Patents by Inventor Kirk O. Kemp

Kirk O. Kemp 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, system and program product for determining differences between an existing graphical user interface (GUI) mapping file and a current GUI
    Patent number: 6898764
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for determining differences between an existing graphical user interface (GUI) mapping file and a current GUI is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, a first list of objects based on an existing GUI mapping file (i.e., pertaining to a previous version of a software program) is recursively generated. A second list of objects based on a current GUI (i.e., pertaining to a current version of a software program) is also recursively generated. The two lists are then compared to determine if any GUI objects have been changed (added or removed) between the previous and current versions of the software program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk O. Kemp
  • Method, system and program product for determining differences between an existing graphical user interface (GUI) mapping file and a current GUI
    Publication number: 20030202012
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for determining differences between an existing graphical user interface (GUI) mapping file and a current GUI is provided. Specifically, under the present invention, a first list of objects based on an existing GU mapping file (i.e., pertaining to a previous version of a software program) is recursively generated. A second list of objects based on a current GUI (i.e., pertaining to a current version of a software program) is also recursively generated. The two lists are then compared to determine if any GUI objects have been changed (added or removed) between the previous and current versions of the software program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2002
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kirk O. Kemp