Patents by Inventor Steven Scott Lawrance

Steven Scott Lawrance 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: 8645341
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a software QA test repository in a database system. These mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a QA test repository can enable embodiments to quickly and accurately update a test repository without requiring a user to repeatedly enter test case documentation data. These mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a QA test repository can also enable embodiments to extract plain language descriptions of test cases in the test repository. The ability of embodiments to automatically update the test repository and provide descriptions for the test cases stored in the test repository allows developers to efficiently update and share the contents of the test repository.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Salesforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Emad Salman, Mark Nelson, Steven Scott Lawrance, Daniel P Kador
  • Publication number: 20110246540
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments, there are provided mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a software QA test repository in a database system. These mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a QA test repository can enable embodiments to quickly and accurately update a test repository without requiring a user to repeatedly enter test case documentation data. These mechanisms and methods for automatically updating a QA test repository can also enable embodiments to extract plain language descriptions of test cases in the test repository. The ability of embodiments to automatically update the test repository and provide descriptions for the test cases stored in the test repository allows developers to efficiently update and share the contents of the test repository.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: Saleforce.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Emad Salman, Mark M. Nelson, Daniel P. Kador, Steven Scott Lawrance