Patents by Inventor R. John K. Gillespie

R. John K. Gillespie 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).

  • Apparatus and method for automatic software release notification
    Patent number: 6195795
    Abstract: An automatic software release notification system (10) is disclosed that provides for a build generator (12) adapted to conduct a software build procedure and automatically generate a build status. The system also comprises a notification manager (14) that is adapted to automatically determine notification parameters in response to the build status. A communications device (16) is also provided that is adapted to automatically send a notification in response to the notification parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2001
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: John D. Block, David F. Carrier, III, R. John K. Gillespie, Mohsen E. Sadeghi
  • Software release metric reporting system and method
    Patent number: 5960196
    Abstract: A metric collector (530) provides a list of available metrics related to software development, test, and load building for the user's selection. A suite of tools (532) are executed in response to the user's selection to access a number files for data and to compute the selected metrics. A report is then generated to summarize the computed metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David F. Carrier, III, R. John K. Gillespie, Janet Kwai Fun Lui, Donald L. Weeks, Jr.
  • Software release control system and method
    Patent number: 5950209
    Abstract: Source modules (160) are checked-into a version control subsystem (12) and check-in data are sent to the file release control system (10). System 10 provides for the selection of check-in data for attaching to a release form (162), the entry of additional information, such as a problem report number associated with the source module (160), and submission of the release form (162) for approval for a build (170) of a software product. System (10) further provides for the permanent identification (171) of versions of source modules (160) with a specific build (170) of a product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David F. Carrier, III, R. John K. Gillespie, Janet Kwai Fun Lui, Donald L. Weeks, Jr.
  • Software documentation release control system
    Patent number: 5903897
    Abstract: A system and method (510) for software documentation process control includes the steps of receiving and storing check-in data related to documentation (540, 542, 544, 546, 550, 552) checked into a version control system (12). Subsequently, the documentation are associated with a specific version and release of a software product, and tags the documentation with a unique label indicative of the specific version and release of the software product. The documentation is stored in a project file directory (566) associated with the specific version and release of the software product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P.
    Inventors: David F. Carrier, III, R. John K. Gillespie, Janet Kwai Fun Lui, Donald L. Weeks, Jr.