Inventor · disambiguated record
William Cheng
Also filed as: CHENG WILLIAM · CHENG WILLIAM C
12 granted patents·2 pending applications·2,122 citations·filing 1996–2013
95Inventor score
Technology areasH04L
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
14 records- 0198US6151643AAutomatic updating of diverse software products on multiple client computer systems by downloading scanning application to client computer and generating software list on client computerNETWORKS ASSOCIATES INC·Filed 1996·Granted Nov 21, 2000·1.2k cites·44 claims
- 0297US8527977B1Software uninstallation system, method and computer program productCHENG WILLIAM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 3, 2013·152 cites·22 claims
- 0397US6457076B1System and method for modifying software residing on a client computer that has access to a networkNETWORKS ASSOC TECH INC·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 24, 2002·259 cites·25 claims
- 0496US6763403B2Graphical user interface system and method for automatically updating software products on a client computer systemNETWORKS ASSOC TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 13, 2004·136 cites·18 claims
- 0596US6668289B2System, method, and computer program product for uninstalling computer softwareNETWORKS ASSOC TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 23, 2003·110 cites·28 claims
- 0696US6542943B2System, method, and computer program product for automatically updating software on a client computer systemNETWORKS ASSOC TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 1, 2003·112 cites·18 claims
- 0794US8407683B2Software uninstallation system, method and computer program productCHENG WILLIAM·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 26, 2013·33 cites·12 claims
- 0894US6496875B2Software product uninstallation system and methodNETWORKS ASSOC TECH INC·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 17, 2002·74 cites·25 claims
- 0993US8533703B2Information processing apparatus, and system having preview control, and method thereof, and storage medium storing program for implementing the methodCHENG WILLIAM·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 10, 2013·22 cites·14 claims
- 1090US7107366B2System, method, and computer program product for uninstalling computer softwareMCAFEE INC·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·42 cites·21 claims
- 1185US9292273B2Software uninstallation system, method and computer program productMCAFEE INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 22, 2016·4 cites·16 claims
- 1257US2014109079A1Software uninstallation system, method and computer program productCHENG WILLIAM·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 1351US7181623B2Scalable wide-area upload system and methodUNIV MARYLAND·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 20, 2007·4 cites·26 claims
- 1443US2007061586A1Scalable wide-area upload system and methodUNIV MARYLAND·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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