Patents by Inventor Robert U. Friedman

Robert U. Friedman 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).

  • Conveyance of configuration information in a network
    Patent number: 9397885
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a user of a client device accesses an authentication server to retrieve configuration information. The user belongs to an organization that receives services from a third party service provider. The client device forwards the configuration information to a server controlled by the third party service provider. The server maintained by the third party service provider provides access to services, resources, data, etc., depending on the configuration information forwarded by the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: Apperian, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert U Friedman, Shawn P. Craver, Glenn R. Martin
  • PROCESSING, MODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION OF INSTALLATION PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20150007166
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a customization engine receives a default installation package. The installation package supports installation of a respective application to a computing device. The customization engine further receives a set of rules indicating at least one alteration to be applied to the received installation package to transform the received installation package into a customized installation package. The customization engine further receives a set of data to be applied according to the rules. The customization engine modifies the received default installation package in accordance with the set of rules and supplied data to produce the customized installation package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Robert U. Friedman, Cimarron Buser
  • Processing, modification, distribution of installation packages
    Patent number: 8850424
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a customization engine receives a default installation package. The installation package supports installation of a respective application to a computing device. The customization engine further receives a set of rules indicating at least one alteration to be applied to the received installation package to transform the received installation package into a customized installation package. The customization engine further receives a set of data to be applied according to the rules. The customization engine modifies the received default installation package in accordance with the set of rules and supplied data to produce the customized installation package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Apperian, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert U Friedman, Cimarron Buser
  • CONVEYANCE OF CONFIGURATION INFORMATION IN A NETWORK
    Publication number: 20130080636
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a user of a client device accesses an authentication server to retrieve configuration information. The user belongs to an organization that receives services from a third party service provider. The client device forwards the configuration information to a server controlled by the third party service provider. The server maintained by the third party service provider provides access to services, resources, data, etc., depending on the configuration information forwarded by the client device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Robert U. Friedman, Shawn P. Craver, Glenn R. Martin
  • PROCESSING, MODIFICATION, DISTRIBUTION OF INSTALLATION PACKAGES
    Publication number: 20120284704
    Abstract: According to example configurations, a customization engine receives a default installation package. The installation package supports installation of a respective application to a computing device. The customization engine further receives a set of rules indicating at least one alteration to be applied to the received installation package to transform the received installation package into a customized installation package. The customization engine further receives a set of data to be applied according to the rules. The customization engine modifies the received default installation package in accordance with the set of rules and supplied data to produce the customized installation package.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Inventors: Robert U. Friedman, Cimarron Buser