Patents by Inventor Alan W. Willett

Alan W. Willett 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).

  • Process for configuration management
    Patent number: 5499357
    Abstract: In a process for ensuring compatibility of components in a system, system components are defined and relationships between two or more system components identified. From relationships between components, inter-relationships between these identified relationships and possibly other components are determined. By validating integrity of either or both of the identified relationship and determined inter-relationship and, based on a validating result, ensuring integrity of the identified relationship or determined inter-relationship, compatibility of the components in the system is ensured. This process is particularly useful in eliminating incompatibilities between resident and migrational software in an automated computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 12, 1996
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Atashi C. Sonty, Jose A. Faria, Alan W. Willett, Kim P. Ciulla, Christopher Comparetta, Jack T. Latone