Patents by Inventor Frank J. Zakrajsek

Frank J. Zakrajsek 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).

  • User interface for specifying desired configurations
    Patent number: 7698543
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank J. Zakrajsek, Roberta McAlpine
  • Distributed monitoring of desired configurations using rules
    Patent number: 7506143
    Abstract: A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each computing device that is to have its configuration monitored. The DCM document specifies configuration settings to be monitored along with rules that specify how to determine whether a configuration setting is correct. Each computing device may include a comparison engine that inputs the DCM document and applies the rules of the DCM document to determine which configuration settings of the computing device are not in compliance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Edhi Sarwono, Frank J. Zakrajsek, Gregory P. Gicewicz, Roberta McAlpine