Dynamic registry partitioning

• US 20050050084A1
• Filed: 08/29/2003
• Published: 03/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Atm, Shafiqul Khalid
• Granted Patent: US 7,203,696 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4486 Formation of subprogram jump address
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99932 Access augmentation or optimizing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99942 Manipulating data structure, e.g. compression, compaction, compilation
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99943 Generating database or data structure, e.g. via user interface
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99944 Object-oriented database structure
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing

Abstract

A system and method of providing access to information stored in a system registry is provided. The system and method can further facilitate a generic (e.g., application and/or operating system independent) manner for dynamic partitioning of the system registry. The present invention facilitates providing of customized view(s) of the system registry to client(s), component(s) and/or application(s). Customization can be based on version, computer configuration, user and/or other suitable information. Further, the customized view of the system registry can be manipulated at runtime. Additionally and/or alternatively, low level component(s) (e.g., client(s) and/or application(s)) can also be given access to a dynamic partition data store to manipulate (e.g., add, delete and/or modify) redirection information (e.g., via interface component(s)).

Claims

1. A dynamic registry partition system comprising:

a dynamic partition data store that stores redirection information associated with at least one application and a system registry; and

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an interception component that receives a request to access the system registry and returns information associated with the system registry based, at least in part, upon redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the request is received from an application.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising an interface component that facilitates runtime manipulation of redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store.

4. The system of claim 3, the interface component receiving a request to perform at least one of an addition, a deletion and a modification to at least some of the redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the request to perform comprises a source node, destination node and at least one property.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the dynamic partition data store comprises a remapping table.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the returned information is based, at least in part, upon a version, a computer configuration and a user associated with an originator of the request.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store can be manipulated at runtime.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein an application can manipulate redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store.

10. The system of claim 1, the dynamic partition data store comprising a set of at least one of an attribute and a rule that define how redirection is to be performed.

11. An operating system that receives the return information provided by the system of claim 1.

12. A method facilitating dynamic registry partitioning to support multiple registry views comprising:

intercepting a request for system registry information; and

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providing information associated with the request based, at least in part, upon redirection information stored in a dynamic partition data store.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising receiving a request to modify information stored in the dynamic partition data store.

14. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

determining whether redirection information associated with the request is stored in the dynamic partition data store; and

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providing information associated with the request based, at least in part, upon information stored in the system registry, if redirection information is not stored in the dynamic partition data store.

15. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 12.

16. A method of interfacing with a dynamic partition data store comprising:

receiving a request to modify redirection information, the redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store;

determining whether an originator of the request is authorized to initiate the modification; and

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modifying the redirection information in accordance with the request, if the originator of the request is authorized to initiate the modification.

17. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 16.

18. A method of interfacing with a dynamic partition data store comprising:

receiving a request to add redirection information, the redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store;

determining whether an originator of the request is authorized to initiate the addition; and

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adding the redirection information in accordance with the request, if the originator of the request is authorized to initiate the addition.

19. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 18.

20. A method of interfacing with a dynamic partition data store comprising:

receiving a request to delete redirection information, the redirection information stored in the dynamic partition data store;

determining whether an originator of the request is authorized to initiate the deletion; and

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deleting the redirection information in accordance with the request, if the originator of the request is authorized to initiate the deletion.

21. A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for carrying out the method of claim 20.

22. A data packet transmitted between two or more computer components that facilitates a dynamic registry partition system, the data packet comprising:

a data field that includes information associated with a system registry, the information being based, at least in part, upon redirection information stored in a dynamic partition data store.

23. A computer readable medium storing computer executable components of a dynamic registry partition system comprising:

an interception component that receives a request to access a system registry and returns information associated with the system registry based, at least in part, upon redirection information stored in a dynamic partition data store.

24. A dynamic registry partition system comprising:

means for dynamically storing redirection information associated with at least one application and a system registry; and

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means for intercepting a request to access the system registry;

means for providing return information in response to the request, the return information being associated with the system registry and based, at least in part, upon redirection information stored in the means for dynamically storing redirection information.