Quantifying the impact of software code reuse

US12367040B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. · US
• AT&T Global Network Services Belgium Luxembourg SPRI. · BE

Inventors

• Richard C. Williams · Pittsford, US
• Christophe Closset · Ampsin, BE
• Lynn Fuhrmann · Holden, US
• Catherine Lefevre · Corroy-Le-Château, BE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 30, 2022
• Grant date: Jul 22, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 22, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F8/36
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for automated quantification of the impact of software code reuse are disclosed. A method performed by a processing system including at least one processor includes estimating an amount of a piece of source code that comprises reused code, estimating a resource cost associated with a development of the piece of source code, estimating an amount of resources saved by using the reused code in the piece of source code, based on the resource cost and the amount of the piece of source code that comprises the reused code, and initiating a modification to the piece of source code in response to the amount of resources saved.