Object-Oriented Design Patterns for Detailed Design

This paper discusses the use of design patterns during the transition phase from analysis to design of object-oriented systems. Pattern mining, which is the process of finding and documenting design patterns, usually takes place during or after the development of a software system. This paper introduces several new design patterns that were discovered through the experience of teaching object-oriented analysis and design in both industry and academia. These are low level design patterns that can be used in almost every application. Finally, a tool will be proposed to automate the application of these patterns when creating a detailed design model.