Patents by Inventor Dale M. LaBossiere

Dale M. LaBossiere 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).

  • Computer method and apparatus for referencing files in a software configuration management system
    Patent number: 7865877
    Abstract: A software configuration management method and apparatus provide a respective workspace for each developer. Each workspace (i) defines a subject software configuration as being developed by the respective developer, and (ii) has a respective file area holding shared files and private files corresponding to the subject software configuration. A team repository holds immutable versions of shared files resulting from developers' respective workspaces and checked into the team repository. The team repository also provides state of checked-in files of developer workspaces. Files are referenced with respect to both namespace of file areas of developer workspaces and namespace of the team repository. Employed in each file area are universally unique identifiers of at least each file of the file area which has been checked in to the team repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Dale M. LaBossiere, Todd W. Lainhart
  • Computer Method and Apparatus for Referencing Files in a Software Configuration Management System
    Publication number: 20080148233
    Abstract: A software configuration management method and apparatus provide a respective workspace for each developer. Each workspace (i) defines a subject software configuration as being developed by the respective developer, and (ii) has a respective file area holding shared files and private files corresponding to the subject software configuration. A team repository holds immutable versions of shared files resulting from developers' respective workspaces and checked into the team repository. The team repository also provides state of checked-in files of developer workspaces. Files are referenced with respect to both namespace of file areas of developer workspaces and namespace of the team repository. Employed in each file area are universally unique identifiers of at least each file of the file area which has been checked in to the team repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Dale M. LaBossiere, Todd W. Lainhart