Patents by Inventor Vance Franklin Brown

Vance Franklin Brown 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 merging metadata-based applications
    Patent number: 9612825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mergeable metadata-based applications may be provided. According to some embodiments, a method may include determining, by a computer including one or more processors, one or more changes to be made to an application on a target computer. The method may also include identifying metadata associated with the application, the metadata corresponding to the one or more changes to be made. Furthermore, the method may include generating at least one tag associated with the metadata. The at least one tag may include information that describes one or more database definitions included in the metadata. Additionally, the method may include wrapping the at least one tag and the metadata into a mergeable metadata application and transmitting, to the target computer, the mergeable metadata application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, As Agent
    Inventors: Arlen Sander Feldman, Vance Franklin Brown
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERGING METADATA-BASED APPLICATIONS
    Publication number: 20140282466
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mergeable metadata-based applications may be provided. According to some embodiments, a method may include determining, by a computer including one or more processors, one or more changes to be made to an application on a target computer. The method may also include identifying metadata associated with the application, the metadata corresponding to the one or more changes to be made. Furthermore, the method may include generating at least one tag associated with the metadata. The at least one tag may include information that describes one or more database definitions included in the metadata. Additionally, the method may include wrapping the at least one tag and the metadata into a mergeable metadata application and transmitting, to the target computer, the mergeable metadata application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Cherwell Software, LLC
    Inventors: Arlen Sander Feldman, Vance Franklin Brown