Patents by Inventor Martin Thiim

Martin Thiim 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).

  • Concurrent embedded application update and migration
    Patent number: 8935689
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer program product for updating software on an embedded computer device. According to one aspect of the present invention, a concurrent embedded application update is performed in which selected state information for one or both of an embedded virtual machine and a plurality of applets on an embedded computer device is securely exported to a host computer device. After software updates have been installed, the selected state information can be restored on the embedded computer device from which it was exported and/or it can be migrated to a second embedded computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David H. Evans, David W. Glass, Martin Thiim, Tamas Visegrady
  • CONCURRENT EMBEDDED APPLICATION UPDATE AND MIGRATION
    Publication number: 20140047427
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system, method, and computer program product for updating software on an embedded computer device. According to one aspect of the present invention, a concurrent embedded application update is performed in which selected state information for one or both of an embedded virtual machine and a plurality of applets on an embedded computer device is securely exported to a host computer device. After software updates have been installed, the selected state information can be restored on the embedded computer device from which it was exported and/or it can be migrated to a second embedded computer device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David H. Evans, David W. Glass, Martin Thiim, Tamas Visegrady