Patents by Inventor Faisal Ansari

Faisal Ansari has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Driver installation for targeted and non-present devices
    Patent number: 8949815
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing device drivers includes requesting a device driver update set for a plurality of devices connectable to a computing device. The method also includes receiving the device driver update set, installing each driver of the device driver update set on the computing device. At least one updated driver in the update set is an updated driver for a device that is disconnected from the computing device at the time of the request. The method further includes configuring the at least one updated driver for the non-connected to activate when the device is detected by the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Henriksen Phaedrus, Faisal Ansari, Jordan Cohen, James Cavalaris, Adam Lenart, Ullattil Shaji, Rajiv Poonamalli, Sharad Goel
  • MAINTAINING KNOWN DEPENDENCIES FOR UPDATES
    Publication number: 20140359593
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for maintaining update dependencies includes receiving, at a computing device, an update set from an update service. The update set may include a dependent set including a first update having a dependency on a second update in the update set. The first and second updates are separated from the update set and installed. Upon installation, an activation condition may be applied to the first and second updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Jordan Cohen, Mark Henriksen Phaedrus, Michael Ratanapintha, Faisal Ansari, Rajiv Poonamalli, Rajasekaran Rangarajan, James Cavalaris, David J. Roth, Ullattil Shaji, Karl Hessler, Katy Kneale
  • DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR TARGETED AND NON-PRESENT DEVICES
    Publication number: 20140359592
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for managing device drivers includes requesting a device driver update set for a plurality of devices connectable to a computing device. The method also includes receiving the device driver update set, installing each driver of the device driver update set on the computing device. At least one updated driver in the update set is an updated driver for a device that is disconnected from the computing device at the time of the request. The method further includes configuring the at least one updated driver for the non-connected to activate when the device is detected by the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Mark Henriksen Phaedrus, Faisal Ansari, Jordan Cohen, James Cavalaris, Adam Lenart, Ullattil Shaji, Rajiv Poonamalli, Sharad Goel