Patents by Inventor Michael Sciacqua

Michael Sciacqua 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 collecting information about applications on a computer system
    Patent number: 7529775
    Abstract: A standard reporting schema to represent applications and other information on a computer in a hierarchical manner, such as via an XML (extensible markup language) file. An agent or engine is provided to inventory a computer for installed applications or services and to output a report, or log file, conforming to the schema standard. A calculation may be performed on a subset of attributes stored in the log file for an application or a service so as generate a signature representing the subset. The signature may be stored with the log file, and may be accessed quickly in a database to determine whether or not the application is a particular application, or, if more particular resources are defined, to determine more specific information, such as whether the application is a particular version or run of the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Bluvshteyn, Michael Sciacqua, Donald J. Munsil, Corneliu Lupu, Maoni Stephens, Mark S. Carroll, Steven S. Heinz
  • Agent for collecting information about installed programs on a computer system
    Publication number: 20050160421
    Abstract: A standard reporting schema to represent applications and other information on a computer in a hierarchical manner, such as via an XML (extensible markup language) file. An agent or engine is provided to inventory a computer for installed applications or services and to output a report, or log file, conforming to the schema standard. A calculation may be performed on a subset of attributes stored in the log file for an application or a service so as generate a signature representing the subset. The signature may be stored with the log file, and may be accessed quickly in a database to determine whether or not the application is a particular application, or, if more particular resources are defined, to determine more specific information, such as whether the application is a particular version or run of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2005
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Bluvshteyn, Michael Sciacqua, Donald Munsil, Corneliu Lupu, Maoni Stephens, Mark Carroll, Steven Heinz
  • Method and system for collecting information about applications on a computer system
    Publication number: 20050044057
    Abstract: A standard reporting schema to represent applications and other information on a computer in a hierarchical manner, such as via an XML (extensible markup language) file. An agent or engine is provided to inventory a computer for installed applications or services and to output a report, or log file, conforming to the schema standard. A calculation may be performed on a subset of attributes stored in the log file for an application or a service so as generate a signature representing the subset. The signature may be stored with the log file, and may be accessed quickly in a database to determine whether or not the application is a particular application, or, if more particular resources are defined, to determine more specific information, such as whether the application is a particular version or run of the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2003
    Publication date: February 24, 2005
    Applicant: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Vadim Bluvshteyn, Michael Sciacqua, Donald Munsil, Corneliu Lupu, Maoni Stephens, Mark Carroll, Steven Heinz