Patents by Inventor Ian Clive Funnell

Ian Clive Funnell 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).

  • Method and apparatus for testing data warehouses
    Patent number: 8930763
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of qualifying a change to software modules in a data warehouse comprising a database storing a plurality of data sets and said plurality of warehouse software modules, the method comprising determining if a change has been made to any of the software modules; selecting the software modules which are affiliated with the change to construct a reduced schedule of software modules; identifying the tests which are affiliated with the change to thereby identify a reduced set of tests; executing the reduced schedule of warehouse software; running the reduced set of tests; and if no warehouse software execution errors arise and no warehouse test execution errors or failures arise, qualifying the change to the one or more software modules as a success.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Agile Software Pty Limited
    Inventor: Ian Clive Funnell
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TESTING DATA WAREHOUSES
    Publication number: 20120324289
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of qualifying a change to software modules in a data warehouse comprising a database storing a plurality of data sets and said plurality of warehouse software modules, the method comprising determining if a change has been made to any of the software modules; selecting the software modules which are affiliated with the change to construct a reduced schedule of software modules; identifying the tests which are affiliated with the change to thereby identify a reduced set of tests; executing the reduced schedule of warehouse software; running the reduced set of tests; and if no warehouse software execution errors arise and no warehouse test execution errors or failures arise, qualifying the change to the one or more software modules as a success.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Inventor: Ian Clive Funnell