Patents by Inventor Seetharaman Harikrishnnan
Seetharaman Harikrishnnan 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).
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Patent number: 7596785Abstract: Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in a user information store. In one embodiment, the information store is a unified store that is accessible by multiple programs including the operating system. Thus, new information or information changes can be made available to multiple programs by the user adding (or changing) the information only once. In another embodiment, the operating system image to be installed on a computer is pre-populated with user-specific information at the factory. The user-specific information can be integrated into the operating system at the factory or alternatively upon an initial boot of the computer by the user.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2004Date of Patent: September 29, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan Burkhardt, Tom G. Yaryan, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Donald J. McNamara, David J. D'Souza, Nicholas R. Legget, David Scott Johnson, Seung-Yup Chai
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Patent number: 7523472Abstract: Methods, systems and data structure are described for implementing local isolated DLL and/or COM components. A version of a shared component is stored in a local directory with an application that uses that particular version. Another version of the shared component exists on the system and is useable by any number of other computer programs. A local file is created in the local directory that indicates the presence of an isolated version of the shared component. When the application calls the shared component, the system uses the isolated version of the shared component stored locally with the application program. Thus, specific versions of components may be provided to a calling application without making any code changes to the calling application or to the component to which the calling application is bound.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2004Date of Patent: April 21, 2009Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David J. D'Souza, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Peter M. Wilson, RoseMarie FitzSimons
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Patent number: 7155713Abstract: A componentized operating system is separated into multiple different components. In certain embodiments, a bill of materials (BOM) identifies at least one component that is installed (or is to be installed) for an operating system image on a computer. Each component includes one or more files and has a corresponding manifest that identifies which other components (if any) the component is dependent on. During an installation or upgrading process, the manifest for a component can be accessed to determine which additional components (if any) are to be installed even if they are not explicitly identified in the BOM.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan Burkhardt, Tom G. Yaryan, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Donald J. McNamara, David J. D'Souza, Seung-Yup Chai, Sanjay Shenoy
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Patent number: 6976037Abstract: Methods, systems and data structure are described for implementing local isolated DLL and/or COM components. A version of a shared component is stored in a local directory with an application that uses that particular version. Another version of the shared component exists on the system and is useable by any number of other computer programs. A local file is created in the local directory that indicates the presence of an isolated version of the shared component. When the application calls the shared component, the system uses the isolated version of the shared component stored locally with the application program. Thus, specific versions of components may be provided to a calling application without making any code changes to the calling application or to the Component to which the calling application is bound.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2000Date of Patent: December 13, 2005Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David J. D'Souza, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Peter M. Wilson, RoseMarie FitzSimons
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Publication number: 20050060725Abstract: Methods, systems and data structure are described for implementing local isolated DLL and/or COM components. A version of a shared component is stored in a local directory with an application that uses that particular version. Another version of the shared component exists on the system and is useable by any number of other computer programs. A local file is created in the local directory that indicates the presence of an isolated version of the shared component. When the application calls the shared component, the system uses the isolated version of the shared component stored locally with the application program. Thus, specific versions of components may be provided to a calling application without making any code changes to the calling application or to the component to which the calling application is bound.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2004Publication date: March 17, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: David D'Souza, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Peter Wilson, RoseMarie FitzSimons
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Publication number: 20050050539Abstract: Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in a user information store. In one embodiment, the information store is a unified store that is accessible by multiple programs including the operating system. Thus, new information or information changes can be made available to multiple programs by the user adding (or changing) the information only once. In another embodiment, the operating system image to be installed on a computer is pre-populated with user-specific information at the factory. The user-specific information can be integrated into the operating system at the factory or alternatively upon an initial boot of the computer by the user.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 8, 2004Publication date: March 3, 2005Applicant: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan Burkhardt, Tom Yaryan, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Donald McNamara, David D'Souza, Nicholas Legget, David Johnson, Seung-Yup Chai
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Patent number: 6823508Abstract: Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in a user information store. In one embodiment, the information store is a unified store that is accessible by multiple programs including the operating system. Thus, new information or information changes can be made available to multiple programs by the user adding (or changing) the information only once. In another embodiment, the operating system image to be installed on a computer is pre-populated with user-specific information at the factory. The user-specific information can be integrated into the operating system at the factory or alternatively upon an initial boot of the computer by the user.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2000Date of Patent: November 23, 2004Assignee: Microsoft CorporationInventors: Ryan Burkhardt, Tom G. Yaryan, Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Donald J. McNamara, David J. D'Souza, Nicholas R. Legget, David Scott Johnson, Seung-Yup Chai