Patents by Inventor Patrick Christopher Collins

Patrick Christopher Collins 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).

  • Automated configuration transfer for containerized applications
    Patent number: 12769574
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when performed by processing circuitry of a set of one or more computing devices, cause the set of computing devices to configure a new containerized application operating in a first container to replace an old containerized application operating in a second container. This configuration includes (a) the new containerized application receiving a license identifier (ID) of a licensing service, the license ID being associated with the old containerized application; (b) sending an instruction directing the old containerized application to dissociate with the license ID; and (c) in response to the old containerized application dissociating with the license ID, associating the new containerized application with the license ID to become licensed with the licensing service. A related method, apparatus, and system are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2026
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Patrick Christopher Collins
  • AUTOMATED CONFIGURATION TRANSFER FOR CONTAINERIZED APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20250094194
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer program product is described. The computer program product includes a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when performed by processing circuitry of a set of one or more computing devices, cause the set of computing devices to configure a new containerized application operating in a first container to replace an old containerized application operating in a second container. This configuration includes (a) the new containerized application receiving a license identifier (ID) of a licensing service, the license ID being associated with the old containerized application; (b) sending an instruction directing the old containerized application to dissociate with the license ID; and (c) in response to the old containerized application dissociating with the license ID, associating the new containerized application with the license ID to become licensed with the licensing service. A related method, apparatus, and system are also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2023
    Publication date: March 20, 2025
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Patrick Christopher Collins