Patents by Inventor Diane E. Olson

Diane E. Olson 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).

  • Dynamically resolving fix groups for managing multiple releases of multiple products on multiple systems
    Patent number: 8533702
    Abstract: The present invention generally is directed to a method, system and article of manufacture for managing software fixes for a software product in a computer system. The method comprises: for each of a plurality of software fixes for a corresponding software product, determining whether the corresponding software product is installed on the computer system; if the corresponding software product is installed, then determining whether the each one of the plurality of software fixes is installed in the computer system; and if the each one of the plurality of software fixes is installed, then setting a status value to reflect that the plurality of software fixes is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Barbara A. Ballard, George F. DeStefano, Ronald J. Haugen, Gregory R. Hintermeister, Brian R. Lucier, Diane E. Olson, Ellen B. Streifel, Gary John Vanselow, Jeffrey D. Waldbillig
  • Dynamically resolving fix groups for managing multiple releases of multiple products on multiple systems
    Publication number: 20040003387
    Abstract: The present invention generally is directed to a method, system and article of manufacture for managing software fixes for a software product in a computer system. The method comprises: for each of a plurality of software fixes for a corresponding software product, determining whether the corresponding software product is installed on the computer system; if the corresponding software product is installed, then determining whether the each one of the plurality of software fixes is installed in the computer system; and if the each one of the plurality of software fixes is installed, then setting a status value to reflect that the plurality of software fixes is installed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2002
    Publication date: January 1, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Barbara A. Ballard, George F. DeStefano, Ronald J. Haugen, Gregory R. Hintermeister, Brian R. Lucier, Diane E. Olson, Ellen B. Streifel, Gary John Vanselow, Jeffrey D. Waldbillig