Patents by Inventor Nancy Mann

Nancy Mann 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).

  • System and method for performing patch installation via a graphical user interface
    Patent number: 7823148
    Abstract: A system and method of installing a software patch on a selected electronic device using a graphical user interface is disclosed. The user utilizes a graphical user interface (GUI) to select a patch to install and selects an electronic device, the “target” device, upon which to install the patch. Patch dependencies on the target device are programmatically determined and checked to ensure that software required for the patch is present on the target device. The installation of the patch is then performed. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention also enables the removal of a patch from a targeted device following a determination of which applications on the target device are dependant upon the patch, and subsequent user authorization of the removal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Alka K. Deshpande, Nicholas J. DiRico, Gerald J. Hanam, Nancy Mann
  • System and method for performing patch installation via a graphical user interface
    Publication number: 20030218628
    Abstract: A system and method of installing a software patch on a selected electronic device using a graphical user interface is disclosed. The user utilizes a graphical user interface (GUI) to select a patch to install and selects an electronic device, the “target” device, upon which to install the patch. Patch dependencies on the target device are programmatically determined and checked to ensure that software required for the patch is present on the target device. The installation of the patch is then performed. The illustrative embodiment of the present invention also enables the removal of a patch from a targeted device following a determination of which applications on the target device are dependant upon the patch, and subsequent user authorization of the removal operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 27, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alka K. Deshpande, Nicholas J. DiRico, Gerald J. Hanam, Nancy Mann