Patents by Inventor Brent A. Nicolle

Brent A. Nicolle 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).

  • Visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for model driven development
    Patent number: 8312418
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to traceability visualization in a model driven development (MDD) tool and provide a method, system and computer program product for visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for MDD. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for MDD can be provided. The method can include issuing a model query in an MDD tool, retrieving an implicit relationship in response to the model query, generating a trace link for the implicit relationship and displaying the trace link in a trace query diagram for the MDD tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Scott D. Cowan, Brent A. Nicolle
  • Visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for model driven development
    Publication number: 20090150861
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to traceability visualization in a model driven development (MDD) tool and provide a method, system and computer program product for visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for MDD. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for visualization of implicit relationships in a trace query for MDD can be provided. The method can include issuing a model query in an MDD tool, retrieving an implicit relationship in response to the model query, generating a trace link for the implicit relationship and displaying the trace link in a trace query diagram for the MDD tool.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporaiton
    Inventors: Scott D. Cowan, Brent A. Nicolle