Patents by Inventor Kory V. Gill

Kory V. Gill 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: 7313792
    Abstract: A system and method for improved software servicing by installation of an updated version is provided. Using branch versioning techniques that support multi-branch development and release versioning techniques that support multi-version development, an update package may include updated files for each branch or release version. The least possible version from the update package may be installed to minimize the risk for potential software bugs introduced by the high frequency of changes made to a higher version. Additionally, any fix installed on a target machine running a particular version may be migrated when updating the target machine to a new version without losing the fix and regressing the change. Such an update may be uninstalled by reverse migration of any fixes before uninstalling files from the version update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Garret J. Buban, Kory V. Gill, Manojkumar Haridas Shende, James A. Holmes, Michael V. Sliger, William R. Tipton