Patents by Inventor Hans P. Jerkewitz

Hans P. Jerkewitz 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).

  • Method, apparatus, and program for updating a java archive to encode a file system delta
    Patent number: 7136878
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for extending a Java archive file to include additional information that describes the contents of the archive as update information. A program is provided for determining differences between an initial file system tree and a final file system tree and encoding those differences into entries in a Java archive file. An extractor class is included in the Java archive file and named as the main class. The Java archive file may be transported to a site that needs a file system update. The Java archive file may be executed in a Java runtime environment to update a target file system. The extractor class is executed to decode and effectuate the difference entries in the archive file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nabeel W. Abdallah, Thomas F. Bitonti, Hans P. Jerkewitz
  • Method, apparatus, and program for using a Java archive to encode a file system delta
    Patent number: 6999976
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for extending a Java archive file to include additional information that describes the contents of the archive as update information. A program is provided for determining differences between an initial file system tree and a final file system tree and encoding those differences into entries in a Java archive file. An extractor class is included in the Java archive file and named as the main class. The Java archive file may be transported to a site that needs a file system update. The Java archive file may be executed in a Java runtime environment to update a target file system. The extractor class is executed to decode and effectuate the difference entries in the archive file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nabeel W. Abdallah, Thomas F. Bitonti, Hans P. Jerkewitz
  • Method, apparatus, and program for using a Java archive to encode a file system delta
    Publication number: 20030225795
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for extending a Java archive file to include additional information that describes the contents of the archive as update information. A program is provided for determining differences between an initial file system tree and a final file system tree and encoding those differences into entries in a Java archive file. An extractor class is included in the Java archive file and named as the main class. The Java archive file may be transported to a site that needs a file system update. The Java archive file may be executed in a Java runtime environment to update a target file system. The extractor class is executed to decode and effectuate the difference entries in the archive file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Nebeel W. Abdallah, Thomas F. Bitonti, Hans P. Jerkewitz