Patents by Inventor Andrea Funtò

Andrea Funtò 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).

  • Patent number: 8266585
    Abstract: In a software development system, a method for assisting a user in creating source code for a computer program in a high-level programming language. The method comprises: at a current user inputting location within a piece of source code under development, detecting a need for assisting the user with input for the creation of the piece of source code under development; determining fitting source code elements suitable for input at said current inputting location; and providing, e.g. displaying to the user said list of fitting source code elements, wherein, in order to determine the fitting source code elements, for each fitting source code element a respective fitting probability of the source code element in the current inputting location is determined, and wherein the user is provided with the list of fitting source code elements by associating to each fitting source code element in the list an indication of the respective fitting probability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrea Funtò, Emmanuele Tordelli
  • Publication number: 20080320438
    Abstract: In a software development system, a method for assisting a user in creating source code for a computer program in a high-level programming language. The method comprises: at a current user inputting location within a piece of source code under development, detecting (405,410) a need for assisting the user with input for the creation of the piece of source code under development; determining (415) fitting source code elements suitable for input at said current inputting location; and providing, e.g. displaying (420) to the user said list of fitting source code elements, wherein, in order to determine the fitting source code elements, for each fitting source code element a respective fitting probability of the source code element in the current inputting location is determined, and wherein the user is provided with the list of fitting source code elements by associating to each fitting source code element in the list an indication of the respective fitting probability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrea Funto, Emmanuele Tordelli1