System and method for updating information handling system applications at manufacture
First Claim
1. A method for manufacture of an information handling system, the method comprising:
- copying an image to the information handling system, the image having one or more applications;
copying one or more updates to the information handling system, the updates operable to run on the information handling system to update one or more of the applications, the updates having a download user interface and an install user interface;
configuring the information handling system to identify the updates as downloaded on the information handling system; and
configuring the information handling system to display the install user interface after the initial user start-up of the information handling system.
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Abstract
Information handling systems are manufactured with images having selected applications, such as operating system, word processing, antivirus and firmware applications, and one or more updates associated with one or more of the applications. The updates are configured to automatically prompt the user to install the updates on initial start-up of a manufactured and shipped information handling system. Registry settings configured at manufacture of the information handling system automatically calls the update install user interface as though the user had run the download user interface to download the update from the application'"'"'s manufacturer. Preloading updates improves information handling system security by avoiding update downloads by unprotected information handling systems, and use of the application manufacturer'"'"'s interface to install updates through the end-user purchaser decreases disruption of information handling system manufacture.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for manufacture of an information handling system, the method comprising:
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copying an image to the information handling system, the image having one or more applications;
copying one or more updates to the information handling system, the updates operable to run on the information handling system to update one or more of the applications, the updates having a download user interface and an install user interface;
configuring the information handling system to identify the updates as downloaded on the information handling system; and
configuring the information handling system to display the install user interface after the initial user start-up of the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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2. The method of claim 2 further comprising:
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shipping the information handling system to a user;
completing a user registration interface at information handling system start-up; and
displaying the install user interface at the information handling system.
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8. A system for manufacture of information handling systems having plural applications, one or more of the applications having one or more associated application updates, the updates having a download user interface and an install user interface, the system comprising:
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an image engine operable to copy a desired image to an information handling system, the image having selected of the plural applications;
an update engine operable to copy to the information handling system one or more updates associated with one or more of the plural applications; and
a configuration engine operable to configure the information handling system to identify the updates as downloaded and to display the install user interface upon initial user start-up of the information handling system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for manufacture of an information handling system for a user, the method comprising:
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receiving periodic updates for an application from the application manufacturer, each update having a download interface to manage a user download of the update to an information handling system and an install interface to manage a user installation on the information handling system;
copying an image to a manufactured information handling system, the image having the application and the update;
configuring the information handling system to register the application update;
configuring the information handling system to automatically display the update install user interface on start-up by a user; and
shipping the information handling system to the user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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