Patents by Inventor Andreas Spanner

Andreas Spanner 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: 9372784
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to computer test systems and, more particularly, to automatically configuring computer test systems. A method, computer program product, and system receives a list of one or more software patches installed on an in-field computer system, the list including a version of each of the one or more software patches. Source code, managed by a source code revision tool, corresponding to the version of each of the one or more software patches, is identified. A compiling and installation system compiles one or more newly compiled software patches from the source code managed by the source code revision tool for each of the software patches installed on the in-field computer system. The compiling and installation system automatically installs the one or more newly compiled software patches on a test computer system to replicate the in-field computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas Spanner, David de Vos
  • Patent number: 8615752
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to software patches and, more particularly, to detecting software patch dependencies in an environment where multiple software patches may be installed. A method, computer program product, and system for detecting software patch dependencies receives one or more first lists of software code segments, including changes to the software code segments associated with one or more first software patches. A second list of software code segments that includes software code paths executed at run-time by a second software patch is received. One or more matching code segments are identified. Dependencies of the second software patch based on the one or more matching software code segments are identified. The dependencies represent software patches required by the second software patch. A list of the dependencies is generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William Izard, David de Vos, Andreas Spanner
  • Publication number: 20100218176
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to computer test systems and, more particularly, to automatically configuring computer test systems. A method, computer program product, and system receives a list of one or more software patches installed on an in-field computer system, the list including a version of each of the one or more software patches. Source code, managed by a source code revision tool, corresponding to the version of each of the one or more software patches, is identified. A compiling and installation system compiles one or more newly compiled software patches from the source code managed by the source code revision tool for each of the software patches installed on the in-field computer system. The compiling and installation system automatically installs the one or more newly compiled software patches on a test computer system to replicate the in-field computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: August 26, 2010
    Inventors: Andreas Spanner, David de Vos
  • Publication number: 20100169874
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to software patches and, more particularly, to detecting software patch dependencies in an environment where multiple software patches may be installed. A method, computer program product, and system for detecting software patch dependencies receives one or more first lists of software code segments, including changes to the software code segments associated with one or more first software patches. A second list of software code segments that includes software code paths executed at run-time by a second software patch is received. One or more matching code segments are identified. Dependencies of the second software patch based on the one or more matching software code segments are identified. The dependencies represent software patches required by the second software patch. A list of the dependencies is generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: William Izard, David de Vos, Andreas Spanner