Patents by Inventor Robert Battista

Robert Battista 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).

  • Software upgrades with user advisement
    Publication number: 20070028228
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and products are disclosed for software upgrades that include storing an upgrade on a computer, the upgrade having semantics for disparate configurations of computers; determining on the computer whether the upgrade can be effected concurrently; and, if the upgrade cannot be effected concurrently, advising a user of the upgrade's semantics on the computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Battista, Bryan Logan