Tool for visualizing software architecture
US8065658B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 7, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 22, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An automated tool for partitioning the source code of a software system at heuristic architectural boundaries identified by a bug-reporting process, and for representing the architecture of the software system as a set of visual attributes without constraining the representation to any particular predefined architectural style. The attributes are visualized applying multi-dimensional mapping techniques to software components to generate visual maps of the relationships and interactions among software components that cannot be easily understood or assimilated in a non-graphical form.
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