Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing, in a computer system, design of a software system. Various embodiments include receiving an input to the computer system specifying dependency relationships among subsystems of the software system and providing an output from the computer system responsive to the input. A rule is imposed on at least one of the dependency relationships and data for the rule is provided as part of the input.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 15, 2004
Date of Patent:
March 31, 2009
Assignee:
Lattix Inc.
Inventors:
Neeraj Sangal, Everette T. Jordan, Francis A. Waldman, Carl D. Parisi