Patents by Inventor Swarup Mandal

Swarup Mandal 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).

  • Systems and methods for installing upgraded software on electronic devices
    Patent number: 9582262
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for upgrading electronic devices are provided. An exemplary method executed by a hardware processor may comprise providing a management agent on an electronic device for communicating with one or more device drivers associated with the electronic device. The management agent may be installed, for example, using a downloaded upgrade package. The method may further comprise upgrading the one or more device drivers to enable a direct connection between the management agent and the one or more device drivers. This direct connection, in some embodiments, may enable the management agent to access, using the one or more device drivers, persistent storage associated with the electronic device. The method may further comprise providing a new boot loader to the management agent, and overwriting, by the management agent, an existing boot loader in the persistent storage with the received new boot loader, using the one or more device drivers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: WIPRO LIMITED
    Inventors: Abhishek Dhar, Swarup Mandal, Debasish Chanda
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTALLING UPGRADED SOFTWARE ON ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20150363187
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for upgrading electronic devices are provided. An exemplary method executed by a hardware processor may comprise providing a management agent on an electronic device for communicating with one or more device drivers associated with the electronic device. The management agent may be installed, for example, using a downloaded upgrade package. The method may further comprise upgrading the one or more device drivers to enable a direct connection between the management agent and the one or more device drivers. This direct connection, in some embodiments, may enable the management agent to access, using the one or more device drivers, persistent storage associated with the electronic device. The method may further comprise providing a new boot loader to the management agent, and overwriting, by the management agent, an existing boot loader in the persistent storage with the received new boot loader, using the one or more device drivers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: WIPRO LIMITED
    Inventors: Abhishek DHAR, Swarup Mandal, Debasish Chanda