Patents by Inventor William Gerald O'Farrell

William Gerald O'Farrell 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: 9600233
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for a generic data model for event monitoring integration. The computer-implemented method generates monitor application descriptor data for an identified candidate, identifies a target monitor model specification associated with the identified candidate to form an identified target monitor model specification, and responsive to identifying the target monitor model specification, provides the monitor application descriptor data and the identified target monitor model specification, to a monitor model generator. The computer-implemented method further identifies application elements of the identified candidate to be monitored to form identified elements, and generates the identified monitor model for the identified elements to create a monitor-specific output.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Vladimir Klicnik, Grace Hai Yan Lo, Curtis Reed Miles, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Patent number: 8788248
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a flow model simulation. In an illustrative embodiment, annotated simulation settings are associated with a source model in response to receiving the source model. The annotated simulation settings are derived from at least one of a set of user-defined simulation settings and default simulation settings. The annotated source model is transformed into an internal domain model using a set of links that are generated using a set of link rules. The set of links maps a set of source model elements to a set of internal domain model elements of the internal domain model. Results from a simulation of the internal domain model are mapped back to the source model to identify a context for the results. Thereafter, a target view model is generated from the internal domain model. The target view model includes the results presented in the context of the source model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay William Benayon, Pablo Daniel Irassar, Kui Yan Lau, Humie Leung, William Gerald O'Farrell, Vincent Szaloky
  • Patent number: 8549481
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for a web-based integrated test and debugging system is provided. The method includes configuring a proxy widget on a server to communicate with a debug widget on a browser, and configuring the proxy widget to communicate with an integrated development environment (IDE) external to the server. The method also includes running a process on the server associated with one or more process-control widgets on the browser. The method further includes polling the IDE via the proxy widget to access a debug and test infrastructure of the IDE for debug data associated with the process, and relaying the debug data associated with the process from the proxy widget to the debug widget to provide web-based integration of testing and debugging on the browser while the process is running on the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dorian Birsan, Mihnea Galeteanu, Vladimir Klicnik, Mariya Koshkina, Wen Sheng Liu, William Gerald O'Farrell, Hung Chau Tran
  • Patent number: 8495593
    Abstract: A state machine program is generated from a state machine. The state machine has states, transitions and events. A basic structure for the state machine program is generated. The basic structure has therein a structure that operates in non-final states. A statement is generated within the structure for detecting an event. A statement is generated within the structure for evaluating the detected event based on a current state to identify if the current state is valid for the detected event. A statement is generated within the structure for determining a next state if the current state is valid. A statement is generated within the structure for transitioning the current state to the next state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory D Adams, Jonathan David Bennett, Perry Randolph Giffen, Axel Martens, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Patent number: 8196109
    Abstract: Software developers working on multi-language systems with various debug tools (BPEL, AE, Java, etc.) can use a common debug adaptor (CDA). The CDA implements a method of debugging in a multi-computer program language environment. The method includes registering various debug tools associated with different programming languages in the multi-computer program language environment, each one of the plurality of debug tools providing suspended threads and stack frames in response to a debug event in the multi-computer program language environment. The method can further include receiving the suspended threads and stack frames from the plurality of debug tools. The method can further include correlating the received suspended threads and stack frames under a common suspended thread; and providing the common suspended thread in a debug view. Such a method can have a number of attributes intended to assist developers facing debugging problems in multi-language systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Chi-Yan Fung, Grace Hai Yan Lo, William Gerald O'Farrell, Shu Xia Tan
  • Patent number: 8196108
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for breakpoint management and reconciliation for business integration language specified programs. The system includes a business integration language development environment; debug tooling accessible through the environment; and, breakpoint management and reconciliation logic coupled to the debug tooling. The business integration language development environment includes a BPEL development environment cooperatively coupled to a BPEL engine. The debug tooling includes a script display for displaying textual portions of an embedded script; and, at least one other display selected from the group consisting of a graphical process flow display, a debug module display and a breakpoint module display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan David Bennet, Jane Chi-Yan Fung, Grace Hai-Yan Lo, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Publication number: 20110067004
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for a web-based integrated test and debugging system is provided. The method includes configuring a proxy widget on a server to communicate with a debug widget on a browser, and configuring the proxy widget to communicate with an integrated development environment (IDE) external to the server. The method also includes running a process on the server associated with one or more process-control widgets on the browser. The method further includes polling the IDE via the proxy widget to access a debug and test infrastructure of the IDE for debug data associated with the process, and relaying the debug data associated with the process from the proxy widget to the debug widget to provide web-based integration of testing and debugging on the browser while the process is running on the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: DORIAN BIRSAN, MIHNEA GALETEANU, VLADIMIR KLICNIK, MARIYA KOSHKINA, WEN SHENG LIU, WILLIAM GERALD O'FARRELL, HUNG CHAU TRAN
  • Publication number: 20110022374
    Abstract: The illustrative embodiments described herein provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a flow model simulation. In an illustrative embodiment, annotated simulation settings are associated with a source model in response to receiving the source model. The annotated simulation settings are derived from at least one of a set of user-defined simulation settings and default simulation settings. The annotated source model is transformed into an internal domain model using a set of links that are generated using a set of link rules. The set of links maps a set of source model elements to a set of internal domain model elements of the internal domain model. Results from a simulation of the internal domain model are mapped back to the source model to identify a context for the results. Thereafter, a target view model is generated from the internal domain model. The target view model includes the results presented in the context of the source model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 27, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jay William Benayon, Pablo Daniel Irassar, Kui Yan Lau, Humie Leung, William Gerald O'Farrell, Vincent Szaloky
  • Publication number: 20100162225
    Abstract: A method for automatically propagating refactoring changes across multiple applications is disclosed herein. In one embodiment, such a method may include receiving a primary change for an artifact managed by a first application. The first application may calculate referencing changes necessitated by the primary change for artifacts managed by the first application. The first application may then generate a difference notification documenting the primary and referencing changes. This difference notification may be transmitted to a second application. The second application may analyze the difference notification to determine what refactoring changes are needed for artifacts managed by the second application. The second application may then implement the refactoring changes to the artifacts managed thereby. A corresponding apparatus and computer program product are also disclosed and claimed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2008
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei Huang, Vladimir Klicnik, Grace Hai Yan Lo, Curtis Reed Miles, William Gerald O'Farrell, Udesh Herath Senaratne
  • Publication number: 20100146011
    Abstract: Illustrative embodiments provide a computer-implemented method for a generic data model for event monitoring integration. The computer-implemented method generates monitor application descriptor data for an identified candidate, identifies a target monitor model specification associated with the identified candidate to form an identified target monitor model specification, and responsive to identifying the target monitor model specification, provides the monitor application descriptor data and the identified target monitor model specification, to a monitor model generator. The computer-implemented method further identifies application elements of the identified candidate to be monitored to form identified elements, and generates the identified monitor model for the identified elements to create a monitor-specific output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vladimir Klicnik, Grace Hai Yan Lo, Curtis Reed Miles, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Publication number: 20090125890
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for breakpoint management and reconciliation for business integration language specified programs. The system includes a business integration language development environment; debug tooling accessible through the environment; and, breakpoint management and reconciliation logic coupled to the debug tooling. The business integration language development environment includes a BPEL development environment cooperatively coupled to a BPEL engine. The debug tooling includes a script display for displaying textual portions of an embedded script; and, at least one other display selected from the group consisting of a graphical process flow display, a debug module display and a breakpoint module display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jonathan David Bennet, Jane Chi-Yan Fung, Grace Hai-Yan Lo, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Patent number: 7472378
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-readable storage for breakpoint management and reconciliation for business integration language specified programs is disclosed. The system includes a business integration language development environment including BPEL development environment cooperatively coupled to a BPEL engine; debug tooling accessible through the environment; and breakpoint management and reconciliation processor coupled to the debug tooling. The debug tooling comprises script display for displaying textual portions of script embedded in source code of a business integration language specified program, and at least one other display selected from a graphical process flow display, a debug display and a breakpoint module display. The breakpoint management and reconciliation processor manages establishing of symbolic breakpoints in the source code and reconciling corresponding breakpoints in an operable form of the source code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jonathan David Bennett, Jane Chi-Yan Fung, Grace Hai-Yan Lo, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Publication number: 20080263524
    Abstract: A state machine program is generated from a state machine. The state machine has states, transitions and events. A basic structure for the state machine program is generated. The basic structure has therein a structure that operates in non-final states. A statement is generated within the structure for detecting an event. A statement is generated within the structure for evaluating the detected event based on a current state to identify if the current state is valid for the detected event. A statement is generated within the structure for determining a next state if the current state is valid. A statement is generated within the structure for transitioning the current state to the next state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gregory D. Adams, Jonathan David Bennett, Perry Randolph Giffen, Axel Martens, William Gerald O'Farrell
  • Publication number: 20080263522
    Abstract: Software developers working on multi-language systems with various debug tools (BPEL, AE, Java, etc.) can use a common debug adaptor (CDA). The CDA implements a method of debugging in a multi-computer program language environment. The method includes registering various debug tools associated with different programming languages in the multi-computer program language environment, each one of the plurality of debug tools providing suspended threads and stack frames in response to a debug event in the multi-computer program language environment. The method can further include receiving the suspended threads and stack frames from the plurality of debug tools. The method can further include correlating the received suspended threads and stack frames under a common suspended thread; and providing the common suspended thread in a debug view. Such a method can have a number of attributes intended to assist developers facing debugging problems in multi-language systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jane Chi-Yan Fung, Grace Hai Yan Lo, William Gerald O'Farrell, Shu Xia Tan
  • Patent number: 7287246
    Abstract: In a development environment for message flows, a user defined flow may be processed into a more efficient optimized flow. However, debugging execution of the optimized flow may be confusing to the user where a correspondence between connections in the optimized flow and connections in the user defined flow are not direct. To mitigate this confusion, a connections mapping table is generated along with the optimized flow. The deploy document received by the runtime may include enough information to recreate the connections mapping table such that during debugging of the optimized flow, the user may follow the user defined flow. The use of a stack at the runtime allows a debugger to maintain awareness of previous pauses in execution caused by the placement of breakpoints on connections in the user defined flow while directing the runtime through execution of the optimized flow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Shu Xia Tan, Evangelos Mamas, William Gerald O'Farrell, Alexander Seeleman, II, Vivian Mak
  • Publication number: 20040268185
    Abstract: In a development environment for message flows, a user defined flow may be processed into a more efficient optimized flow. However, debugging execution of the optimized flow may be confusing to the user where a correspondence between connections in the optimized flow and connections in the user defined flow are not direct. To mitigate this confusion, a connections mapping table is generated along with the optimized flow. The deploy document received by the runtime may include enough information to recreate the connections mapping table such that during debugging of the optimized flow, the user may follow the user defined flow. The use of a stack at the runtime allows a debugger to maintain awareness of previous pauses in execution caused by the placement of breakpoints on connections in the user defined flow while directing the runtime through execution of the optimized flow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu Xia Tan, Evangelos Mamas, William Gerald O'Farrell, Alexander Seeleman, Vivian Mak