Patents by Inventor Andrew E. Claiborne

Andrew E. Claiborne 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).

  • Method, apparatus and means for silently customizing software within a multi-platform environment
    Patent number: 7100159
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and means for silently customizing software within a multi-platform environment. A software grouping is copied from a control server to a software source server and de-serialized. The software grouping is customized by the control server passing user information to the software source server, where the information is then stored in a response file inside of the software grouping. The response file is then used to remotely customize the installation of the software grouping on workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Andrew E. Claiborne
  • Diagnostic tool for a plurality of networked computers with incident escalator and relocation of information to another computer
    Patent number: 7051320
    Abstract: In an enterprise having multiple computers with differing systems, atribute information including contact information and host information is first installed on the computers in a system independent manner. Then this information is adjusted in accordance with the perticular system on each computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Andrew E. Claiborne
  • Method, apparatus and means for silently customizing software within a multi-platform environment
    Publication number: 20040088698
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and means for silently customizing software within a multi-platform environment. A software grouping is copied from a control server to a software source server and de-serialized. The software grouping is customized by the control server passing user information to the software source server, where the information is then stored in a response file inside of the software grouping. The response file is then used to remotely customize the installation of the software grouping on workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventor: Andrew E. Claiborne
  • System independent attribute configuration
    Publication number: 20040039799
    Abstract: In an enterprise having multiple computers with differing systems, atribute information including contact information and host information is first installed on the computers in a system independent manner. Then this information is adjusted in accordance with the perticular system on each computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventor: Andrew E. Claiborne