Patents by Inventor Caryn L. Woodruff

Caryn L. Woodruff 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).

  • Software license and installation process management within an organization
    Patent number: 11170074
    Abstract: A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Miriam R. Ashton, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Jacqueline Sveda, Caryn L. Woodruff
  • SOFTWARE LICENSE AND INSTALLATION PROCESS MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION
    Publication number: 20160232333
    Abstract: A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Miriam R. Ashton, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Jacqueline Sveda, Caryn L. Woodruff
  • Software license and installation process management within an organization
    Patent number: 9342825
    Abstract: A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Miriam R. Ashton, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Jacqueline Sveda, Caryn L. Woodruff
  • SOFTWARE LICENSE AND INSTALLATION PROCESS MANAGEMENT WITHIN AN ORGANIZATION
    Publication number: 20110307958
    Abstract: A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Miriam R. Ashton, Randy S. Johnson, Tedrick N. Northway, Jacqueline Sveda, Caryn L. Woodruff