Patents by Inventor Brian Dravo Davia

Brian Dravo Davia 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).

  • Code coverage test selection
    Patent number: 7603660
    Abstract: A system and method for testing modified code paths without testing unmodified code paths is described. During testing of the baseline build of a program, code coverage data is generated. The code coverage data identifies which test implicates which code path of the baseline build. When a modification of the baseline build is made, the modified build may be differentiated to determine what code of the modified build was changed. When the modified build is differentiated, the code coverage data for the modified code path is mapped to appropriate tests. The tests may then be used to test the changed code path without requiring testing of all the code paths of the modified build.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Dravo Davia, Curtis Dean Anderson, Loren James Merriman, Patrick Joseph Niemeyer