An employee of Company A writes software code and as part of her job she wrote the code that provides for a simpler, more user-friendly way for consumers to enter their shipping details and credit card info on Company A's website and retain that data for later one-click shopping visits to the website. She quits her job and starts working at Company B, whose products do not compete with Company A's products, and volunteers that she can improve Company B's website functionality in the same way. She had on her personal computer the code that she wrote for Company A because she was on work-from-home status when she prepared it, and she uses it again to improve Company B's website. 

Explain whether Company A's intellectual property rights have been infringed by Company B incorporating this code in their website's operation.

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