| 6823509 |
Virtual machine with reinitialization |
| Nov-23-2004 |
A computer system includes a virtual machine supporting an object-oriented environment, in which programs to run on the virtual machine are formed from classes loaded into the virtual machine by a class... |
| 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... |
| 6813765 |
Binding using absolute memory references |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method and system for implementing an application on a computer system, in particular a portable computer system, by binding an interface (e.g., a function call and required address translations) in... |
| 6813708 |
System and method for searching a BIOS for a type of computer network drive to boot and an operating system for migrating an operating system to a computer |
| Nov-2-2004 |
A method and system for migrating a computer operating system to a personal computer includes the process of and instructions for detecting dynamically the type of disk operating system (DOS) network device... |
| 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... |
| 6804663 |
Methods for optimizing the installation of a software product onto a target computer system |
| Oct-12-2004 |
Database tables may be created in a modular fashion and maybe efficiently merged together. Differences between various versions of software products also be recorded in database transforms. The database... |
| 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... |
| 6779178 |
System and method for personalizing electronic mail messages |
| Aug-17-2004 |
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide an e-mail customization system that incorporates personalized images, including handwritten signatures, into... |
| 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... |
| 6772192 |
Software download and distribution via image building and multicast |
| Aug-3-2004 |
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for installing software on a computer. In one aspect of the present invention, a method is provided that includes building a disk image from requested... |
| 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.... |
| 6751795 |
System and method for software installation |
| Jun-15-2004 |
The system for software installation of the present invention comprises: a storage medium for storing a file to be installed; a difference detector for comparing the file in the storage medium with a file... |
| 6748380 |
Method, system, and program product for permission to access software |
| Jun-8-2004 |
Accessing a legacy target file with a potentially corrupting development tool, where the target file is characterized by its attributes, and the development tool is characterized by its tool capabilities,... |
| 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... |
| 6742180 |
System and method providing seamless transition of operating system environment |
| May-25-2004 |
A system is provided for installing an N-bit operating system (OS), which includes an M-bit OS. The system includes a mapping subsystem for creating a file which includes components corresponding to the... |
| 6735768 |
Method and system for installing a software product to a computer with authorization |
| May-11-2004 |
A method and system for installing a software product to computer with authorization is provided. (1) A code C is generated from registration information that designates information about software products... |
| 6735767 |
Installation planning window |
| May-11-2004 |
A program installation system comprises an installation planning window displayed for a user prior to the installation of a computer program. The installation planning window may be an adjunct to an installation... |
| 6727955 |
Communication system for providing a transport entity with mutually related objects |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A communication system in which a transmitter transmits cyclically a plurality of mutually related objects to a terminal. If the objects are used in the terminal there is no mechanism to establish whether... |
| 6725377 |
Method and system for updating anti-intrusion software |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A method and system for updating anti-intrusion software is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a computer program product updates anti-intrusion software on a computer network which has an anti-intrusion... |
| 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... |
| 6718545 |
Apparatus for managing resources of a signal processor, a resource managing program transferring method and recording medium |
| Apr-6-2004 |
A signal processor executes a required process based on a program stored in a RAM connected to the signal processor. The program is transferred from a ROM connected to a CPU, as requested. When the CPU... |
| 6715144 |
Request based automation of software installation, customization and activation |
| Mar-30-2004 |
The invention relates to a system and method for request based installation, customization and activation of software products on a computer system by means of a setup infrastructure (20) for coordinating... |
| 6715143 |
Method for installing software components at a user-terminal, related devices and related software module |
| Mar-30-2004 |
The present invention provides a method and related devices for installing software components at a user-terminal of a plurality of user-terminals in a communications-network. This communications network... |
| 6711605 |
Multi OS configuration method and computer system |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A computer system of a multi-operation-system (multi-OS) has a main memory having a memory area for a first OS and a memory area for a second OS, both the areas being independent from each other, and a... |
| 6711579 |
Data storage schema independent programming for data retrieval using semantic bridge |
| Mar-23-2004 |
A computer implemented process accesses data stored on one or more computers, the data on each computer having a data storage schema. A program is generated to access the data using terms and constructs... |
| 6708333 |
Method and system for reporting failures of a program module in a corporate environment |
| Mar-16-2004 |
A computer-implemented method and system for reporting failures in an application program module to a corporate file server. The failure may be a crash or a set-up failure. Once detected, the program failures... |
| 6708332 |
Run-time modules for dynamically adjusting computer operation |
| Mar-16-2004 |
Code module interfaces are provided which allow a user to adjust the functionality of a program at run-time. The code module interfaces (CMIs) can be selectively activated by a user at run-time. Then,... |
| 6704824 |
Universal serial bus adapter with automatic installation |
| Mar-9-2004 |
A peripheral device and a method for operating the peripheral device for automatic installation, in which the method includes coupling the peripheral device to a computer and sending a first device identification... |
| 6691253 |
System and method for sequencing and performing very high speed software downloads concurrent with system testing in an automated production environment |
| Feb-10-2004 |
Method and system for performing very high speed software downloads concurrent with system testing in an automated production environment and for test-sequencing in multi-tasking environments with consolidated... |
| 6691106 |
Profile driven instant web portal |
| Feb-10-2004 |
An instant portal software module executing on a computer system for locating relevant Web pages includes instructions to collect information regarding a user from the computer system. Instructions are... |
| 6687902 |
Method, system, and program for deleting user selected file sets of a program |
| Feb-3-2004 |
Disclosed is a system, method, and program for uninstalling a program and deleting files. The program is defined by a plurality of file sets. Each file set defines a set of functions performed by the program.... |
| 6687820 |
System includes a selection manager for remotely managing the selection of an operating system for a target computer |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A method of controlling the selection of operating systems at a first instance of user logon on a target device is provided. A network bootstrap program is initiated at the target device and configuration... |
| 6684397 |
Auto-install apparatus and method |
| Jan-27-2004 |
An apparatus for remote installation of software is disclosed in one presently preferred embodiment of the present invention as including a first processor programmed to execute a master process effective... |
| 6681391 |
Method and system for installing software on a computer system |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A method and system for installing software on a computer generates an installation order that ensures that a component required for the functioning of another component is already installed. Furthermore,... |
| 6671749 |
Peripheral driver installation method and system |
| Dec-30-2003 |
A method for locating and installing peripheral drivers has steps of creating a driver profile, creating a resources profile, and of looking to potential driver sources on a prioritized list for drivers... |
| 6668375 |
Method and system for providing build-to-order software applications |
| Dec-23-2003 |
A system and corresponding method for unlocking options in already installed software. The software is provided with all of the options on an installation medium and when the software is first received... |
| 6662363 |
Method, system and recording medium for installing software in computer |
| Dec-9-2003 |
For installation of desired software, the software is first written into a memory, and then a user's selection is received which indicates whether or not the user agrees to contents of an agreement concerning... |
| 6658659 |
Compatible version module loading |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A system and method for loading software identifies versions of software modules to be loaded. The version identification allows a loader to request, access and load any level or version of a program that... |
| 6658435 |
Disk image backup/restore with data preparation phase |
| Dec-2-2003 |
A method for backing up data stored using a filing system on a computer non-volatile storage device is described. First pre-defined signature data is written, using the filing system, to substantially... |
| 6654888 |
Installing and controlling trial software |
| Nov-25-2003 |
According to one aspect of the invention, a method of creating a trial software product on a target system is provided. The method consists of intercepting file system calls from an installation process... |
| 6647492 |
Method of providing persistent memory to a hand-held platform operating system on a computer system |
| Nov-11-2003 |
A method and apparatus for achieving the appearance of persistent memory in a system environment requiring persistent memory using a device having non-persistent memory. More particularly, the device having... |
| 6640317 |
Mechanism for automated generic application damage detection and repair in strongly encapsulated application |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A method, system, and apparatus for detecting and repairing damaged portions of a computer system is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a damage detection and repair facility... |
| 6634025 |
System for exchanging software processes during execution using threads |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A communication system and, method are therefor, are provided. The system includes a control circuit which includes a message-based operating system and application software. The system also includes a... |
| 6629316 |
Overriding program properties using a specially designated environment variable statement |
| Sep-30-2003 |
A system, method, and program enables a versatile tool kit to be used in developing a program that can be run on multiple operating systems. A script file, containing properties and associated values that... |
| 6625754 |
Automatic recovery of a corrupted boot image in a data processing system |
| Sep-23-2003 |
A method and apparatus in a data processing system for automatically restoring an operating system on a local storage device. Prior to loading the operating system, a determination is made as to whether... |
| 6615405 |
Method and system for distributing and maintaining software across a computer network |
| Sep-2-2003 |
A method and system are provided for installing software on microprocessor based devices accessible over a computer network. The method includes, identifying component data associated with a software application... |
| 6604237 |
Apparatus for journaling during software deployment and method therefor |
| Aug-5-2003 |
A method and apparatus for automatically generating a log, or journal, during the deployment of software packages to client systems on a network are implemented. The logs may be used to verify the deployment... |
| 6598223 |
Method and system for installing and testing build-to-order components in a defined configuration computer system |
| Jul-22-2003 |
A computer system manufacturing process is disclosed in which a customer may order a computer system having one of several defined or base configurations of hardware and software components. After specifying... |
| 6598224 |
Data management unit, computer system and computer-readable storage medium |
| Jul-22-2003 |
In a data management unit in a computer system, the computer system has a computer in which the data management unit is incorporated, and a terminal intercommunicates with the computer. In the data management... |
