FILTERING A LIST OF AVAILABLE INSTALL ITEMS FOR AN INSTALL PROGRAM BASED ON A CONSUMER'S INSTALL POLICY
First Claim
1. A method for filtering a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by an install program, comprising:
- enabling, in an install program, a user to configure at least one location of at least one policy system that is to be accessed to gather at least one install policy to a client system, wherein said at least one install policy specifies a policy for filtering out a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by said install program; and
retrieving, by said install program, said at least one install policy from said at least one location when filtering a list of said plurality of items installable by said install program to only comprise a particular selection of install items for said client system as directed by said at least one install policy.
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Abstract
An install program is enabled for a user to configure at least one location of at least one policy system that is to be accessed via a network to gather at least one install policy, where the install policy specifies a policy for filtering out a selection of install items from among multiple items installable by the install program. In addition, the install program retrieves the install policy from each accessed location when filtering a list of the items installable by the install program to only include a particular selection of install items for the client system as directed by accessed install policies.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for filtering a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by an install program, comprising:
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enabling, in an install program, a user to configure at least one location of at least one policy system that is to be accessed to gather at least one install policy to a client system, wherein said at least one install policy specifies a policy for filtering out a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by said install program; and retrieving, by said install program, said at least one install policy from said at least one location when filtering a list of said plurality of items installable by said install program to only comprise a particular selection of install items for said client system as directed by said at least one install policy. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for controlling an installation of a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by an install program, comprising:
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retrieving, by an install program, a first list of at least one server accessible via a network that facilitates access to at least one install policy; retrieving, by said install program, a separate install policy from each said server in said first list; combining, by said install program, each separate install policy into a combined install policy according to at least one selection of precedence rules; filtering, by said install program, a list of a plurality of install items installable by said install program to determine a particular selection of install items as directed by said combined install policy; presenting, by said install program, said user with said particular selection of install items for selection by said user for directing said install program which of said plurality of items to install at a particular client system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A system for managing the filtering of a selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by an install controller, comprising:
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at least one computer system enabled to communicatively connect to at least one other computer system over a network; an install update controller distributed across said at least one computer system, wherein said install update controller is enabled to direct an install controller to install a particular selection of install items from among a plurality of items installable by said install controller; said install update controller comprising means for enabling a user to configure at least one location of at least one other system that is to be accessed to gather at least one install policy, wherein said at least one install policy specifies a policy for filtering items out of said plurality of items installable by said install controller, wherein said at least one install policy specifies filtering policies separate from a second policy set by a provider of said install update controller; and said install update controller comprising means for retrieving said at least one install policy from said at least one location when filtering a list of said plurality of items installable by said install program to only comprise said particular selection of install items as directed by said at least one install policy. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for controlling access by an install program to at least one separate install policy, comprising:
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a policy server communicatively connected over a network to a plurality of client systems within a network environment, said policy server comprising a plurality of separate install policies for distribution to separate install programs associated with said plurality of client systems, wherein each said separate install program is configurable by a user to a location of an install policy for filtering a list of installable items by each said separate install program; said policy server comprising a hierarchical mapping of said plurality of client systems, wherein each of said plurality of client systems is mapped to one of a plurality of hierarchical levels within said network environment; said policy server comprising a listing of at least one separate install policy from among said plurality of separate install policies associated with each of said plurality of hierarchical levels; and said policy server, responsive to receiving a request for at least one install policy by a particular install program associated with a particular client system from among said plurality of client systems, for determining a particular hierarchical level of said particular client system within said hierarchical mapping, for accessing a selection of at least one separate install policy associated with said particular hierarchal level according to said listing, and for delivering said selection of at least one separate install policy to said install program.
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