Patents by Inventor Ralph J. Marshall

Ralph J. Marshall 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).

  • Managing software environment installation
    Patent number: 8910144
    Abstract: A method for use in managing software environment installation is disclosed. A set of storage systems is identified to be managed via a Flex based data storage management application. It is determined whether the Flex based data storage management application can communicate with every data storage system in the set of data storage systems. Based on the determination, it is determined whether to cause installation of a Java operating environment allowing the Flex based data storage management application to communicate with every data storage system in the set of data storage systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Joyce, Bruce R. Rabe, Mark A. Parenti, Timothy Cox, Eric S. Lewine, Ralph J. Marshall
  • Communicating between software environments
    Patent number: 8370862
    Abstract: A method for use in communicating between software environments is disclosed. A JavaScript connection is established between a Flex based operating environment and a Java based operating environment. Based on the JavaScript connection, a socket connection between the Flex based operating environment and the Java based operating environment is established. Based on the socket connection, remote procedure calls are executed between the Flex based operating environment and the Java based operating environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Joyce, Bruce R. Rabe, Mark A. Parenti, Timothy Cox, Eric S. Lewine, Ralph J. Marshall