Patents by Inventor Mark D. McKenna

Mark D. McKenna 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).

  • Resolving interdependencies between heterogeneous artifacts in a software system
    Patent number: 8707260
    Abstract: An improved solution for resolving interdependencies between heterogeneous artifacts in software systems is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for finding dependencies in a software system is provided, wherein the method includes: obtaining an input resource, wherein the resource includes a plurality of entry points to the software system and at least one strategy; identifying at least one artifact for each of the plurality of entry points; using the at least one strategy for gathering a plurality of related artifacts in the software system, wherein each of the plurality of related artifacts is heterogeneous in at least one of structure, composition, and relationships; determining a dependency between the gathered plurality of related artifacts; and outputting an output resource, wherein the output resource comprises the at least one dependency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Hawkins, Darshanand Khusial, Kelly A. Lyons, Michael J. McAllister, Ross McKegney, Mark D. McKenna, Jacob Slonim
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOLVING INTERDEPENDENCIES BETWEEN HETEROGENEOUS ARTIFACTS IN A SOFTWARE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080295065
    Abstract: An improved solution for resolving interdependencies between heterogeneous artifacts in software systems is provided. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for finding dependencies in a software system is provided, wherein the method includes: obtaining an input resource, wherein the resource includes a plurality of entry points to the software system and at least one strategy; identifying at least one artifact for each of the plurality of entry points; using the at least one strategy for gathering a plurality of related artifacts in the software system, wherein each of the plurality of related artifacts is heterogeneous in at least one of structure, composition, and relationships; determining a dependency between the gathered plurality of related artifacts; and outputting an output resource, wherein the output resource comprises the at least one dependency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Jennifer L. Hawkins, Darshanand Khusial, Kelly A. Lyons, Michael J. McAllister, Ross McKegney, Mark D. McKenna, Jacob Slonim