Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Kittridge Janvrin

Jeffrey Kittridge Janvrin 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 creating alternate boot environments in a computer
    Patent number: 5922072
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for version migration and fallback of software components in a computer system. The invention creates alternate boot environments that preserve the state of all original software components on a system before performing a software upgrade. The invention virtually eliminates the risks of migrating to upgraded system because users can quickly fall back to a previous operating environment, without extended downtime during and after upgrades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Wayne Leslie Hutchinson, Gary Lee Boggs, David Neal Brinkman, Jeffrey Kittridge Janvrin