Patents by Inventor Shiu-Kei Cheung

Shiu-Kei Cheung 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).

  • Method and apparatus for maintaining software at a third-party server
    Patent number: 8051009
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates maintaining software at a third-party server. During operation, the system receives the software at the third-party server, wherein the end-user has rights to the software. The system also receives information which is associated with the software at the third-party server. The system then stores the software and the information at the third-party server on behalf of the end-user. Furthermore, note that storing the software and the information at the third-party server facilitates subsequent installations of the software on a client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Intuit Inc.
    Inventors: David R. Lyman, Shiu-Kei Cheung
  • Method and apparatus for maintaining software at a third-party server
    Publication number: 20080249945
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates maintaining software at a third-party server. During operation, the system receives the software at the third-party server, wherein the end-user has rights to the software. The system also receives information which is associated with the software at the third-party server. The system then stores the software and the information at the third-party server on behalf of the end-user. Furthermore, note that storing the software and the information at the third-party server facilitates subsequent installations of the software on a client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: David R. Lyman, Shiu-Kei Cheung