Patents by Inventor Catherine Howe

Catherine Howe 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 and apparatus for performing automatable software upgrades using a lightweight serviceless install agent
    Patent number: 9038056
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product for performing automatic enterprise software upgrades is presented. An install agent application of a target system authorizes a centralized controller to securely communicate with the target system. The install agent downloads an upgrade for an enterprise software application installed on said target system from the centralized controller and executes the upgrade for an enterprise software application installed on the target system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: AVAYA INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Wong, Kevin Freeman, Catherine Howe, Wayne Wong, Bill McCarty