Patents by Inventor Walter Wittel

Walter Wittel 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).

  • Managing software updates and a software distribution service
    Patent number: 7478381
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing software updates. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and method for facilitating the selection and implementation of software updates while minimizing the bandwidth and processing resources required to select and implement the software updates. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a software update service controls access to software updates stored on servers. In accordance with another aspect, the software update service synchronizes with client machines to identify applicable updates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Jason Roberts, Mazhar Mohammed, Walter Wittel, Marc Shepard
  • System and method for a software distribution service
    Publication number: 20050132349
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for managing software updates. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a system and method for facilitating the selection and implementation of software updates while minimizing the bandwidth and processing resources required to select and implement the software updates. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, a software update service controls access to software updates stored on servers. In accordance with another aspect, the software update service synchronizes with client machines to identify applicable updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2003
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Inventors: Jason Roberts, Mazhar Mohammed, Walter Wittel, Marc Shepard