Steven S Heinz

US Patent:

7529775, May 5, 2009

Filed:

Aug 20, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/644264

Inventors:

Vadim Bluvshteyn - Woodinville WA, US
Michael Sciacqua - North Bend WA, US
Donald J. Munsil - Kirkland WA, US
Corneliu Lupu - Sammamish WA, US
Maoni Stephens - Sammamish WA, US
Mark S. Carroll - Woodinville WA, US
Steven S. Heinz - Lynnwood WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707202, 707101, 717174

Abstract:

A standard reporting schema to represent applications and other information on a computer in a hierarchical manner, such as via an XML (extensible markup language) file. An agent or engine is provided to inventory a computer for installed applications or services and to output a report, or log file, conforming to the schema standard. A calculation may be performed on a subset of attributes stored in the log file for an application or a service so as generate a signature representing the subset. The signature may be stored with the log file, and may be accessed quickly in a database to determine whether or not the application is a particular application, or, if more particular resources are defined, to determine more specific information, such as whether the application is a particular version or run of the application.

US Patent:

20050160421, Jul 21, 2005

Filed:

Feb 18, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/060983

Inventors:

Vadim Bluvshteyn - Woodinville WA, US
Michael Sciacqua - North Bend WA, US
Donald Munsil - Kirkland WA, US
Corneliu Lupu - Sammamish WA, US
Maoni Stephens - Sammamish WA, US
Mark Carroll - Woodinville WA, US
Steven Heinz - Lynnwood WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F009/445

US Classification:

717174000

Abstract:

A standard reporting schema to represent applications and other information on a computer in a hierarchical manner, such as via an XML (extensible markup language) file. An agent or engine is provided to inventory a computer for installed applications or services and to output a report, or log file, conforming to the schema standard. A calculation may be performed on a subset of attributes stored in the log file for an application or a service so as generate a signature representing the subset. The signature may be stored with the log file, and may be accessed quickly in a database to determine whether or not the application is a particular application, or, if more particular resources are defined, to determine more specific information, such as whether the application is a particular version or run of the application.