Patents by Inventor Philip C. Nestoryak

Philip C. Nestoryak 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 and system for installing a software platform onto a computer system
    Patent number: 7500238
    Abstract: A method and system for loading a software platform onto a computer system is provided. The method and system allow a user to designate a target computer system by entering computer model and submodel identifiers, and to select a particular software platform. A control file pertaining to the selected software platform is then located and queried to identify an entry in the control file having computer model identifiers and submodel identifiers that match the entered identifiers. If a match is established, support data from the identified entry is displayed. Based upon the support data, a boot disk can be created and the selected software platform can loaded onto the designated computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Philip C. Nestoryak
  • Method and system for loading a software platform onto a computer system
    Publication number: 20030041236
    Abstract: A method and system for loading a software platform onto a computer system is provided. The method and system allow a user to designate a target computer system by entering computer model and submodel identifiers, and to select a particular software platform. A control file pertaining to the selected software platform is then located and queried to identify an entry in the control file having computer model identifiers and submodel identifiers that match the entered identifiers. If a match is established, support data from the identified entry is displayed. Based upon the support data, a boot disk can be created and the selected software platform can loaded onto the designated computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Philip C. Nestoryak