Patents by Inventor Terri V. Cheff-Goldade

Terri V. Cheff-Goldade 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).

  • Installation source management
    Patent number: 7577949
    Abstract: Described herein are one or more implementations for facilitating the installation and/or maintenance of software products from a cached software-installation source. With at least one implementation, an installation-source manager loads installation-source components of an already-installed software product into an installation-source cache of a computer. The manager then enables the loaded installation-source components in the installation-source cache so that the computer is configured to acquire installation source components of the already-installed product from the loaded installation-source components in the installation-source cache. The manager does these things without re-installing the already-installed software product. With at least one implementation, an enterprise installation-source manager obtains installation-source components of a software product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Paul C. Barr, Scott E. Kurtzeborn, Terri V. Cheff-Goldade