Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lee Havens

Jeffrey Lee Havens 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).

  • Patent number: 8533701
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for updating a component utilized by an application within a distributed computing environment. An inventory of components relied on by applications within a distributed computing environment is created and maintained to facilitate identifying applications utilizing a particular component. A determination is made from the inventory of applications that utilize the particular component. An indication is received that an update is available for the particular component. An application image for an application utilizing the particular component is booted in an isolated computing environment to allow the component to be updated. A new image of the application is created to reflect the updated component. A user, such as a developer, of the application may be notified that the new image is available for future instantiations of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Yousef A. Khalidi, Jeffrey Lee Havens
  • Publication number: 20110225574
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for updating a component utilized by an application within a distributed computing environment. An inventory of components relied on by applications within a distributed computing environment is created and maintained to facilitate identifying applications utilizing a particular component. A determination is made from the inventory of applications that utilize the particular component. An indication is received that an update is available for the particular component. An application image for an application utilizing the particular component is booted in an isolated computing environment to allow the component to be updated. A new image of the application is created to reflect the updated component. A user, such as a developer, of the application may be notified that the new image is available for future instantiations of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yousef A. Khalidi, Jeffrey Lee Havens