Patents by Inventor Jamie Beth Marsnik

Jamie Beth Marsnik 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).

  • Patent number: 9117057
    Abstract: System, method and program product for identifying at least one of a multiplicity of software licenses which are not needed by an entity. Each licenses a same type of software to the entity and includes at least one condition of installation or usage of licensed software. The multiplicity of software licenses are evaluated in a first sequence based on a first order of their respective types of conditions, by determining which installations or usages of the software can be considered licensed by an initial one of the software licenses in a first sequence. Afterwards, a determination is made which installations or usages of the software which could not be considered licensed by the initial software license in the sequence can be considered licensed by a next one of the software licenses in the first sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jamie Beth Marsnik, Omkar Ashok Nalamwar, Thomas Martin Smalley
  • Patent number: 8781970
    Abstract: Computer system, computer implemented method and computer program product for determining a recommended course of action to resolve an unlicensed software installation of a type of software in a computer of a company. A determination is made as to an amount or level of use of the type of software by the company during a predetermined period of time. A determination is made if the type of software is currently installed on another computer of the company. A determination is made if the software of the unlicensed software installation can be relocated to the other computer of the company and encompassed under another existing license for the other computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Marna Jo Boomershine, Marie Buzniak, Jacque Lyne Henderlite, Jamie Beth Marsnik