Patents by Inventor Rock Brown

Rock Brown 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 configuration methods and common presentation layer
    Patent number: 7716684
    Abstract: Methods and systems for backing up data of a client connected to a server. The methods and systems include operating a graphical user interface for displaying to a user information about the data of a client. At an administrator module and client module, initiating one or more wizard program modules including dynamic link libraries configured to carry a user through the steps to complete a backup function, each wizard program module having one or more application programming interfaces which allow the wizard program modules to communicate with the operating system on which the administrator module or client module is operating. A common presentation layer can also be included to provide one or more common user interface screens which are insertable into each wizard program module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Upanshu Singhal, Tom Frencel, Patrick M. Simonich, Aditya Kapoor, Rock Brown, Peter Armorer
  • Software configuration methods and client module communication component
    Publication number: 20060117309
    Abstract: Methods and systems for backing up data of a client connected to a server. The methods and systems include operating a graphical user interface for displaying to a user information about the data of a client. At an administrator module and client module, initiating one or more wizard program modules including dynamic link libraries configured to carry a user through the steps to complete a backup function, each wizard program module having one or more application program interfaces which allow the wizard program modules to communicate with the operating system on which the administrator module or client module is operating. A client module communication component is provided to allow the administrator module and the client module communicate using a single application program interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Inventors: Upanshu Singhal, Tom Frencel, Patrick Simonich, Aditya Kapoor, Rock Brown, Peter Armorer
  • Software configuration methods and common presentation layer
    Publication number: 20060112345
    Abstract: Methods and systems for backing up data of a client connected to a server. The methods and systems include operating a graphical user interface for displaying to a user information about the data of a client. At an administrator module and client module, initiating one or more wizard program modules including dynamic link libraries configured to carry a user through the steps to complete a backup function, each wizard program module having one or more application programming interfaces which allow the wizard program modules to communicate with the operating system on which the administrator module or client module is operating. A common presentation layer can also be included to provide one or more common user interface screens which are insertable into each wizard program module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Publication date: May 25, 2006
    Inventors: Upanshu Singhal, Tom Frencel, Patrick Simonich, Aditya Kapoor, Rock Brown, Peter Armorer