Computing device configuration manager
First Claim
1. A method for at least partially recreating an existing custom configuration profile on a target device, the method comprising the acts of:
- creating a version of the existing custom configuration profile, the created version of the existing custom configuration profile comprising a user-specified combination of elements that includes at least one application;
storing the version of the existing custom configuration profile; and
causing the version of the existing custom configuration profile to be installed on the target device.
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Abstract
A system, method and software are provided that install a custom configuration profile on one or more target devices, which may be hardwired or wireless devices, and which include personal data assistants, mobile telephones, laptop computers and desktop computers. The custom configuration profile includes a user-specified combination of applications, data, protocols, and policies, suited to a particular target device, and selected in accordance with the desires and requirements of a particular user or group of users. The custom configuration profile can be installed on new devices or on devices that have suffered a catastrophic failure and require reconfiguration. Further, the custom configuration profile is configured to be installed automatically on a target device with little or no involvement on the part of the user, and the installation can be implemented by wireless or hardwire connections between the target device and the backup device where the custom configuration profile is initially stored.
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42 Claims
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1. A method for at least partially recreating an existing custom configuration profile on a target device, the method comprising the acts of:
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creating a version of the existing custom configuration profile, the created version of the existing custom configuration profile comprising a user-specified combination of elements that includes at least one application;
storing the version of the existing custom configuration profile; and
causing the version of the existing custom configuration profile to be installed on the target device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for capturing a custom configuration profile and at least partially recreating the captured custom configuration profile on a target device that includes an operating system, the method comprising the acts of:
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creating a custom configuration profile comprising a user-specified combination of elements that includes a plurality of application;
creating a version of the custom configuration profile; and
causing at least a portion of the created version of the custom configuration profile to be installed on the target device, the installed portion of the created version of the custom configuration profile comprising a plurality of applications. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. In a computing environment that includes a plurality of devices, at least some of which are configured for communication with each other, a computer program product for implementing a method for at least partially recreating an existing custom configuration profile on a target device, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises;
creating a version of the existing custom configuration profile, the created version of the existing custom configuration profile comprising a user-specified combination of elements that includes at least one application;
storing the version of the custom configuration profile; and
causing at least a portion of the version of the custom configuration profile to be installed on the target device. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. In a computing environment that includes a plurality of devices, at least some of which are configured for communication with each other, a computer program product for implementing a method for capturing a custom configuration profile and at least partially recreating the captured custom configuration profile on a target device that includes an operating system, the computer program product comprising:
a computer readable medium carrying computer executable instructions for performing the method, wherein the method comprises;
creating a custom configuration profile comprising a user-specified combination of elements that includes a plurality of application;
creating a version of the custom configuration profile; and
causing at least a portion of the created version of the custom configuration profile to be installed on the target device, the installed portion of the created version of the custom configuration profile comprising a plurality of applications. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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