David Lee Henrickson

US Patent:

6625622, Sep 23, 2003

Filed:

Aug 23, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/378999

Inventors:

David Henrickson - Miami FL
Eiko Eisen - Miami Lakes FL

Assignee:

Eisenworld, Inc. - Sunrise FL

International Classification:

G06F 1730

US Classification:

707204, 717169

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for relocating application programs, settings, menus, files and documents from a source computer to a target computer. The method and apparatus function properly regardless of whether the source and target computers have the same hardware or operating system. The method includes scanning the source and target machines for all applications programs, settings, menus, files, and documents in order to create a relocation strategy. The relocation strategy is created in view of pre-programmed selection rules or selection rules created by the user. The strategy is then implemented by copying, replacing or merging data from the source machine to the target machine.

US Patent:

6938058, Aug 30, 2005

Filed:

May 8, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/431943

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Hialeah FL, US
Eiko Eisen - Hialeah FL, US

Assignee:

Eisenworld, Inc. - Sunrise FL

International Classification:

G06F017/30

US Classification:

707204, 707 10

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for relocating application programs, settings, menus, files and documents from a source computer to a target computer. The method and apparatus function properly regardless of whether the source and target computers have the same hardware or operating system. The method includes scanning the source and target machines for all applications programs, settings, menus, files, and documents in order to create a relocation strategy. The relocation strategy is created in view of pre-programmed selection rules or selection rules created by the user. The strategy is then implemented by copying, replacing or merging data from the source machine to the target machine.

US Patent:

7392423, Jun 24, 2008

Filed:

Aug 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/917638

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Hialeah FL, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 4

Abstract:

Computer tools and methods novelly combine periodic backup and restore features with migration features to transfer the components of a failed system to a new system, which new system may be dissimilar to the old system. As well as backing up and transferring critical data files during the disaster recovery operation, the present invention also transfers, inter alia, applications, user states, hardware settings, software settings, user preferences and other user settings, menus, and directories. In another aspect of the present invention, a network of shared end-user computers periodically backs up each individual end-user computer to a central instrumentality, in a novel manner to reduce storage and time requirements. That is, redundancies for the end-user computer backup files are eliminated or greatly reduced by only making reference to but not storing components that are generic to the system, and further for each previously stored component, only storing differential or incremental information, unless predefined conditions are met. In yet another aspect of the present invention, remote end-users upload, via a wide area network such as the Internet, backup information to a central location.

US Patent:

7503042, Mar 10, 2009

Filed:

Mar 8, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/094251

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Miami FL, US
Michael F. Kenny - Fort Lauderdale FL, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/445

US Classification:

717175, 717121, 717174, 707204

Abstract:

A computer migration method for transferring non-physical aspects from a source computer to a target computer according to an embodiment. In one embodiment, the method includes surveying the source computer aspects, and without scripts, associating portions of the source computer aspects into source computer Application Groups on the fly. The method also includes generating a list at least including the source computer Application Groups; receiving a user's selection of source computer Application Groups to be migrated to the target computer; and transferring selected source computer Application Groups to the target computer,; wherein the target computer is adapted to supplant the source computer after migration.

US Patent:

7634685, Dec 15, 2009

Filed:

Aug 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/917631

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Hialeah FL, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 11/00

US Classification:

714 6

Abstract:

Computer tools and methods novelly combine periodic backup and restore features with migration features to transfer the components of a failed system to a new system, which new system may be dissimilar to the old system. As well as backing up and transferring critical data files during the disaster recovery operation, the present invention also transfers, inter alia, applications, user states, hardware settings, software settings, user preferences and other user settings, menus, and directories. In another aspect of the present invention, a network of shared end-user computers periodically backs up each individual end-user computer to a central instrumentality, in a novel manner to reduce storage and time requirements. That is, redundancies for the end-user computer backup files are eliminated or greatly reduced by only making reference to but not storing components that are generic to the system, and further for each previously stored component, only storing differential or incremental information, unless predefined conditions are met. In yet another aspect of the present invention, remote end-users upload, via a wide area network such as the Internet, backup information to a central location.

US Patent:

7783674, Aug 24, 2010

Filed:

Jul 6, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/175871

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Hialeah FL, US
Eiko Eisen - Hialeah FL, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707802, 707809

Abstract:

A method and apparatus for relocating application programs, settings, menus, files and documents from a source computer to a target computer. The method and apparatus function properly regardless of whether the source and target computers have the same hardware or operating system. The method includes scanning the source and target machines for all applications programs, settings, menus, files, and documents in order to create a relocation strategy. The relocation strategy is created in view of pre-programmed selection rules or selection rules created by the user. The strategy is then implemented by copying, replacing or merging data from the source machine to the target machine.

US Patent:

8224784, Jul 17, 2012

Filed:

Aug 13, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/917637

Inventors:

David L. Henrickson - Hialeah FL, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

707654, 707659, 714 411, 714 412, 711162, 709221

Abstract:

Computer tools and methods novelly combine periodic backup and restore features with migration features to transfer the components of a failed system to a new system. As well as backing up and transferring critical data files during the disaster recovery operation, an aspect of the present invention also transfers, inter alia, applications, user states, hardware settings, software settings, user preferences and other user settings, menus, and directories. In another aspect of the present invention, a network of shared end-user computers periodically backs up each individual end-user computer to a central instrumentality, in a novel manner to reduce storage and time requirements. That is, redundancies for the end-user computer backup files are eliminated or greatly reduced by only making reference to but not storing components that are generic to the system, and further for each previously stored component, only storing differential or incremental information, unless predefined conditions are met.

US Patent:

8245226, Aug 14, 2012

Filed:

Jan 13, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/353057

Inventors:

Arunesh Chandra - Sammamish WA, US
David Henrickson - Woodinville WA, US
Calin Voicu Negreanu - Lake Oswego OR, US
Michael James Day - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 9/455

US Classification:

718 1, 718100, 711161

Abstract:

Migration of data relevant to, or associated with, one or more users from a prior operating system installation to a new operating system installation can be performed with reference to an archive of some or all of the data on a storage media made prior to the installation of a new operating system. Manifests associated with operating system components can be referenced to identify data to be transferred from those operating system components to new versions of those components. Independently generated manifests can also be referenced to migrate the files and data for one or more application programs, such as popular or commonly found application programs. User data and files to be migrated can be identified by loading registration database files from the offline operating system in the new operating system, or otherwise parsing a similar construct from the offline operating system.