Patents by Inventor Jennifer Anne Larson

Jennifer Anne Larson 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 estimating installation time in a data processing system
    Patent number: 5960206
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the time needed to install software. Configuration information about the data processing system is obtained, as well as information about data needing conversion that is stored on the system. The stand-alone installation time for each portion of the software to be installed is determined and a menu of the installation options is displayed for selection. In response to the selection of options, a determination of whether the installation will be non-linear is made. Non-linear installation involves the ability to install several portions of the software simultaneously, such as in, for example, multiprocessing, multithreading, or parallel processing. In response to a presence of non-linear processing, installation time is determined for the selected options and displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Lawrence Barsness, Richard Fred Harwood, Jennifer Anne Larson
  • Method and apparatus for estimating installation time in a data processing system
    Patent number: 5805898
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating the time needed to install software. Configuration information about the data processing system is obtained, as well as information about data needing conversion that is stored on the system. The stand-alone installation time for each portion of the software to be installed is determined and a menu of the installation options is displayed for selection. In response to the selection of options, a determination of whether the installation will be non-linear is made. Non-linear installation involves the ability to install several portions of the software simultaneously, such as in, for example, multiprocessing, multithreading, or parallel processing. In response to a presence of non-linear processing, installation time is determined for the selected options and displayed to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Eric Lawrence Barsness, Richard Fred Harwood, Jennifer Anne Larson