Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Mackin

Kenneth J. Mackin 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: 8775788
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Publication number: 20110093570
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Publication number: 20080215867
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transiting configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Patent number: 7346766
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2008
    Assignee: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Publication number: 20040243794
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Applicant: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Patent number: 6728877
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Publication number: 20030159028
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning configuration settings among computer systems. Multiple configuration settings comprising a computer “personality” are located on a source computing system using multiple transition rules from a personality object. The computer personality includes customization choices, data files, electronic mail, system preferences, application customization choices, the network environment, browser information, etc. The configuration settings are extracted from multiple locations on the source computing system. The multiple extracted configuration settings are stored in a pre-determined transition format. The multiple extracted configuration settings are manipulated. A transition package is created from the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package includes the multiple manipulated configuration settings. The transition package is sent to a target computing system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Applicant: Tranxition Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Mackin, Gordon A. Rielly, Mark C. Chweh
  • Publication number: 20020174329
    Abstract: A method and system for automatically transitioning files among computer systems. A predetermined set of file transition rules and/or a list of selected files from a directory hierarchy on a source computing system are obtained and used to extract one or more files from one or more locations on the source computing system. The pre-determined set of file transition rules can be used for a mass transition of many different files from many different source computers and is independent of actual file systems on the source computers. The list of selected files from the directory hierarchy can be used for a single transition and is dependent on an actual file system on a source computing system. A transition package is created including the extracted files to automatically transition files. The method and system may vastly reduce file transition, configuration and deployment times when a new computing system is deployed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Richard A. Bowler, James R. Hines, Kenneth J. Mackin