Patents by Inventor James E. Favre

James E. Favre 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).

  • Installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Patent number: 8250568
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Installing and Upgrading an Application in a Computer System
    Publication number: 20090037897
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Method and apparatus for installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Patent number: 7458074
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machiens Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, III, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson
  • Method and apparatus for installing and upgrading an application in a computer system
    Publication number: 20020144249
    Abstract: A method of distributing and executing upgrade/installation instructions as data objects. These instructions can then be completed automatically requesting user interaction only when required. This method would allow someone with little knowledge of the application and/or internal implementation of said application to perform an upgrade to the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2001
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Samuel Daniel Dull, James E. Favre, Shawn Michael Hanson