Patents by Inventor Ivana Benefazio

Ivana Benefazio 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 system for synchronizing changes between product development code and related documentation
    Patent number: 9086944
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing source code files and related documentation during software development of a software product including a plurality of files, each file being assigned to a owner, including the steps of: an Event Manager module detecting a change made by a programmer in a file of the plurality of files and saving the status of the file before the change; an Event Handler module identifying the owner of the file containing the detected change; the Event Handler module notifying the owner of the detected change; prompting the owner in approving or rejecting the change; responsive to the owner input, synchronizing the plurality of files or deleting the detected change rolling back to the saved status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louisa Ientile, Giulia Farinelli, Cristina Bonanni, Ivana Benefazio, Paola Carlesimo, Maria Rita Celestini, Gabriella Santoro
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING CHANGES BETWEEN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT CODE AND RELATED DOCUMENTATION
    Publication number: 20120204151
    Abstract: A method and system for synchronizing source code files and related documentation during software development of a software product including a plurality of files, each file being assigned to a owner, including the steps of: an Event Manager module detecting a change made by a programmer in a file of the plurality of files and saving the status of the file before the change; an Event Handler module identifying the owner of the file containing the detected change; the Event Handler module notifying the owner of the detected change; prompting the owner in approving or rejecting the change; responsive to the owner input, synchronizing the plurality of files or deleting the detected change rolling back to the saved status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2010
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Louisa Ientile, Giulia Farinelli, Cristina Bonanni, Ivana Benefazio, Paola Carlesimo, Maria Rita Celestini, Gabriella Santoro