Patents by Inventor Peter Johann Walther Schemat

Peter Johann Walther Schemat 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 automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and software in a distributed computer system
    Patent number: 8347283
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2013
    Assignee: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian M. Stich, Marcel Dix, Peter Johann Walther Schemat
  • System and method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and software in a distributed computer system
    Publication number: 20080028394
    Abstract: A system and a method are disclosed for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Applicant: ABB Research Ltd.
    Inventors: Christian M. Stich, Marcel Dix, Peter Johann Walther Schemat