Method for offering and refreshing digital content on fixed image platforms

• US 20070143445A1
• Filed: 12/20/2005
• Published: 06/21/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Dandekar, Shree, Hyden, William, Barajas, Gaston
• Application Number:
  US11/313,363
• Publication Number:
  US 20070143445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order

Abstract

A method of offering and refreshing content on fixed image platforms which includes storing a fixed image on an imaging server, storing content which is regularly updated in an imaging server, merging the fixed image and at least some of the content to provide a merged fixed image, and installing the merged fixed image onto a fixed image platform is disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of offering and refreshing content on fixed image platforms comprising:

storing a fixed image on an imaging server;

storing content in an imaging server, the content being regularly updated;

merging the fixed image and at least some of the content to provide a merged fixed image; and

installing the merged fixed image onto a fixed image platform.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

enabling a customer to select content to be installed on the fixed image platform.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

presenting a list of content available for install, the list of content available being updated when the content is updated on the imaging server.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising:

determining which content is selected by the customer; and

installing the content selected by the customer as customized content onto the fixed image platform.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein

the content includes at least one of music content, video content, training content and game application content.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein

the installing includes installing general content and customized content, the general content being installed to a group of fixed image platforms and the customized content being installed onto a particular fixed image platform based upon customer selections.

7. An apparatus for offering and refreshing content on fixed image platforms comprising:

means for storing a fixed image on an imaging server;

means for storing content in an imaging server, the content being regularly updated;

means for merging the fixed image and at least some of the content to provide a merged fixed image; and

means for installing the merged fixed image onto a fixed image platform.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

means for enabling a customer to select content to be installed on the fixed image platform.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 further comprising:

means for presenting a list of content available for install, the list of content available being updated when the content is updated on the imaging server.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 further comprising:

means for determining which content is selected by the customer; and

means for installing the content selected by the customer as customized content onto the fixed image platform.

11. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein

the content includes at least one of music content, video content, training content and game application content.

12. The apparatus of claim 7 wherein

the installing includes installing general content and customized content, the general content being installed to a group of fixed image platforms and the customized content being installed onto a particular fixed image platform based upon customer selections.

13. A system for offering and refreshing content on fixed image platforms comprising:

an imaging server, the imaging server storing a fixed image, the imaging server storing content, the content being regularly updated;

a merge module, the merge module merging the fixed image and at least some of the content to provide a merged fixed image; and

an install module, the install module installing the merged fixed image onto a fixed image platform.

14. The system of claim 13 further comprising:

an configurator, the configurator enabling a customer to select content to be installed on the fixed image platform.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein:

the configurator presents a list of content available for install, the list of content available being updated when the content is updated on the imaging server.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein:

the configurator determines which content is selected by the customer; and

the install module installs the content selected by the customer as customized content onto the fixed image platform.

17. The system of claim 13 wherein

the content includes at least one of music content, video content, training content and game application content.

18. The system of claim 13 wherein

the install module installs general content and customized content, the general content being installed to a group of fixed image platforms and the customized content being installed onto a particular fixed image platform based upon customer selections.