Patents by Inventor Grace-Ann C. Wu

Grace-Ann C. Wu 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 determining whether a software package conforms to packaging rules and requirements
    Patent number: 5617533
    Abstract: A system and method for auditing software packages in a multi-release environment is provided. The audit system reads one or more external files that specify which packaging rules apply to a particular target software package. The audit system also reads package information files of the target software package. The package information files specify the form and content of the target software package. The audit system analyzes the information contained in the package information files to determine whether the target software package conforms with the specified packaging rules. The packaging rules may include rules relating to conflicts between software packages. Under these circumstances, the audit system retrieves information about the software packages against which the target software package is to be compared before performing the audit. The audit system may compare the target software package against another software package, or against a database which contains information about numerous other packages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 1, 1997
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Grace-Ann C. Wu, Mark B. McCall, Ella Raney, Overcomer Wu