Patents by Inventor Xan Todd

Xan Todd 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).

  • Operating system and application deployment based on stored user state and organizational policy
    Patent number: 7567984
    Abstract: A target, such as one or more computer systems, is automatically provisioned with the latest available versions of programs, such as an operating system program and/or application programs, in accordance with a selected policy and based on a stored user state package. In some embodiments, user state settings present in the stored user state package are restored to the target. In some embodiments, user confirmation or denial of the selection of a program for installation to the target is requested where the program was not identified in the user state package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2009
    Assignee: Symantec Operating Corporation
    Inventor: Xan Todd