Patents by Inventor Dan Massey

Dan Massey 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).

  • Using web model feeds to version models which are defined in modeling languages
    Patent number: 8601440
    Abstract: Versions of a model in UML or another modeling language can be published on web feeds, such as RSS or Atom web feeds. A model feed includes a sequence of incremental differences to a base version of a model; the base version can be an empty model or a snapshot of another model feed, for example. Stream charts show the relationship between model feeds. A selected sequence of incremental differences can be applied, in forward or reverse, to animate changes in a model. A developer working on a different computer than another developer can create new model versions which use some elements from a published feed and other elements introduced by the local developer. New model versions and semantic information about the sequence taken to reach them can be shared through web feeds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Dan Massey, Mark Groves
  • Model versioning using web feeds
    Publication number: 20110113359
    Abstract: Versions of a model in UML or another modeling language can be published on web feeds, such as RSS or Atom web feeds. A model feed includes a sequence of incremental differences to a base version of a model; the base version can be an empty model or a snapshot of another model feed, for example. Stream charts show the relationship between model feeds. A selected sequence of incremental differences can be applied, in forward or reverse, to animate changes in a model. A developer working on a different computer than another developer can create new model versions which use some elements from a published feed and other elements introduced by the local developer. New model versions and semantic information about the sequence taken to reach them can be shared through web feeds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dan Massey, Mark Groves