Patents by Inventor Robert Kent McNeill

Robert Kent McNeill 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 for providing precise cumulative updates and fixes to a software product
    Patent number: 6610103
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing information to a user on modifications made to a base software product with a program temporary fix. The program temporary fix is applied to the base software product. The program temporary fix includes informational text describing how the program temporary fix modifies the base software product. The informational text included with the program temporary fix is applied to informational text provided with the base software product to generate cumulative informational text. The cumulative informational text describes the base software product as modified by the program temporary fix. The cumulative informational text may be accessed and presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John Robert Ehrman, Robert Kent McNeill
  • METHOD FOR PROVIDING PRECISE CUMULATIVE UPDATES AND FIXES TO A SOFTWARE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20010056441
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for providing information to a user on modifications made to a base software product with a program temporary fix. The program temporary fix is applied to the base software product. The program temporary fix includes informational text describing how the program temporary fix modifies the base software product. The informational text included with the program temporary fix is applied to informational text provided with the base software product to generate cumulative informational text. The cumulative informational text describes the base software product as modified by the program temporary fix. The cumulative informational text may be accessed and presented to the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 1998
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: JOHN ROBERT EHRMAN, ROBERT KENT MCNEILL