Patents by Inventor Mark Frederick Victory

Mark Frederick Victory 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).

  • Patent number: 8615738
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided a method for modularizing testing of a software product. The method comprises receiving user input indicating a source and a destination of test content; and linking modification of the test content at the destination to modification of the test content at the source. In further related embodiments, receiving the user input may comprise receiving input of a copy/paste gesture for the test content, or a drag/drop gesture for the test content. The linking may comprise using a globally unique identifier to identify each test step of a test document; and using the globally unique identifier as a pointer from the destination to the source of the test content. The method may also comprise rendering the test content to the user as if the test content was in-line at the destination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Bruce Levy, Frank Joseph McGrath, Mark Frederick Victory, Steven Wesley Walton