Patents by Inventor Iain Peter Duncan

Iain Peter Duncan 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).

  • LINKING UML ACTIVITY DIAGRAM NODES TO UML CLASS DIAGRAM NODES BY USING PROPERTIES FROM APPLIED STEREOTYPES
    Publication number: 20100023922
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a method for associating an UML activity diagram with an UML class diagram. The method may comprise applying stereotypes to nodes in the UML activity diagram; specifying properties for the stereotypes, the properties may include information for linking nodes in activity diagram to role names in the class diagram; providing a mapping between nodes in the activity diagram and relationship objects in the class diagram based on the properties; and associating the activity diagram with the class diagram utilizing the mapping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan Limburn, Conor Peter Beverland, Iain Peter Duncan, Christopher Haragan