Patents by Inventor Alan R. Morin

Alan R. Morin 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).

  • System and method to automate the management of computer services and programmable devices
    Patent number: 7065740
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to automate the deployment, provisioning, and management of a programmable device for the life cycle states of the programmable device is presented. The system includes an automation interface for a developer to develop modules to aid in the automation of the deployment, provisioning, and management of the programmable device and for a user to direct the system to enter into a state of the life cycle. A controller moves the programmable device into states of the life cycle in response to triggering events occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: W. Jeff Westerinen, James R. Benton, Mukesh Karki, Alan R. Morin, Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Thomas C. Phillips, Kartik N. Raghavan, Paul Sutton, Curt Steeb
  • System and method to automate the management of computer services and programmable devices
    Publication number: 20030041131
    Abstract: An apparatus and method to automate the deployment, provisioning, and management of a programmable device for the life cycle states of the programmable device is presented. The system includes an automation interface for a developer to develop modules to aid in the automation of the deployment, provisioning, and management of the programmable device and for a user to direct the system to enter into a state of the life cycle. A controller moves the programmable device into states of the life cycle in response to triggering events occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: W. Jeff Westerinen, James R. Benton, Mukesh Karki, Alan R. Morin, Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Thomas C. Phillips, Kartik N. Raghavan, Paul Sutton, Curt Steeb