| 7013455 |
System for automatically altering environment variable to run proper executable file by removing references to all except one duplicate file in the path sequence |
| Mar-14-2006 |
A method, system, and apparatus for correcting a path sequence of an environment variable in a data processing system is provided. In one embodiment, an environment variable manager monitors the data processing... |
| 7007273 |
Object oriented model of preloading software |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A method, system and computer program product for creating a preload. A preload may be stored onto a computer system prior to the computer system being manufactured. One or more attributes of an object... |
| 7003767 |
System and method for remotely updating software applications |
| Feb-21-2006 |
A system and method are disclosed for remotely updating a software application on both thin client and non-thin client workstations while the software application is open on the client workstation. The... |
| 6983460 |
Method for loading applications into a multiapplication embedded system equipped with data processing resources, corresponding embedded system and execution method |
| Jan-3-2006 |
A method for loading applications into an embedded system from a station on which the source code of the application is written, compiled, verified and converted. The conversion includes the performance... |
| 6981245 |
Populating binary compatible resource-constrained devices with content verified using API definitions |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Remote incremental program verification may be achieved by receiving content verified by at least one content provider, installing the content on a resource-constrained device, issuing the resource-constrained... |
| 6981253 |
Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, storage medium, and program |
| Dec-27-2005 |
The present invention is directed to software downloading by use of a storage medium. If a semiconductor memory has been loaded when the power is turned on, the CPU determines whether the root directory... |
| 6980916 |
Mechanism for graphical test exclusion |
| Dec-27-2005 |
Methods and systems for administratively qualifying and disqualifying test programs of a suite as excludable from performance by a client are disclosed in conjunction with a test framework. Using a graphical... |
| 6978452 |
Upgrading digital media servers |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A system and method are disclosed for upgrading both hardware and software components of a digital media server without disrupting media delivery services. In a preferred embodiment, the present system... |
| 6978454 |
Checking computer program installation |
| Dec-20-2005 |
A computer program tool for checking the correct or otherwise installation of a different computer program operates by comparing predetermined installation data with detected installation results, including... |
| 6976253 |
Method and apparatus for configuring a mobile device |
| Dec-13-2005 |
A method of configuring a mobile device allows an administrator to select multiple installation items from a set of possible installation items to include in a deployment package. At least one of the installation... |
| 6957425 |
Automatic translation of text files during assembly of a computer system |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A method of providing a desired language version of textual portions of a source code program for a computer system. During the system assembly process, a system description record (SDR) is read that identifies... |
| 6957256 |
Linking external applications to a network management system |
| Oct-18-2005 |
A method and apparatus for linking external information to a network management system are disclosed. A network management system is installed for and executes in association with a managed network. An... |
| 6950850 |
System and method for dynamic runtime partitioning of model-view-controller applications |
| Sep-27-2005 |
Methods and apparatus for dynamic runtime partitioning of network-based client/server applications using a Model-View-Controller pattern are provided. Such dynamic partitioning is accomplished by requiring... |
| 6948167 |
Data exchange method in a multi-processor system |
| Sep-20-2005 |
In the data exchange method in a multiprocessor system which has a primary processor and at least one secondary processor which communicate with one another via a system bus, with data being able to be... |
| 6947949 |
Apparatus and method for managing application in incorporated equipment |
| Sep-20-2005 |
The present invention provides an application managing apparatus and an application managing method, in which, after an incorporated equipment such as a copying machine, a printer, a multi function printer... |
| 6944858 |
Installation of application software through a network from a source computer system on to a target computer system |
| Sep-13-2005 |
A technique for the remote installation of application software from a source computer system to one or more target computer systems (workstation) coupled to a Local Area Network (LAN). The present invention... |
| 6938250 |
Image-based software installation |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A system and method for copying a run-time image independent of computer context from a source computer-readable medium to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer. Software of the... |
| 6938243 |
Diagnostic architecture for use with an interface between an operating system and platform firmware |
| Aug-30-2005 |
A method performed by a computer system is provided. The method includes detecting a test module interface associated with a test module and calling a function identified by the test module interface to... |
| 6934956 |
Method and apparatus for installing an operating system |
| Aug-23-2005 |
The invention in one embodiment is a method for installing an operating system on a computer. The method includes generating an external configuration file containing information about a plurality of devices... |
| 6928644 |
Method for configuring software for a build to order system |
| Aug-9-2005 |
The present invention is directed to a method of building a custom software configuration, which may include receiving a first customer order for a first information handling system and a second customer... |
| 6922831 |
Method and system for providing software utilizing a restore medium and a network |
| Jul-26-2005 |
The present invention is directed to a system and method of restoring an information handling system utilizing a restore medium and a network storage medium. In a first aspect of the present invention,... |
| 6915512 |
Software editing with indication of format and processing state of each process of the software |
| Jul-5-2005 |
A software editing apparatus is provided with an input unit for inputting an information file which includes editing parts and editing contents with respect to a software which is provided in a form which... |
| 6912711 |
Method of applying an update to a contained collection of program and data files based upon versions |
| Jun-28-2005 |
A method, system, and apparatus for updating code in a software program is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a patch is provided to a plurality of versions of a program, wherein the program is updated... |
| 6907604 |
Instant integration model |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A method that includes receiving a storage device that includes an image is provided. The image is loaded onto the storage device by a vendor of the storage device and includes a first program and a second... |
| 6898705 |
Automatic appliance server re-provision/re-purposing method |
| May-24-2005 |
Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized as an appliance server is partitioned into at... |
| 6892255 |
Program install method, file renewal method, program and computer system |
| May-10-2005 |
A method of installing a program or renewing a file. A first program or file stored on a first memory area is copied to a second memory area. Position-information memory area is updated with position information... |
| 6889376 |
Method for migrating from one computer to another |
| May-3-2005 |
A process is provided for facilitating the migrating of a user's overall software environment from a first computer to a second computer. The process includes enhancing the operating system on the computer... |
| 6886161 |
Method and data structure for compressing file-reference information |
| Apr-26-2005 |
Compression of local data uses various methods to encode location data (e.g. line numbers and, optionally, column numbers) representing references to a source code information symbol in a source code file.... |
| 6883163 |
Populating resource-constrained devices with content verified using API definitions |
| Apr-19-2005 |
Remote incremental program verification may be achieved by receiving content verified by at least one content provider, installing the content on a resource-constrained device, disabling subsequent installation... |
| 6879988 |
System and method for manipulating and managing computer archive files |
| Apr-12-2005 |
A computer program for managing and manipulating archive zip files of a computer. The program includes a system and method for opening, creating, modifying, and extracting zip archive files. The program... |
| 6871345 |
Self managing software agents with introspection |
| Mar-22-2005 |
A system and method is described for managing plugin program components through encapsulation in a self managing agent that supports introspection for installation. An agent evaluator engine at the host... |
| 6862581 |
Patch distribution system, method and computer program product |
| Mar-1-2005 |
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for distributing software patches utilizing a network. Initially, information relating to at least one application program is collected from... |
| 6854112 |
System and method for the automatic installation and configuration of an operating system |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A system and a method for installing and configurating a package including an operating system, software products, and applications on end-user computers connected to server computers in a network. The... |
| 6853978 |
System and method for manufacturing and configuring intelligent electronic devices to order |
| Feb-8-2005 |
A system and method of specifying built and configured to order intelligent electronic devices ("IED's") is disclosed. A customer interacts with an order processing interface to specify the type and model... |
| 6834384 |
Methods and apparatus for upgrading firmware in an embedded system |
| Dec-21-2004 |
The present invention provides methods and apparatus for upgrading firmware in an embedded system, without impacting the system. More specifically, the present invention enables an embedded system to be... |
| 6834301 |
System and method for configuration, management, and monitoring of a computer network using inheritance |
| Dec-21-2004 |
A system and method using inheritance for the configuration, management, and/or monitoring of computer applications and devices via a computer network are disclosed. The method generally comprises calculating... |
| 6823508 |
Automatic computer program customization based on a user information store |
| Nov-23-2004 |
Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in... |
| 6807665 |
Efficient data transfer during computing system manufacturing and installation |
| Oct-19-2004 |
A manufacturer installs software by first partitioning storage media of the computing system into a first partition and a second partition. The manufacturer installs software bundles Into the second partition.... |
| 6804774 |
Software image transition aid comprising building a disk image based on identified hardware |
| Oct-12-2004 |
A software image transition aid is described for acting on a software image that is transferred from a source computer to a target computer, the aid comprising: a bootable storage media with stored thereon... |
| 6795814 |
System and method for CMOS integration |
| Sep-21-2004 |
The present invention is directed to a system and method for CMOS integration. A method of integrating CMOS within a product based on a received order includes receiving an order for a product having a... |
| 6779176 |
Methods and apparatus for updating electronic system programs and program blocks during substantially continued system execution |
| Aug-17-2004 |
A method of implementing program updates in an electronic system includes requesting the system to accept a program update and loading replacement programs for execution. The method includes using an operating... |
| 6775830 |
Computer system and a program install method thereof |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A computer system including a plurality of computers, a management console operated by the operator to install a program in the computers and a storage subsystem coupled to the computers and the management... |
| 6775829 |
Method for configuring software for a build to order system |
| Aug-10-2004 |
The present invention is directed to a method of building a custom software configuration, which may include receiving a first customer order for a first information handling system and a second customer... |
| 6757894 |
Preprocessed applications suitable for network streaming applications and method for producing same |
| Jun-29-2004 |
An application is preprocessed for use in an application streaming environment by dividing each file in the application into blocks corresponding to the code page block size used by the operating system.... |
| 6754886 |
Method and system for storing java objects in devices having a reduced support of high-level programming concepts |
| Jun-22-2004 |
The objects to be stored on a SmartCard or on a similar device are output from the host application computer in a form adapted to the device, particularly in form of a byte array which can easily be stored... |
| 6744450 |
System and method of providing multiple installation actions |
| Jun-1-2004 |
A system and method are presented for a suite integration toolkit (SIT) allowing for the provision and display of a rich set of installation actions. The user interface (UI) provides a list box interface... |
| 6742176 |
Secure flexible plugin software architecture |
| May-25-2004 |
A secure flexible plugin architecture allows plugins to dynamically interconnect in highly flexible arrangements to permit the handling of many kinds of file formats. Interconnection is self-administered... |
| 6738970 |
Method and apparatus for identifying changes made to a computer system due to software installation |
| May-18-2004 |
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... |
| 6721946 |
Method and system for installing software on a computer |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A method and system for installing software on a computer in a computer manufacturing facility. In the method, the frequency with which optional hardware and software is installed on a computer is assessed.... |
| 6718548 |
Method for embedding an operating system and an application program into a memory apparatus |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A method for embedding an operating system and application program into a memory apparatus. The operating system includes a boot file and a run control (RC) program and the method includes the steps as... |
