Patents by Inventor Matthew P. Chapman

Matthew P. Chapman 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 of operating a data processing system
    Patent number: 8640091
    Abstract: A method of operating a data processing system comprises running a source code editor, displaying source code in a graphical interface of the source code editor, and displaying a summary box, the summary box comprising a list of one or more aspects affecting the source code. The system is configured so that on receipt of a user input corresponding to an aspect listed in the summary box there is displayed one or more cross-reference markers of the selected aspect in the graphical interface of the source code editor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Sian S. January, Helen L. Beeken, Andrew S. Clement, Matthew P. Chapman, Matthew A. Webster
  • Depicting changes to structures in an integrated development environment
    Patent number: 8276118
    Abstract: Operating an integrated development environment in a data processing system comprising running a source code editor, displaying source code in a graphical interface of the source code editor, displaying at least one cross-reference marker, the at least one cross-reference marker indicating crosscutting in the source code, receiving an input, changing one or more cross-reference markers, and highlighting the one or more changed cross-reference marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew P. Chapman, Andrew Simon Clement, Helen Louise Hawkins, Sian Suzanne January, Matthew Alexander Webster
  • METHOD OF OPERATING A DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080244513
    Abstract: A method of operating a data processing system comprises running a source code editor, displaying source code in a graphical interface of the source code editor, and displaying a summary box, the summary box comprising a list of one or more aspects affecting the source code. The system is configured so that on receipt of a user input corresponding to an aspect listed in the summary box there is displayed one or more cross-reference markers of the selected aspect in the graphical interface of the source code editor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sian S. January, Helen L. Beeken, Andrew S. Clement, Matthew P. Chapman, Matthew A. Webster