Patents by Inventor Ann Barnette Umberhocker

Ann Barnette Umberhocker 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).

  • Verifiable testcase workflow
    Patent number: 11379349
    Abstract: Verifiable test case workflow is provided by creating a secure database for actions taken regarding a source file that is stored on a first computer; creating a test executable from one or more source files and storing it on the first computer; finalizing the source file for test on a second computer different from the first computer; hashing a test environment related to the source file and the second computer; and in response to determining that a version of the test executable provided to the second computer matches a version of the test executable provided to the secure database: executing the test executable on the second computer; hashing test results from testing the source file on the second computer; and adding the test executable as hashed and the test results as hashed to the secure database to actions already stored in the secure database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Ann Barnette Umberhocker, Ariba Siddiqui, Sowmya Janakiraman, George Conerly Wilson
  • VERIFIABLE TESTCASE WORKFLOW
    Publication number: 20210209012
    Abstract: Verifiable test case workflow is provided by creating a secure database for actions taken regarding a source file that is stored on a first computer; creating a test executable from one or more source files and storing it on the first computer; finalizing the source file for test on a second computer different from the first computer; hashing a test environment related to the source file and the second computer; and in response to determining that a version of the test executable provided to the second computer matches a version of the test executable provided to the secure database: executing the test executable on the second computer; hashing test results from testing the source file on the second computer; and adding the test executable as hashed and the test results as hashed to the secure database to actions already stored in the secure database.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Inventors: Ann Barnette Umberhocker, Ariba Siddiqui, Sowmya Janakiraman, George Conerly Wilson