Patents by Inventor Joseph Paul Larson

Joseph Paul 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).

  • System for software distribution in a digital computer network
    Patent number: 6286041
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring digital computer software and data from one digital computer to one or more digital computers through a network of electrical connections between the two or more digital computers. An installation agent is established at each target machine and software to be transferred is placed within a software package, wherein the software package includes the software and installation commands for installing the software. The software package is transferred to each target machine and installed by alerting the installation agent that a software package has arrived and executing commands within the installation agent to send an install message to the software package, wherein the install message causes the software package to execute the installation commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Collins, III, Scott Roy Anderson, Steven J. McDowall, Charles Henry Kratsch, Joseph Paul Larson
  • System for software distribution in a digital computer network
    Patent number: 6138153
    Abstract: A system and method for transferring digital computer software and data from one digital computer to one or more digital computers through a network of electrical connections between the two or more digital computers. An installation agent is established at each target machine and software to be transferred is placed within a software package, wherein the software package includes the software and installation commands for installing the software. The software package package is transferred to each target machine and installed by alerting the installation agent that a software package has arrived and executing commands within the installation agent to send an install message to the software package, wherein the install message causes the software package to execute the installation commands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2000
    Assignee: Computer Associates Think, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Collins, III, Scott Roy Anderson, Steven James McDowall, Charles Henry Kratsch, Joseph Paul Larson
  • System for software distribution in a digital computer network
    Patent number: 5845090
    Abstract: A process of distributing software and data in a digital computer network by combining the software and data, together with programs and data known as methods, into single entities referred to as Packages, and then by using specific techniques to transmit Packages from one computer to another. The methods are operable on a Target digital computer to unpack and perform useful functions such as installing and backing out software on the Target digital computer, collecting data from the Target digital computer and forwarding it to another digital computer, or completing a system administration function on the Target digital computer. The techniques used in transmitting Packages between digital computers includes use of Agent software to transfer and activate Packages at appropriate times. The techniques also include forwarding multiple copies of Packages received on a slow network connection to one or more digital computers connected on faster network connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: Platinium Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Theodore Joseph Collins, III, Scott Roy Anderson, Steven James McDowall, Charles Henry Kratsch, Joseph Paul Larson