Patents by Inventor Adrainus Schuur

Adrainus Schuur 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).

  • Request based automation of software installation, customization and activation
    Patent number: 6715144
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for request based installation, customization and activation of software products on a computer system by means of a setup infrastructure (20) for coordinating the process phases. A plurality of exploiter plug-ins (24) are provided, each assigned to a program product already installed in the computer system or a program product to be installed. The exploiter plug-ins are used by the setup infrastructure for indicating a program package description and program product description and for providing customization dialogs and support to instantiate and activate the program to be installed. Bind supporter plug-ins (23) are assigned to selected ones of the program products and used for supporting the binding procedure by providing bind services to the setup infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Daynes, Norbert Lenz, Adrainus Schuur
  • Request based automation of software installation, customization and activation
    Publication number: 20020013939
    Abstract: The invention relates to a system and method for request based installation, customization and activation of software products on a computer system by means of a setup infrastructure (20) for coordinating the process phases. A plurality of exploiter plug-ins (24) are provided, each assigned to a program product already installed in the computer system or a program product to be installed. The exploiter plug-ins are used by the setup infrastructure for indicating a program package description and program product description and for providing customization dialogs and support to instantiate and activate the program to be installed. Bind supporter plug-ins (23) are assigned to selected ones of the program products and used for supporting the binding procedure by providing bind services to the setup infrastructure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2000
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Daynes, Norbert Lenz, Adrainus Schuur