Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database design – Data structure types
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-28
2008-12-09
Rones, Charles (Department: 2164)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database design
Data structure types
C714S001000, C714S038110
Reexamination Certificate
active
07464119
ABSTRACT:
A computer automated system for measuring software reliability is provided. The system comprises a data store including mean-time-between-failure and mean-time-to-repair metrics for applications and an analysis component. The analysis component determines a reliability index for an application and generates a report associating the reliability index with the application. The reliability index is determined based on dividing the mean-time-between-failure of the application by the mean-time-to-repair of the application. An embodiment of the computer automated system further includes a maintenance financial index that is used to evaluate the development plan, where the maintenance financial index is based on the product of the reliability index multiplied by a delivery rate metric. The delivery rate metric is proportional to a software size metric and inversely proportional to a software development effort metric.
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Akram Abdul G.
Hoff George W.
Matson Jerry F.
Choi Yuk Ting
Rones Charles
Sprint Communications Company L.P.
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