ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,475,023, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to Business Objects Software Ltd. (Dublin).

"Continuous development and delivery system" was invented by Mohamed Badreddine Aouad (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for a continuous software development and delivery system. Currently, the software development and delivery process is complicated and time consuming. The process requires multiple checkpoints and human intervention to ensure that software updates do not cause errors in the existing software when implemented. Coordination throughout the development...