Automatic software installation on heterogeneous networked client computer systems

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5742829
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08403246

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The present invention provides for automatically installing software on heterogeneous client computer systems. In a distributed system having heterogeneous computer systems of different natural languages, different operating system types, and/or different processor types, the present invention automatically installs the appropriate edition of software onto client computers. The present invention installs an edition of software appropriate for execution on a particular processor type, with a particular operating system type and in a particular natural language by utilizing commands specific to an operating system type. The present invention automatically installs software in response to the availability of a new version of the software, a change in the operating system of the client computer, a change in the associated natural language of the client computer, or in response to input of the administrator of the distributed system.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ben-Natan, Or Bellevue, WA 3 570
Copeland, Bruce W Redmond, WA 25 1482
Davis, Michael L Bellevue, WA 44 2352

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