Patents by Inventor Jason E. Robarts

Jason E. Robarts 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).

  • Method and apparatus for managing resource access in configuring a plurality of computers
    Patent number: 7346767
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for configuring a plurality of computers, each of which requires interaction with at least one resource to advance a configuration state of the computer. A request for access to a resource may be received from at least one of the computers, and a resource needed may be determined. An availability of the resource needed may be determined, and the computer instructed to interact with the resource if the resource is available. If the resource is not available, the computer may be caused to not interact with the resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Richard D. Chinn, Jason E. Robarts, Jeromy S. Statia, William D. Wasserstrum