Patents by Inventor Laurent Balmelli
Laurent Balmelli 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).
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Patent number: 8819546Abstract: A method for mapping viewpoints and model levels of a first framework to a second framework includes receiving data related to viewpoints and model levels in a first format related to the first framework, mapping the received data in the first format to data related to viewpoints and model levels in a second format related to the second framework. The mapping is performed by organizing the viewpoints and the models in both the first and second formats across at least two orthogonal dimensions.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2006Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurent Balmelli
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Patent number: 7945438Abstract: A method and device for creating a glossary includes a processor operable for executing computer instructions for identifying, in at least one information source, at least one glossary item identifying a part or a component, determining at least one glossary item form as a canonical form, defining, by using the canonical form, at least one syntactic structure, that includes one of the at least one identified glossary items, for each of at least one semantic classes, and searching a second information source for the at least one syntactic structure of the semantic class.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2007Date of Patent: May 17, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Roy Byrd, Mitchell A. Cohen, Sai Zeng
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Publication number: 20090093901Abstract: A system and method for using design specification and measurements on manufactured products in conceptual design model are provided. In one aspect, a conceptual model is extended to map one or more model elements to corresponding external reference values. The corresponding external reference values include at least design specification values and manufacturing properties associated with one or more model elements. The model elements mapped to corresponding external reference values are presented, for example, for identification and consistency checks of attributes at various stages of product life cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 3, 2007Publication date: April 9, 2009Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Omar Awile, Laurent Balmelli, Fumihiko Kitayama, Masayuki Numao
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Publication number: 20080243488Abstract: A method and device for creating a glossary includes a processor operable for executing computer instructions for identifying, in at least one information source, at least one glossary item identifying a part or a component, determining at least one glossary item form as a canonical form, defining, by using the canonical form, at least one syntactic structure, that includes one of the at least one identified glossary items, for each of at least one semantic classes, and searching a second information source for the at least one syntactic structure of the semantic class.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2007Publication date: October 2, 2008Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Roy Byrd, Mitchell A. Cohen, Sai Zeng
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Patent number: 7343386Abstract: A plurality of artifacts, in a plurality of repositories, are maintained under revision control. A plurality of artifact tuples, in another repository, are maintained under revision control. At least one first artifact tuple comprise first information providing access to at least one of the artifacts. At least one second artifact tuple comprises second information providing access to at least one other artifact tuple. Each of the artifact tuples are associated with at least one of a plurality of product development processes. An apparatus comprises a plurality of repositories, each maintaining under revision control a plurality of artifacts and another repository that maintains under revision control a plurality of artifact tuples. A workflow process is adapted to allow users to associate each of the artifact tuples with at least one of a plurality of product development processes.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2005Date of Patent: March 11, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: José Gomes, Man Mohan Singh, Mila Keren, Sai Zeng, Julia Rubin, Laurent Balmelli, Ioana Boier-Martin
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Publication number: 20080046472Abstract: A plurality of artifacts, in a plurality of repositories, are maintained under revision control. A plurality of artifact tuples, in another repository, are maintained under revision control. At least one first artifact tuple comprise first information providing access to at least one of the artifacts. At least one second artifact tuple comprises second information providing access to at least one other artifact tuple. Each of the artifact tuples are associated with at least one of a plurality of product development processes. An apparatus comprises a plurality of repositories, each maintaining under revision control a plurality of artifacts and another repository that maintains under revision control a plurality of artifact tuples. A workflow process is adapted to allow users to associate each of the artifact tuples with at least one of a plurality of product development processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 29, 2007Publication date: February 21, 2008Inventors: Jose Gomes, Man Mohan Singh, Mila Keren, Sai Zeng, Julia Rubin, Laurent Balmelli, Ioana Boier-Martin
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Publication number: 20070260737Abstract: A computer-implemented method (and structure) for creating a service client for a service and a role includes exercising an application programming interface (API) of the service to perform activities of the role, discovering data and behavioral models exposed by the service during this exercise, and configuring a selected set of graphical user interface (GUI) components to represent the discovered data and behavioral models for the activities of the role.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2006Publication date: November 8, 2007Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jose Gomes, Paolina Centonze, Sai Zeng, Man Singh, Ioana Boier-Martin, Laurent Balmelli
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Patent number: 7174050Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for adjusting a unit image area within an input image according to information importance within the unit area. An image receiver configured to receive the input image. An image warper is coupled to an importance map as is configured to generate a warped image such that regions of higher importance in the input image are expanded in the warped image and regions of lower importance in the input image are compressed in the warped image. The importance map is configured to delineate the regions of higher importance and the regions of lower importance in the input image. Texture coordinates may also be warped in a similar manner. Thus, the image is unwarped automatically by modern graphics adapters having texture mapping capabilities.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2002Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Fausto Bernardini, Gabriel Taubin
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Patent number: 7167173Abstract: Disclosed are an image editing user interface system and method. The system includes one or more computers with one or more graphical user interfaces, and a receiving process for receiving one or more rendered two dimensional images on the computer graphical user interface. Each two dimensional image represents reflected light from a lit three dimensional object model, and the reflective light at each point of the two dimensional image corresponds to an object point on the three dimensional object model. The system further includes a changing process for changing a portion of the two dimensional image by changing the light intensity at a set of one or more points on the two dimensional image. The change in light intensity at the set of points causes a change in the three dimensional model to correspond to the change in the light intensity.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2003Date of Patent: January 23, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Fausto Bernardini, José Gomes, Holly Rushmeier, Gabriel Taubin
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Publication number: 20060287899Abstract: A method, system, and program product for conducting a trade-off study are described. Under aspects of the present invention, a mapping of logical model to a physical model for a product that is a subject of the trade-off study is provided. Based on the mapping, component(s) for a configuration of the product will be selected from a semantic component library, which is a resource that identifies available components and possible connections there between. For each component selected, an instance will be generated and then graphically connected to other instances. Parameters can then be designated for the connected instances. Once the configuration has been built in this manner, it can be evaluated and revised as needed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 21, 2005Publication date: December 21, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Julia Rubin
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Publication number: 20060230034Abstract: Described is a method and system of requirements management including the expression in a requirements management tool of a relationship selected from the group consisting of a satisfaction relationship, an alternative relationship, a conflict relationship, and a constant dependency relationship. Described is a requirements management method including a first automatic analyzing of a requirements set to find conflicts, having a conflict free requirements subset. and a second automatic analyzing of the requirements set to verify completeness.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2005Publication date: October 12, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Fausto Bernardini, Olga Golovenevsky, Jose Gomes, Mila Keren, Abraham Zehavi
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Publication number: 20060224630Abstract: A method for mapping viewpoints and model levels of a first framework to a second framework includes receiving data related to viewpoints and model levels in a first format related to the first framework, mapping the received data in the first format to data related to viewpoints and model levels in a second format related to the second framework. The mapping is performed by organizing the viewpoints and the models in both the first and second formats across at least two orthogonal dimensions.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2006Publication date: October 5, 2006Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventor: Laurent Balmelli
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Publication number: 20060174190Abstract: A plurality of artifacts, in a plurality of repositories, are maintained under revision control. A plurality of artifact tuples, in another repository, are maintained under revision control. At least one first artifact tuple comprise first information providing access to at least one of the artifacts. At least one second artifact tuple comprises second information providing access to at least one other artifact tuple. Each of the artifact tuples are associated with at least one of a plurality of product development processes. An apparatus comprises a plurality of repositories, each maintaining under revision control a plurality of artifacts and another repository that maintains under revision control a plurality of artifact tuples. A workflow process is adapted to allow users to associate each of the artifact tuples with at least one of a plurality of product development processes.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2005Publication date: August 3, 2006Inventors: Jose Gomes, Man Mohan Singh, Mila Keren, Sai Zeng, Julia Rubin, Laurent Balmelli, Ioana Boier-Martin
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Publication number: 20050062739Abstract: Disclosed are an image editing user interface system and method. The system includes one or more computers with one or more graphical user interfaces, and a receiving process for receiving one or more rendered two dimensional images on the computer graphical user interface. Each two dimensional image represents reflected light from a lit three dimensional object model, and the reflective light at each point of the two dimensional image corresponds to an object point on the three dimensional object model. The system further includes a changing process for changing a portion of the two dimensional image by changing the light intensity at a set of one or more points on the two dimensional image. The change in light intensity at the set of points causes a change in the three dimensional model to correspond to the change in the light intensity.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2003Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Laurent Balmelli, Fausto Bernardini, Jose Gomes, Holly Rushmeier, Gabriel Taubin
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Publication number: 20030152288Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for adjusting a unit image area within an input image according to information importance within the unit area. An image receiver configured to receive the input image. An image warper is coupled to an importance map as is configured to generate a warped image such that regions of higher importance in the input image are expanded in the warped image and regions of lower importance in the input image are compressed in the warped image. The importance map is configured to delineate the regions of higher importance and the regions of lower importance in the input image. Texture coordinates may also be warped in a similar manner. Thus, the image is unwarped automatically by modern graphics adapters having texture mapping capabilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2002Publication date: August 14, 2003Inventors: Laurent Balmelli, Fausto Bernardini, Gabriel Taubin