Patents by Inventor David K. Grotjohn

David K. Grotjohn 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).

  • Patent number: 9798536
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, from a first and second application by a computing device, shapes of artifacts and components of the first and second application. The shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are conformed to a standard format. One or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are tracked. One or more suspicious relationships across the first and second application are displayed based upon, at least in part, the one or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9626182
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, from a first and second application by a computing device, shapes of artifacts and components of the first and second application. The shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are conformed to a standard format. One or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are tracked. One or more suspicious relationships across the first and second application are displayed based upon, at least in part, the one or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9569337
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for generating, at a computing device, a first suspect profile of a plurality of suspect profiles that includes one or more characteristics, wherein the first suspect profile is associated with a traceability link between at least two artifacts. A change to a first characteristic associated with a first artifact of the at least two artifacts is determined. Which of the plurality of suspect profiles includes the first characteristic is determined. The first characteristic is matched to the first suspect profile of the plurality of suspect profiles based upon, at least in part, determining that the first suspect profile includes the first characteristic. The traceability link is marked as suspect based upon, at least in part, matching the first characteristic to the first suspect profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9569336
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for generating, at a computing device, a first suspect profile of a plurality of suspect profiles that includes one or more characteristics, wherein the first suspect profile is associated with a traceability link between at least two artifacts. A change to a first characteristic associated with a first artifact of the at least two artifacts is determined. Which of the plurality of suspect profiles includes the first characteristic is determined. The first characteristic is matched to the first suspect profile of the plurality of suspect profiles based upon, at least in part, determining that the first suspect profile includes the first characteristic. The traceability link is marked as suspect based upon, at least in part, matching the first characteristic to the first suspect profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Patent number: 9229912
    Abstract: A document previewing system includes a display device including a user interface and a document previewing engine coupled to the display device. The document previewing engine is configured to download an outline of a document including outline features and filler content in between the outline features. The filler content replaces secondary content of the document. The document previewing engine is further configured to display the outline on the display device, and download the secondary content corresponding to an outline feature in response to a user navigating to the outline feature and the outline feature displaying on the display device for a period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William S Andreas, Erik B Craig, David K Grotjohn, Janet E Mockler-Rowlatt, Steven D Wood
  • Publication number: 20140258982
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, from a first and second application by a computing device, shapes of artifacts and components of the first and second application. The shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are conformed to a standard format. One or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are tracked. One or more suspicious relationships across the first and second application are displayed based upon, at least in part, the one or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140258981
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for generating, at a computing device, a first suspect profile of a plurality of suspect profiles that includes one or more characteristics, wherein the first suspect profile is associated with a traceability link between at least two artifacts. A change to a first characteristic associated with a first artifact of the at least two artifacts is determined. Which of the plurality of suspect profiles includes the first characteristic is determined. The first characteristic is matched to the first suspect profile of the plurality of suspect profiles based upon, at least in part, determining that the first suspect profile includes the first characteristic. The traceability link is marked as suspect based upon, at least in part, matching the first characteristic to the first suspect profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140258976
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for generating, at a computing device, a first suspect profile of a plurality of suspect profiles that includes one or more characteristics, wherein the first suspect profile is associated with a traceability link between at least two artifacts. A change to a first characteristic associated with a first artifact of the at least two artifacts is determined. Which of the plurality of suspect profiles includes the first characteristic is determined. The first characteristic is matched to the first suspect profile of the plurality of suspect profiles based upon, at least in part, determining that the first suspect profile includes the first characteristic. The traceability link is marked as suspect based upon, at least in part, matching the first characteristic to the first suspect profile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marc A. Baumbach, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140258978
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, from a first and second application by a computing device, shapes of artifacts and components of the first and second application. The shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are conformed to a standard format. One or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application are tracked. One or more suspicious relationships across the first and second application are displayed based upon, at least in part, the one or more changes to the shapes of the artifacts and components of the first and second application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: MARC A. BAUMBACH, Patrick J. Danford, George P. DeCandio, Christian Funkhouser, David K. Grotjohn, Vishwanath Ramaswamy
  • Publication number: 20140181644
    Abstract: A document previewing system includes a display device including a user interface and a document previewing engine coupled to the display device. The document previewing engine is configured to download an outline of a document including outline features and filler content in between the outline features. The filler content replaces secondary content of the document. The document previewing engine is further configured to display the outline on the display device, and download the secondary content corresponding to an outline feature in response to a user navigating to the outline feature and the outline feature displaying on the display device for a period of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: William S Andreas, Erik B Craig, David K Grotjohn, Janet E Mockler-Rowlatt, Steven D Wood
  • Patent number: 8127240
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of selecting event handlers can include initiating a drag and drop operation for a source object and, responsive to detecting contact between the source object and a window of a graphical user interface (GUI), displaying a plurality of icons, wherein each icon represents an event handler for a drop target within the window. The method can include detecting contact between the source object and at least one of the plurality of icons while dragging the object, designating each event handler associated with a contacted icon to process the source object, and responsive to dropping the source object onto the drop target, invoking each designated event handler to process the source object for the drop target. Each designated event handler can output a process result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Grotjohn, Frank L. Jania, Jessica W. Ramirez, Josef Scherpa
  • Patent number: 7895567
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-readable medium for assembling objects in an IDE is presented. The method includes the steps of creating a pre-drop assembly area in an Integrated Development Environment (IDE); combining multiple component descriptors in the pre-drop assembly area, wherein the multiple component descriptors are interpreted through an extensible language mechanism that contains a plurality of extensible solutions; and upon a determination that combined multiple component descriptors have met a pre-defined condition, committing the combined multiple component descriptors to execution. In one embodiment, only one solution from the plurality of extensible solutions is used to interpret the multiple component descriptors, wherein the one solution is selected according to a user role of a user who is utilizing the IDE.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Grotjohn, Masato Noguchi, Li Xu, Jianjun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20090259959
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of selecting event handlers can include initiating a drag and drop operation for a source object and, responsive to detecting contact between the source object and a window of a graphical user interface (GUI), displaying a plurality of icons, wherein each icon represents an event handler for a drop target within the window. The method can include detecting contact between the source object and at least one of the plurality of icons while dragging the object, designating each event handler associated with a contacted icon to process the source object, and responsive to dropping the source object onto the drop target, invoking each designated event handler to process the source object for the drop target. Each designated event handler can output a process result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: David K. Grotjohn, Frank L. Jania, Jessica W. Ramirez, Josef Scherpa
  • Patent number: 7487464
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer-usable medium for displaying multiple elements in a graphical editor, wherein the multiple elements overlap and share a common space in the graphical editor; invoking a visual affordance that opens a zoom window; and displaying the visual affordance and the zoom window in an area in the graphical editor where the multiple elements overlap, wherein the zoom window displays a visual representation that is modified to show overlapping multiple elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David K. Grotjohn, Lucinio Santos-Gomez, Michael T. Stokes