Patents by Inventor Lui Tang

Lui Tang 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).

  • Switching between multiple versions of a software program
    Patent number: 7865441
    Abstract: A mechanism for switching between multiple copies of a software program on a computer system is provided. The mechanism includes detecting a plurality of copies of the software program on a computer system, receiving input selecting one of the detected plurality of copies of the software program to be a default copy, and determining whether the selected copy of the software program is a current default copy on the computer system. If the selected copy of the software program is not the current default copy on the computer system then, the mechanism further includes demoting the current default copy to be an alternate copy, and promoting the selected copy of the software program to be a next current default copy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Emad Boctor, Andrew W. Hilden, Lui Tang
  • Method and apparatus for switching between multiple versions of a software program
    Publication number: 20070208667
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for switching between multiple copies of a software program on a computer system are provided. The method includes detecting a plurality of copies of the software program on a computer system, receiving input selecting one of the detected plurality of copies of the software program to be a default copy, and determining whether the selected copy of the software program is a current default copy on the computer system. If the selected copy of the software program is not the current default copy on the computer system then, the method further includes demoting the current default copy to be an alternate copy, and promoting the selected copy of the software program to be a next current default copy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Emad Boctor, Andrew Hilden, Lui Tang