Systems and methods for single input installation of an application

• US 20060155672A1
• Filed: 07/01/2005
• Published: 07/13/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/13/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FilmLoop, Inc. (Western Digital Corporation)
• Original Assignee: FilmLoop, Inc. (Western Digital Corporation)
• Inventors: Mashima, Kyle S., Lee, Prescott V.
• Application Number:
  US11/173,691
• Publication Number:
  US 20060155672A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation

Abstract

A system and method for single input installation of an application is provided. The method comprises receiving a single input for an application from a user. In response to the single input, the application is downloaded, data associated with the application is stored on a computing device associated with the user, the data is configured on the computing device, and the application is executed on the computing device.

Claims

1. A method for installing an application in response to a single input, comprising:

receiving a single input for an application from a user;

in response to the single input, downloading the application;

storing data associated with the application on a computing device associated with the user;

configuring the data on the computing device; and

executing the application on the computing device.

2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the application comprises a media engine for executing one or more loops.

3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the application comprises a media engine for displaying one or more loops.

4. The method recited in claim 3, wherein the one or more loops are comprised of at least one item of media displayed within the one or more loops.

5. The method recited in claim 3, further comprising downloading the one or more loops to the computing device.

6. The method recited in claim 5, further comprising loading the one or more loops into the media engine.

7. The method recited in claim 1, further comprising providing an installation program in response to the single input for downloading the application, storing the data, configuring the data, and executing the application in response to the request from the user.

8. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the single input received from the user comprises selection of an icon associated with the application.

9. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the single input received from the user comprises an indication that the user accepts the terms of an agreement associated with the application.

10. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the single input received from the user comprises a serial number associated with the application input by the user.

11. A system for installing an application in response to a single input, comprising:

a server configured to receive a single input for an application from a user and in response to the single input, sends the application, stores data associated with the application on a computing device associated with the user, configures the data on the computing device, and executes the application on the computing device.

12. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the server is further configured to send an installer program with the application.

13. The system recited in claim 12, wherein the installer program is configured to store data associated with the application on a computing device associated with the user, configures the data on the computing device, and executes the application on the computing device.

14. The system recited in claim 11, wherein an installer program is executed on the computing device prior to the single input.

15. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the application comprises a media engine for executing one or more loops.

16. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the application comprises a media engine for displaying one or more loops.

17. The system recited in claim 16, wherein the one or more loops are comprised of at least one item of media displayed within the one or more loops.

18. The system recited in claim 16, wherein the server is further configured to download the one or more loops to the computing device.

19. The system recited in claim 18, wherein the media engine is configured to load the one or more loops.

20. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the server provides an installation program in response to the single input for downloading the application, storing the data, configuring the data, and executing the application in response to the single input from the user.

21. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the single input received from the user comprises selection of an icon associated with the application.

22. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the single input received from the user comprises an indication that the user accepts the terms of an agreement associated with the application.

23. The system recited in claim 11, wherein the single input received from the user comprises a serial number associated with the application input by the user.

24. A program embodied on a computer readable medium, the program being executable by a computing device to perform a method for installing an application in response to a single input, the method comprising:

receiving a single input for an application from a user;

in response to the single input, downloading the application;

storing data associated with the application on a computing device associated with the user;

configuring the data on the computing device; and

executing the application on the computing device.

25. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the application comprises a media engine for executing one or more loops.

26. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the application comprises a media engine for displaying one or more loops.

27. The program recited in claim 26, wherein the one or more loops are comprised of at least one item of media displayed within the one or more loops.

28. The program recited in claim 26, further comprising downloading the one or more loops to the computing device.

29. The program recited in claim 28, further comprising loading the one or more loops into the media engine.

30. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the method further comprises providing an installation program in response to the single input for downloading the application, storing the data, configuring the data, and executing the application in response to single input from the user.

31. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the single input received from the user comprises selection of an icon associated with the application.

32. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the single input received from the user comprises an indication that the user accepts the terms of an agreement associated with the application.

33. The program recited in claim 24, wherein the single input received from the user comprises a serial number associated with the application input by the user.

34. A system for installing an application in response to a single input, comprising:

a server configured to receive a single input for an application from a user and in response to the single input, sends the application and an application installer to a computing device associated with the user, the application installer configured to store data associated with the application on the computing device, to configure the data on the computing device, and to execute the application on the computing device.

35. A method for installing an application in response to a single request from a user, comprising:

in response to a single input comprising a request for an application from a user, downloading the application; and

executing the application on a computing device associated with the user in response to the request.

36. The method recited in claim 35, the method further comprises storing and configuring data associated with the application on the computing device.