Patents by Inventor William John Izard

William John Izard 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).

  • Feeding test metrics into an integrated development environment to aid software developers to improve code quality
    Patent number: 8146059
    Abstract: An IDE or program operable with an IDE retrieves automated test results for a code sequence. The IDE or separate program detects the code sequence during source code development in an IDE. The test results are then presented in the IDE during source code development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew James Ponsford, William John Izard
  • Presentation of items arranged in a hierarchy
    Patent number: 8020118
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention provides a computer-implemented method for presenting items in a hierarchy comprising parent items and sub-items. The method comprises the steps of: identifying one or more parent items in the hierarchy, wherein all sub-items of the identified parent items possess a particular property; and presenting the hierarchy in a manner to indicate that all sub-items of the identified parent items possess the particular property.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Internaltional Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Carl Hampton, William John Izard
  • Method and apparatus for a voice portal server
    Patent number: 8009814
    Abstract: Method, system, and computer program product for building a voice prompt menu for a collection of portlets by acquiring a list of portlets, building a voice menu comprising voice menu items to activate each of the portlets, acquiring a portlet profile containing customization information, and adapting the voice menu using the customization information in the portlet profile. The web portlet may define custom characteristics for consideration by the voice aggregator, for instance, in the positions for its menu items in the hierarchy of the voice portal menu.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dale Robinson Hewitt, William John Izard, Matthew James Ponsford, David Seager Renshaw, Samuel Jonathan Smith
  • FEEDING TEST METRICS INTO AN INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENT TO AID SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS TO IMPROVE CODE QUALITY
    Publication number: 20090158256
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program product for using test results to improve code quality are provided. An IDE or program operable with an IDE retrieves automated test results for a code sequence. The IDE or separate program detects the code sequence during source code development in an IDE. The test results are then presented in the IDE during source code development.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2007
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Inventors: Matthew James Ponsford, William John Izard