Patents by Inventor Justin Harding Gordon

Justin Harding Gordon 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).

  • Dependent object framework for junit testing and software application component
    Patent number: 8141047
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for testing a software application component. A dependent object framework is provided. The dependent object framework includes a set of static methods, a set of dependent object files, and a set of properties files. A test program is received. The test program references one or more objects described by the set of dependent object files. The one or more objects are loaded using at least one of the static methods of the dependent object framework. The received test program is run and a result of the test program is displayed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Umair Akeel, Justin Harding Gordon
  • Storage and retrieval of variable data
    Patent number: 8126841
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for managing data items. A data store includes at least two copies of each data item. Each copy of a data item is used for a unique set of operations performed on the data item. An application programming interface receives a request from a consumer to perform an operation on a data item in the data store. The application programming interface selects, based on the received request, which copy of the data item is to be used when performing the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Justin Harding Gordon, Patrice Pominville
  • STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF VARIABLE DATA
    Publication number: 20090210434
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for managing data items. A data store includes at least two copies of each data item. Each copy of a data item is used for a unique set of operations performed on the data item. An application programming interface receives a request from a consumer to perform an operation on a data item in the data store. The application programming interface selects, based on the received request, which copy of the data item is to be used when performing the operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Justin Harding Gordon, Patrice Pominville
  • Dependent Object Framework for JUnit Testing
    Publication number: 20090178029
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for testing a software application component. A dependent object framework is provided. The dependent object framework includes a set of static methods, a set of dependent object files, and a set of properties files. A test program is received. The test program references one or more objects described by the set of dependent object files. The one or more objects are loaded using at least one of the static methods of the dependent object framework. The received test program is run and a result of the test program is displayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Umair Akeel, Justin Harding Gordon