Patents by Inventor David Carroll Shepherd

David Carroll Shepherd 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).

  • Combined code searching and automatic code navigation
    Patent number: 9727635
    Abstract: Software code changes are facilitated by receiving as input a user query specifying a search term and automatically generating a ranked list of connected call trees based on the search term. Each connected call tree identifies subroutines that contain an identifier matching at least part of the search term or that are linked to a subroutine that contains an identifier matching at least part of the search term. The ranked list of connected call trees is displayed as a diagram.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: David Carroll Shepherd, Brian P. Robinson
  • Combined Code Searching and Automatic Code Navigation
    Publication number: 20140222790
    Abstract: Software code changes are facilitated by receiving as input a user query specifying a search term and automatically generating a ranked list of connected call trees based on the search term. Each connected call tree identifies subroutines that contain an identifier matching at least part of the search term or that are linked to a subroutine that contains an identifier matching at least part of the search term. The ranked list of connected call trees is displayed as a diagram.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventors: David Carroll Shepherd, Brian P. Robinson