Patents by Inventor Marc A. Kukura

Marc A. Kukura 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).

  • Scheduling of a file download and search for updates
    Patent number: 9817650
    Abstract: An agent software application for controlling distribution of files and managing updates to files. The agent automatically downloads files upon request by a user and can download a file in multiple portions by tracking received byte numbers. The agent searches for updates to files by using application signatures to uniquely identify files stored on a user's machine and transmitting the application signatures to a server storing the updates. The user can set parameters related to control of the downloading and searching for file updates, including scheduling of downloads for selected files and scheduling of automatic searching for updates on a periodic basis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Digital River, Inc.
    Inventors: Joel A. Ronning, Kelly J. Wical, Marc A. Kukura
  • Scheduling of a File Download and Search for Updates
    Publication number: 20120216182
    Abstract: An agent software application for controlling distribution of files and managing updates to files. The agent automatically downloads files upon request by a user and can download a file in multiple portions by tracking received byte numbers. The agent searches for updates to files by using application signatures to uniquely identify files stored on a user's machine and transmitting the application signatures to a server storing the updates. The user can set parameters related to control of the downloading and searching for file updates, including scheduling of downloads for selected files and scheduling of automatic searching for updates on a periodic basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: DIGITAL RIVER, INC.
    Inventors: Joel A. Ronning, Kelly J. Wical, Marc A. Kukura
  • Apparatus and method for using application signatures for the identification of files
    Publication number: 20030212992
    Abstract: An agent software application for controlling distribution of files and managing updates to files. The agent automatically downloads files upon request by a user and can download a file in multiple portions by tracking received byte numbers. The agent searches for updates to files by using application signatures to uniquely identify files stored on a user's machine and transmitting the application signatures to a server storing the updates. The user can set parameters related to control of the downloading and searching for file updates, including scheduling of downloads for selected files and scheduling of automatic searching for updates on a periodic basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Publication date: November 13, 2003
    Inventors: Joel A. Ronning, Kelly J. Wical, Marc A. Kukura
  • Apparatus and method for scheduling of search for updates or downloads of a file
    Publication number: 20030195974
    Abstract: An agent software application for controlling distribution of files and managing updates to files. The agent automatically downloads files upon request by a user and can download a file in multiple portions by tracking received byte numbers. The agent searches for updates to files by using application signatures to uniquely identify files stored on a user's machine and transmitting the application signatures to a server storing the updates. The user can set parameters related to control of the downloading and searching for file updates, including scheduling of downloads for selected files and scheduling of automatic searching for updates on a periodic basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Inventors: Joel A. Ronning, Kelly J. Wical, Marc A. Kukura