Patents by Inventor James L. Sferas

James L. Sferas 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).

  • Software code management method and apparatus
    Patent number: 7225430
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing the use of a software code by a selected application program are disclosed. The method includes detecting an instance of using the code, identifying the application program that is using the code, confirming a conflict between the code and the application, and reporting the conflict to one or more selected parties. Confirmation of the conflict may occur by using a database whose content includes a plurality of selected application programs, along with a corresponding plurality of proper software codes, such as DLL files, which are appropriate for each of the selected application programs to use. A computer workstation or networked computer system may embody the method in the form of instructions stored in a machine-accessible medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: LANDesk Software Limited
    Inventors: David A. Eatough, James L. Sferas
  • Software code management method and apparatus
    Publication number: 20030023860
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing the use of a software code by a selected application program are disclosed. The method includes detecting an instance of using the code, identifying the application program that is using the code, confirming a conflict between the code and the application, and reporting the conflict to one or more selected parties. Confirmation of the conflict may occur by using a database whose content includes a plurality of selected application programs, along with a corresponding plurality of proper software codes, such as DLL files, which are appropriate for each of the selected application programs to use. A computer workstation or networked computer system may embody the method in the form of instructions stored in a machine-accessible medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2001
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David A. Eatough, James L. Sferas