Patents by Inventor Zhong J. Li
Zhong J. Li 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).
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Patent number: 10372593Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven M. Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Smith, Hua F. Tan, Li Wang, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 10235269Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including defect analysis defect analysis starter (DAS)/defect reduction method (DRM) defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics. The one or more business metrics comprises at least one of a benefit for shifting defect removal earlier, a benefit for preventing an injection of defects, a benefit for reducing a cycle time, a benefit of reducing invalid defects and a benefit for reducing production defects.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 10185649Abstract: A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Sheng Huang, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Publication number: 20170139817Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Howard M. HESS, Sheng HUANG, Steven M. KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SMITH, Hua F. TAN, Li WANG, Jun ZHU
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Patent number: 9594671Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven M. Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Smith, Hua F. Tan, Li Wang, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 9558464Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Publication number: 20160154728Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2016Publication date: June 2, 2016Inventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Howard M. HESS, Sheng HUANG, Steven M. KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SMITH, Hua F. TAN, Li WANG, Jun ZHU
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Publication number: 20160132425Abstract: A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2016Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Sheng HUANG, Steven KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SKRABANEK, Hua F. TAN, Jun ZHU
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Patent number: 9292421Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. the method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2014Date of Patent: March 22, 2016Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven M. Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Smith, Hua F. Tan, Li Wang, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 9262736Abstract: A method includes creating a macro plan for a test project, creating a micro plan for the test project, wherein the micro plan and the macro plan are based on at least one common parameter, and reconciling the macro plan and the micro plan by identifying deviations between the macro plan and the micro plan based on the at least one common parameter.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2013Date of Patent: February 16, 2016Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Sheng Huang, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Publication number: 20150067636Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. the method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2014Publication date: March 5, 2015Inventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Howard M. HESS, Sheng HUANG, Steven M. KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SMITH, Hua F. TAN, Li WANG, Jun ZHU
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Patent number: 8893086Abstract: A method includes generating a test model based on at least one of test group dependencies and test group constraints and generating a resource base. The method includes generating a cost model and generating a resource allocation plan based on the test model, the resource base, and the cost model.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: November 18, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Li Wang, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 8850265Abstract: The present invention discloses a method and system for processing test cases for applications to be tested. The method includes evaluating two applications to be tested; obtaining test cases for the two applications to be tested and determining resources and execution times needed by the test cases for the two applications to be tested. According to the compatibility relationship between the two applications to be tested, and the resources and execution times needed by the test cases for the two applications to be tested, the test cases for the two applications to be tested are clustered to a virtual machine instance to test the test cases for the two applications to be tested on the virtual machine instance.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Le He, Zhong J. Li, Yong G. Pan, Chunhua Tian, Rui Xiong Tian, Qing Bo Wang, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 8793656Abstract: A selection method and related application is provided for a framework-based application having programming applications with both language program files and configuration files. In one embodiment, the method comprises abstracting a frame configuration model instance by analyzing configuration files prior to any modifications made to the program. The frame configuration model instance denoting individual configuration nodes in the framework model and further defining relationship between one or more code units in the configuration nodes and program code units in the application. Then one or more control test cases are constructed by profiling select test cases of the application, wherein the control flow consists of code units traversed during test case execution and control flow of said code units. Subsequently, an extended control flow is obtained by correlating configuration nodes in the framework configuration model instance with the code units in said control flow.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2010Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheng Huang, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu, Wei Zhu
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Publication number: 20140136277Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2014Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Howard M. HESS, Sheng HUANG, Steven KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SKRABANEK, Hua F. TAN, Jun ZHU
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Patent number: 8689188Abstract: A method includes creating an initial test plan including initial estimates of effort and defect distributions, creating an alternative test plan including alternative estimates of effort and defect distributions, and displaying at least one metric of the initial test plan and the alternative test plan side by side for comparison by a user.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: April 1, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 8667458Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive data including code inspection services defect analysis data of a software development project and process the data. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine one or more business metrics based on the data and generate at least one report based on the one or more business metrics.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2009Date of Patent: March 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 8645921Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2013Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Howard M. Hess, Sheng Huang, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Patent number: 8635056Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive a system architecture model of a system and receive trigger coverage rules. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to determine system integration test (SIT) coverage for each connection and interface of the system architecture model and select a set of use cases execution scenarios to satisfy the SIT coverage.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2012Date of Patent: January 21, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Kathryn A. Bassin, Steven Kagan, Shao C. Li, Zhong J. Li, He H. Liu, Susan E. Skrabanek, Hua F. Tan, Jun Zhu
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Publication number: 20130339921Abstract: A method is implemented in a computer infrastructure having computer executable code tangibly embodied on a computer readable storage medium having programming instructions. The programming instructions are operable to receive one or more risk factors, receive one or more contexts, identify one or more context relationships and associate the one or more contexts with the one or more risk factors. Additionally, the programming instructions are operable to map the one or more risk factors for an associated context to a software defect related risk consequence to determine a risk model and execute a risk-based testing based on the risk model to determine a defect related risk evaluation for a software development project.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 24, 2013Publication date: December 19, 2013Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Kathryn A. BASSIN, Howard M. HESS, Sheng HUANG, Steven KAGAN, Shao C. LI, Zhong J. LI, He H. LIU, Susan E. SKRABANEK, Hua F. TAN, Jun ZHU