Patents by Inventor David Keith Lawrence

David Keith Lawrence 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).

  • System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product
    Patent number: 8468328
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING COMPATIBILITY OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT WITH A SOFTWARE PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20100100772
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: RED HAT, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods
  • System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product
    Patent number: 7640423
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods