Patents by Inventor Charley David Lillard

Charley David Lillard 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 system for reversible installation of software applications in a data processing system utilizing an automated archival process
    Patent number: 6430738
    Abstract: A method and system for permitting reversible installation of software applications in a data processing system which includes a processor, memory containing a first version of a selected software application and a storage system for receiving a removable storage medium. A removable storage medium which includes at least one alternate version of a selected software application is inserted into the storage system and a user is then prompted to select an alternate version of the selected software application for installation within the data processing system. The existing version of the selected software application within the data processing system is then automatically copied from memory to the removable storage medium prior to initiation of installation of the alternate version of the selected software application in response to a selection of the alternate version, such that the installation may be selectively reversed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Louis Gross, Mark Edward Hill, Gerald Damian John, Charley David Lillard, Douglas Eugene Torrens