Patents Examined by Timothy Dunan
  • Embedding patch lists within compiled program code
    Patent number: 8924951
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with maintaining information about patches installed on a node are described. In one embodiment, a method includes, in response to installing a patch to a program, updating a list of installed patches in a computer by adding an identifier of the patch to the list of installed patches. The method also includes embedding the updated list of installed patches into compiled binary code of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2014
    Assignee: Oracle International Corporation
    Inventors: Prasad V. Bagal, Santhosh Selvaraj, Mahanteshwar Chimangala Maheshwar, Harish Nandyala