Patents by Inventor John B. Meade

John B. Meade 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).

  • Maintaining a master schema
    Patent number: 10884997
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes accessing a master schema defining one or more reference models, the master schema comprising a plurality of model elements each model element thereof comprising an element name and an element definition and fragmenting the master schema to provide a plurality of sub-projects. The method further includes identifying a change in a sub-project model element, updating the master schema according to the identified change to the sub-project model element, and distributing the updated master schema changes to other sub-projects that include the changed model element. A computer system, and a computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, John B. Meade
  • Maintaining a master schema
    Patent number: 10838928
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes accessing a master schema defining one or more reference models, the master schema comprising a plurality of model elements each model element thereof comprising an element name and an element definition and fragmenting the master schema to provide a plurality of sub-projects. The method further includes identifying a change in a sub-project model element, updating the master schema according to the identified change to the sub-project model element, and distributing the updated master schema changes to other sub-projects that include the changed model element. A computer system, and a computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, John B. Meade
  • MAINTAINING A MASTER SCHEMA
    Publication number: 20160364417
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes accessing a master schema defining one or more reference models, the master schema comprising a plurality of model elements each model element thereof comprising an element name and an element definition and fragmenting the master schema to provide a plurality of sub-projects. The method further includes identifying a change in a sub-project model element, updating the master schema according to the identified change to the sub-project model element, and distributing the updated master schema changes to other sub-projects that include the changed model element. A computer system, and a computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, John B. Meade
  • MAINTAINING A MASTER SCHEMA
    Publication number: 20160364416
    Abstract: As disclosed herein a method, executed by a computer, includes accessing a master schema defining one or more reference models, the master schema comprising a plurality of model elements each model element thereof comprising an element name and an element definition and fragmenting the master schema to provide a plurality of sub-projects. The method further includes identifying a change in a sub-project model element, updating the master schema according to the identified change to the sub-project model element, and distributing the updated master schema changes to other sub-projects that include the changed model element. A computer system, and a computer program product corresponding to the method are also disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Inventors: Gerard Cunningham, John B. Meade