Patents by Inventor Heng-Ming Fu

Heng-Ming Fu 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).

  • Viral updating of software based on neighbor software information
    Patent number: 8429642
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for virally updating software in a networked computer including performing neighbor computer discovery using the networked computer to ascertain neighbor computers and ascertaining, using the networked computer, whether any of the neighbor computers possesses an update package configured for updating the software. If a neighbor computer of the neighbor computers possesses the update package, the method includes retrieving the update package to the networked computer and updating the software in the networked computer using the update package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: Trend Micro Incorporated
    Inventors: Wen-Hao Cheng, Jul-Li Chiu, Chien-Liang Wang, Heng-Ming Fu