Patents by Inventor Manoj Panda

Manoj Panda 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).

  • Method and system for upgrading software or firmware by using drag and drop mechanism
    Patent number: 8352934
    Abstract: The invention relates to upgrading software or firmware in a network. The invention simplify the process of upgrading the software or firmware by using a drag and drop mechanism. Accordingly, with the help of a user-friendly GUI, a user initiates the process of upgrading by dragging and dropping a software icon onto a device icon. The software icon may represent the software to be used for upgrading and the device icon may represent a network device including the software or firmware that is to be upgraded. A set of checks is performed during the process of upgrading. The set of checks includes checking the compatibility of the software used for upgrading with the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Amol Borole, Jean-Francois Vincent, Manoj Panda
  • Method and system for upgrading software or firmware by using drag and drop mechanism
    Patent number: 7979854
    Abstract: The invention relates to upgrading software or firmware in a network. The invention simplify the process of upgrading the software or firmware by using a drag and drop mechanism. Accordingly, with the help of a user-friendly GUI, a user initiates the process of upgrading by dragging and dropping a software icon onto a device icon. The software icon may represent the software to be used for upgrading and the device icon may represent a network device including the software or firmware that is to be upgraded. A set of checks is performed during the process of upgrading. The set of checks includes checking the compatibility of the software used for upgrading with the network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Amol Borole, Jean-Francois Vincent, Manoj Panda