The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004

Filed:

Jun. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:

Louis P Kruger, Mountain View, CA (US);

Anson Mah, Los Gatos, CA (US);

Sami Shaio, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Assignee:

Marimba, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ;
Abstract

A method and apparatus identifies changes made to a computer system caused by the installation of software. The state of the computer system is recorded before the software is installed and, after the software is installed, the recorded state is compared against the state of the computer system. Changes are written into a manifest, which may be combined with any new or changed files and an installation program to produce a package which can be sent to another computer system for installation.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Quick Actions:

Kruger, Louis. (2004). Method and apparatus for identifying changes made to a computer system due to software installation (U.S. Patent No. 6738970). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6738970

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…