REMOTE INSTALL ASSISTANT

• US 20090182851A1
• Filed: 01/14/2008
• Published: 07/16/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Bradley, Bob, Petree, P.J., Carty, Derrick M., Preston, Daniel Trent, Coffman, Patrick, Chaudhri, Imran A., King, Nicholas V.
• Application Number:
  US12/014,039
• Publication Number:
  US 20090182851A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/222
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network

Abstract

A remote install assistant application is provided on a host device which leads the user through a series of steps for starting up a target device, and remotely installing an operating system or application from the host device onto the target device over a wireless or wired network. The assistant application, which the user can launch on the host device, can include a network installation server which makes a disc inserted in a drive of the host device available as a startup disk on the network.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing one or more user interfaces on a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media, the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to the host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network;

presenting instructions in the one or more user interfaces for configuring a target device for remote installation of media content from the host device to the target device using the network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media content includes at least one component of an operating system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the network is a wireless network.

4. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing one or more user interfaces on a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to the host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network;

presenting instructions in the one or more user interfaces for configuring a target device for remote installation of media content from the host device to the target device using the network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 4, wherein the network is a wireless network.

7. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

providing one or more user interfaces on a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media, the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to the host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network;

presenting instructions in the one or more user interfaces for configuring a target device for remote installation of media content from the host device to the target device using the network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the network is a wireless network.

10. A method comprising:

providing one or more user interfaces on a target device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media, the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein the network is a wireless network.

13. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising:

providing one or more user interfaces on a target device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media, the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

14. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.

15. The computer-readable medium of claim 13, wherein the network is a wireless network.

16. A system comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium coupled to the processor and having instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations comprising;

providing one or more user interfaces on a target device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a media, the media containing content and being integrated with or coupled to a host device;

obtaining input through the one or more user interfaces specifying a network; and

remotely installing media content from the host device onto the target device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the network is a wireless network.

19. A system comprising:

a host device including a remote install assistant, the remote install assistance including a network installation server which makes a media device coupled to the host device available as a startup disk on a wireless network; and

a target device operable for communicating with the host device over the wireless network and for using the network integration server to perform a remote install of content on the media device from the host device onto the target device using the network.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the content includes at least one component of an operating system.