number: 7280954
    Abstract: A method and system are provided by the present invention for developing functional software element that operates in an environment comprising a plurality of computer programs that are being simultaneously developed. A test facilitating computer program product is utilized to simulate the plurality of computer programs as seen by the functional software element. The functional software element has one or more internal software interfaces that interact with one or more simulated external software interfaces to provide an environment in which the operation of the functional element and the internal software interfaces thereof can be monitored. The test facilitating tool permits creation of files that may be utilized to create an operational scenario during which messages that are received by and sent from said functional software element can be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Kim E. Belenger, James R. Gannon, Maryellen Doherty, Dennis K. Bruce, Thomas Filiberto, John L. Lehet
  • System operation test facilitating program and method
    Publication number: 20030204779
    Abstract: A method and system are provided by the present invention for developing functional software element that operates in an environment comprising a plurality of computer programs that are being simultaneously developed. A test facilitating computer program product is utilized to simulate the plurality of computer programs as seen by the functional software element. The functional software element has one or more internal software interfaces that interact with one or more simulated external software interfaces to provide an environment in which the operation of the functional element and the internal software interfaces thereof can be monitored. The test facilitating tool permits creation of files that may be utilized to create an operational scenario during which messages that are received by and sent from said functional software element can be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Inventors: Kim E. Belenger, James R. Gannon, Maryellen Doherty, Dennis K. Bruce, Thomas Filiberto, John L. Lehet