Patents by Inventor Nicolas P. Kapuza

Nicolas P. Kapuza 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 apparatus for uninstalling a software application
    Patent number: 9471297
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for uninstalling an application are disclosed. When a user selects an application to be uninstalled, a database is queried to determine a plurality of software objects that are associated with the selected application. The system then displays a plurality of relationships between the plurality of software objects (e.g., a tree view with check boxes to select and unselect objects). The display indicates which software objects in the plurality of software objects can be deleted without affecting other software objects in the plurality of software objects. In addition, the display indicates which software objects in the plurality of software objects cannot be deleted without affecting other software objects in the plurality of software objects. Based on these results, the user then determines a new list of objects to keep and objects to delete. This process is repeated until the user approves the list and deletes the application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: KCURA LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Hogan, Nicolas P. Kapuza, Michael P. Masanek, Konrad Makowski
  • METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR UNINSTALLING A SOFTWARE APPLICATION
    Publication number: 20160070553
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for uninstalling an application are disclosed. When a user selects an application to be uninstalled, a database is queried to determine a plurality of software objects that are associated with the selected application. The system then displays a plurality of relationships between the plurality of software objects (e.g., a tree view with check boxes to select and unselect objects). The display indicates which software objects in the plurality of software objects can be deleted without affecting other software objects in the plurality of software objects. In addition, the display indicates which software objects in the plurality of software objects cannot be deleted without affecting other software objects in the plurality of software objects. Based on these results, the user then determines a new list of objects to keep and objects to delete. This process is repeated until the user approves the list and deletes the application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Christopher Hogan, Nicolas P. Kapuza, Michael P. Masanek, Konrad Makowski