Patents by Inventor Pedro A. Ferreira de Silva

Pedro A. Ferreira de Silva 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).

  • General framework to predict parametric costs
    Patent number: 8234100
    Abstract: A method of simulating an information technology (IT) system to produce parametric data includes translating specifications of the IT system from a first modeling language to a second modeling language; incorporating component constraints into the translated specifications; simulating operation of the IT system based on the translated specifications and the component constraints; and generating a report of parametric data based on the simulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Lidwina M. Duijvestijn, Pedro A. Ferreira de Silva, Peter H. Rongen
  • General Framework to Predict Parametric Costs
    Publication number: 20100169066
    Abstract: A method of simulating an information technology (IT) system to produce parametric data includes translating specifications of the IT system from a first modeling language to a second modeling language; incorporating component constraints into the translated specifications; simulating operation of the IT system based on the translated specifications and the component constraints; and generating a report of parametric data based on the simulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Lidwina M. Duijvestijn, Pedro A. Ferreira de Silva, Peter H. Rongen