Patents by Inventor Kevin B. Ambrose

Kevin B. Ambrose 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).

  • Client call service
    Patent number: 8213038
    Abstract: Providing access to an application is provided. An operating system is identified on a client in response to receiving a request for access to the application from the client. An appropriate version of the application for the client is selected in response to identifying the operating system. The files required on the client are sent for execution of the appropriate version of the application to the client. A billing process is initiated to identify an amount time during which the appropriate version of the application is used on the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ambrose
  • Method and Apparatus for a Client Call Service
    Publication number: 20080271011
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for providing access to an application. An operating system is identified on the client responsive to receiving a request for access to the application from a client. An appropriate version of the application for the client is selected in response to identifying the operating system. The files required on the client are sent for execution of the appropriate version of the application to the client. A billing process is initiated to identify an amount time during which the appropriate version of the application is used on the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ambrose
  • Method and apparatus for a client call service
    Patent number: 7426056
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions for providing access to an application. An operating system is identified on the client responsive to receiving a request for access to the application from a client. An appropriate version of the application for the client is selected in response to identifying the operating system. The files required on the client are sent for execution of the appropriate version of the application to the client. A billing process is initiated to identify an amount time during which the appropriate version of the application is used on the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Kevin B. Ambrose