Patents by Inventor Mike Kruse

Mike Kruse 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).

  • Methods and systems to dynamically configure computing apparatuses
    Patent number: 7802082
    Abstract: Methods and systems to dynamically configure computing apparatuses, such as desktop computers and portable computing devices, are disclosed. Embodiments generally comprise configuration systems that communicate with the computing apparatuses, retrieve hardware and/or software information from the apparatuses, and use the information to configure and/or load software onto the apparatuses. The computing apparatuses being configured may comprise desktop computers, computer workstations, or servers, as well as handheld and/or portable computing devices such as notebook or palm-held computers, cellular telephones, and portable media players. In many embodiments, the configuring systems compare information pertaining to installed hardware and software of the computing device, compare the information to software compatibility databases, select software and other configuration information based upon the comparison, and configure the computing apparatuses with the selected software and other configuration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mike Kruse, Ajay Garg, Joseph Lyman
  • Methods and systems to dynamically configure computing apparatuses
    Publication number: 20080059782
    Abstract: Methods and systems to dynamically configure computing apparatuses, such as desktop computers and portable computing devices, are disclosed. Embodiments generally comprise configuration systems that communicate with the computing apparatuses, retrieve hardware and/or software information from the apparatuses, and use the information to configure and/or load software onto the apparatuses. The computing apparatuses being configured may comprise desktop computers, computer workstations, or servers, as well as handheld and/or portable computing devices such as notebook or palm-held computers, cellular telephones, and portable media players. In many embodiments, the configuring systems compare information pertaining to installed hardware and software of the computing device, compare the information to software compatibility databases, select software and other configuration information based upon the comparison, and configure the computing apparatuses with the selected software and other configuration information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Mike Kruse, Ajay Garg, Joseph Lyman