US 12,287,725 B1
Apparatus and methods for generating a technical debt management and data management machine
Praveen Kosgi, Aldie, VA (US); and Venkatapathi R. Puvvada, Reston, VA (US)
Assigned to NETIMPACT STRATEGIES, INC., Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed by NetImpact Strategies, Inc., Falls Church, VA (US)
Filed on Dec. 20, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/991,123.
Application 18/991,123 is a continuation of application No. 18/757,455, filed on Jun. 27, 2024, granted, now 12,197,313.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 11/3668 (2025.01)
CPC G06F 11/3676 (2013.01) 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium, comprising processor-executable instructions stored thereon configured to cause a processor to:
compare, by the processor and by automatically scanning using a rule engine, information in at least a portion of an object in a software platform to a rule to identify a violation of the rule,
wherein:
the rule describes at least one information characteristic whose presence in an object being scanned indicates technical debt and results in the violation of the rule; and
the rule describes an amount that a technical debt score must be changed for the violation of the rule;
change, responsive to the violation of the rule, the technical debt score by the amount the technical debt score must be changed for the violation of the rule; and
display, by a user display device and via a user interface, the technical debt score.