Patents by Inventor Robin Joel Landry

Robin Joel Landry 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).

  • Patent number: 8468328
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods
  • Patent number: 7913081
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for dynamically certifying components. Various entities may participate in the certification process. Operational data from live systems in use may also be collected and considered as part of the certification for a component. This information is then gathered into a database, which may be shared or made publicly available over a network, such as the Internet. In addition, in some embodiments, a proposed system may be certified. A proposed configuration may be submitted to a certification service. The certification service may then analyze the proposed system and determine whether there is a sufficient data to certify the proposed system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ding Li, Robin Joel Landry
  • Publication number: 20100100772
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: RED HAT, INC.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods
  • Patent number: 7640423
    Abstract: System and method for verifying compatibility of computer equipment with a software product. A system and method are provided to verify compatibility of computer equipment with software. This verification can include gathering information about configurations of the computer equipment, and creating at least one file based on the information. The file or files coordinate testing of the computer equipment. The testing produces results that can be stored and analyzed or evaluated. The results can be contained in a file or a plurality of files. The results provide a description of the configurations in addition to an indication of whether the testing has produced any failures. The configuration descriptions or parts thereof can be stored in a configuration database that can be used to apply credit against future testing of computer equipment so that future testing needs can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventors: Lawrence Edward Troan, Robin Joel Landry, David Keith Lawrence, Willard Gordon Woods
  • Patent number: 7472234
    Abstract: Embodiments generally relate to a method of reducing latency and cost. A device access request is received in a memory of non-local node over a NUMA interconnect from a source node. The device access request is forwarded to an off-node controller from the memory of the non-local node. The device access request completion notification and data is forwarded to the source node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Red Hat, Inc.
    Inventor: Robin Joel Landry