Patents by Inventor Stephen D. Seifert

Stephen D. Seifert 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).

  • Computer method and system for integrating software development and deployment
    Patent number: 7761851
    Abstract: A computer implemented method and system for software auditability and bidirectional traceability in a software development lifecycle is provided. The lifecycle having at least development and deployment phases is bridged with a configurable workflow engine, a configuration management engine, and a managed deployment engine, interconnected with one or more representations of work to be performed or of work performed. Additionally, auditability and bidirectional traceability is provided by linking a development asset in the development phase to a deployment asset in the deployment phase so that: the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset; a deploying entity deploying the deployment asset can be determined from the development asset; a development request for developing the development asset can be determined from the deployment asset deployed; and a deployment environment where the deployment asset is being deployed can be determined from the development asset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don T. Bailey, Stephen L. Hunt, Kartik T. Kanakasabesan, Stephen D. Seifert, Malcolm D. Thomas