Patents by Inventor John R. Vasta

John R. Vasta 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).

  • Computer method and apparatus for software configuration management repository interoperation
    Patent number: 7844949
    Abstract: A computer method and apparatus for software configuration management is disclosed. Given a subject software system under development, the subject software system including one or more components and being represented by one or more configurations in a first stream, the invention method and apparatus stores the first stream on a first repository. Software development of one component of the subject software system is enabled in a working stream stored on a second repository. The working stream has one or more configurations of the one component. For the one component, the invention method and apparatus create a second stream on the first repository, create in the second repository a copy of the second stream and create in the first repository a copy of the working stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Paul Komar, John R. Vasta
  • Computer Method and Apparatus for Software Configuration Management Repository Interoperation
    Publication number: 20080147693
    Abstract: A computer method and apparatus for software configuration management is disclosed. Given a subject software system under development, the subject software system including one or more components and being represented by one or more configurations in a first stream, the invention method and apparatus stores the first stream on a first repository. Software development of one component of the subject software system is enabled in a working stream stored on a second repository. The working stream has one or more configurations of the one component. For the one component, the invention method and apparatus create a second stream on the first repository, create in the second repository a copy of the second stream and create in the first repository a copy of the working stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Geoffrey M. Clemm, Paul Komar, John R. Vasta