Patents by Inventor Scott B. Kay

Scott B. Kay 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).

  • Backward-compatibility using a plugin architecture
    Patent number: 8667478
    Abstract: A method, to be performed in a computer, is provided. The method includes, for each of a plurality of devices, (a) detecting a hardware revision of that device, (b) selecting a version of a plugin associated with that hardware revision, and (c) loading the selected version of the plugin. At least one device of the plurality of devices has a different hardware revision than at least one other device of the plurality of devices. The version of the plugin associated with the one device is different than the version of the plugin associated with the other device. Corresponding computer program products and devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Scott E. Joyce, Bruce R. Rabe, Munish T. Desai, Scott B. Kay, Sreenath Rajagopal