IBM Receives Patent for Evidentiary Enrichment of Traceability Links

IBM has been assigned a patent for "evidentiary enrichment of traceability links between software specification requirements." This patent, developed by Bikram Sengupta, Vibha S Sinha, and Satish Chandra, allows for the determination of a likelihood that a second specification requirement changes due to a first specification requirement, as well as the degree of change of the second specification requirement. This patent has significant implications for software development and quality assurance processes.

Key Takeaways:

• The patent (7,908,583) was developed by Bikram Sengupta, Vibha S Sinha, and Satish Chandra.
• The patent application was filed on December 29, 2005, as (11/321,673).
• The patent describes a method for evidentially enriching traceability links between software specification requirements.
• A traceability link is used to indicate that a second specification requirement is dependent to some degree on a first specification requirement.
• A likelihood that the second specification requirement changes due to the first specification requirement is determined.
• A degree of change of the second specification requirement due to the first specification requirement is also determined.
• The patent has significant implications for software development and quality assurance processes.
• The patent provides a method for determining the likelihood and degree of change of software specification requirements.

Statistics:

• Patent number: 7,908,583.
• Patent application number: 11/321,673.
• Filing date: December 29, 2005.
• Patent author: Bikram Sengupta, Vibha S Sinha, and Satish Chandra.

Sources:

• United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) patent abstract
• USPTO patent application (11/321,673)
• IBM news release (date not specified)

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