Patents by Inventor Gangadharapalli Sridhar

Gangadharapalli Sridhar 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).

  • System and method for maximizing software package license utilization
    Patent number: 7831457
    Abstract: Enterprises procure a large number of licenses of a large number of software packages. Software package inventory is one of the high cost items in these enterprises. It is necessary to contain this recurring expenditure on software packages by optimally utilizing the procured licenses. Disclosed is a system and method for maximizing software package license utilization. The system includes components for enabling managers of an enterprise to describe their need for software packages in project plans and users to use the software packages based on such plans. Further, the system also manages unplanned demands to use software packages and maintains a near-optimal inventory of licenses of software packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2010
    Assignee: Satyam Computer Services Limited of Mayfair Center
    Inventors: Sridhar Varadarajan, Gangadharapalli Sridhar, Korrapati Kalyana Rao