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Robert M. Fries
Also filed as: FRIES ROBERT · FRIES ROBERT M · FRIES ROBERT MASON
88 granted patents·16 pending applications·3,747 citations·filing 1995–2023
99Inventor score
Files withMICROSOFT CORP53MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC12FRIES ROBERT8FRIES ROBERT M5RAYTHEON CO3
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104 records- 0199US6317885B1Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top boxMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 13, 2001·811 cites·34 claims
- 0298US8001577B2Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top boxMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 16, 2011·45 cites·18 claims
- 0398US7899788B2Using a data protection server to backup and restore data on virtual serversMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Mar 1, 2011·229 cites·10 claims
- 0498US6990677B1Application program interfaces for electronic program guide data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 24, 2006·290 cites·70 claims
- 0597US7890951B2Model-based provisioning of test environmentsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 15, 2011·84 cites·20 claims
- 0697US6425125B1System and method for upgrading client softwareMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1999·Granted Jul 23, 2002·435 cites·42 claims
- 0796US8205194B2Updating offline virtual machines or VM imagesFRIES ROBERT M·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 19, 2012·68 cites·13 claims
- 0896US8011010B2Using antimalware technologies to perform offline scanning of virtual machine imagesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·71 cites·19 claims
- 0996US7613750B2Creating frequent application-consistent backups efficientlyMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 3, 2009·115 cites·14 claims
- 1096US7603687B2Systems and methods for electronic program guide data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 13, 2009·53 cites·23 claims
- 1196US6904609B1Systems and methods for electronic program guide data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Jun 7, 2005·112 cites·12 claims
- 1295US9176773B2Virtual machine migration toolFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 3, 2015·33 cites·19 claims
- 1395US8078587B2Configuring a data protection systemWAHLERT BRIAN M·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 13, 2011·47 cites·20 claims
- 1495US7194753B1System and method for efficiently tuning to channels of a variety of different broadcast typesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted Mar 20, 2007·97 cites·37 claims
- 1595US5745095ACompositing digital information on a display screen based on screen descriptorMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 28, 1998·163 cites·30 claims
- 1694US9286182B2Virtual machine snapshotting and analysisFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Mar 15, 2016·32 cites·19 claims
- 1794US9152402B2Automated deployment and servicing of distributed applicationsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·16 cites·40 claims
- 1894US8645950B2Virtual machine image analysisFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 4, 2014·23 cites·17 claims
- 1994US8549513B2Model-based virtual system provisioningVINBERG ANDERS B·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 1, 2013·36 cites·17 claims
- 2094US7689676B2Model-based policy applicationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 30, 2010·59 cites·20 claims
- 2194US6973664B2Television tuning device screen saver advertisingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 6, 2005·63 cites·18 claims
- 2293US8190571B2Managing data with backup server indexingSEN VIJAY·Filed 2006·Granted May 29, 2012·35 cites·21 claims
- 2393US8161479B2Synchronizing virtual machine and application life cyclesSEDUKHIN IGOR·Filed 2008·Granted Apr 17, 2012·50 cites·20 claims
- 2493US7484233B2Systems and methods for electronic program guide data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·21 cites·20 claims
- 2593US7076794B2Methods and systems for broadcast data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 11, 2006·20 cites·9 claims
- 2693US6892390B1Methods and systems for broadcast data servicesMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2000·Granted May 10, 2005·67 cites·38 claims
- 2792US9952852B2Automated deployment and servicing of distributed applicationsMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·7 cites·20 claims
- 2892US9569259B2Virtual machine migration toolMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 14, 2017·8 cites·20 claims
- 2992US8627309B2Automated deployment and servicing of distributed applicationsSCHEIDEL WILLIAM L·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 7, 2014·23 cites·20 claims
- 3092US8364983B2Corralling virtual machines with encryption keysMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·24 cites·14 claims
- 3191US7036023B2Systems and methods for detecting tampering of a computer system by calculating a boot signatureMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 25, 2006·46 cites·30 claims
- 3290US9858114B2Virtual machine migration toolMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·6 cites·20 claims
- 3389US9430947B2Maritime autonomous station keeping (MASK)RAYTHEON CO·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 30, 2016·18 cites·21 claims
- 3489US7730538B2Combining virus checking and replication filtrationMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 1, 2010·23 cites·13 claims
- 3589US6637027B1System and method for controlling access to broadcast servicesWEBTV NETWORKS INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 21, 2003·91 cites·33 claims
- 3688US8924930B2Virtual machine image lineageFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 30, 2014·12 cites·19 claims
- 3788US8819660B2Virtual machine block substitutionFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Aug 26, 2014·10 cites·20 claims
- 3887US8261266B2Deploying a virtual machine having a virtual hardware configuration matching an improved hardware profile with respect to execution of an applicationPIKE ROBERT·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 4, 2012·21 cites·20 claims
- 3987US7568124B2Driving data backups with data source taggingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 28, 2009·18 cites·26 claims
- 4086US8291409B2Updating virtual machine with patch on host that does not have network accessWINNER ERIC J·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 16, 2012·23 cites·20 claims
- 4185US9191454B2Host enabled management channelFRIES ROBERT·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 17, 2015·9 cites·18 claims
- 4285US8479194B2Virtual machine migrationRANGEGOWDA DHARSHAN·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 2, 2013·16 cites·16 claims
- 4385US7698318B2Automatically determining file replication mechanismsMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 13, 2010·16 cites·20 claims
- 4484US9317270B2Model-based virtual system provisioningMICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·5 cites·20 claims
- 4584US7805631B2Bare metal recovery from backup media to virtual machineMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 28, 2010·12 cites·14 claims
- 4684US7768451B2Methods and apparatus for geometry extra-redundant almost fixed solutionsRAYTHEON CO·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 3, 2010·21 cites·22 claims
- 4783US8806480B2Virtual machine smart migrationARAUJO JR NELSON SAMPAIO·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 12, 2014·15 cites·15 claims
- 4882US7770201B2Interactive entertainment and information system using television set-top boxMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 3, 2010·4 cites·7 claims
- 4982US7483926B2Production server to data protection server mappingMICROSOFT CORP·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 27, 2009·13 cites·18 claims
- 5080US9104992B2Business application publicationMITAL VIJAY·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 11, 2015·5 cites·20 claims
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