NETWORKED DEPLOYMENT OF MULTI-APPLICATION CUSTOMIZATIONS
First Claim
1. A method for providing a multi-application customization to a user node of a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
- a user node receiving a single-action user request to run a multi-application customization;
the user node receiving, from a remote node of the computer network, in response to the single-action user request, a first customization which extends a first application previously installed on the user node;
the user node also receiving, from the same or another remote node, in response to the same single-action user request, a second customization which extends a second application previously installed on the user node; and
the user node running the previously installed applications at the user node with the respective customizations.
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Abstract
A user node receives a multi-project solution which includes customizations that collectively extend installed applications. The customizations are installed on the user node as a single solution from an end-user perspective, e.g., by displaying a single progress update bar, displaying a single entry for the multi-project solution in an add/remove programs control, and making a single trust decision for the multi-project solution, as opposed to individual displays and individual trust decisions for each customization. Deployment may invoke an enhanced application manifest, an enhanced deployment manifest, or both.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for providing a multi-application customization to a user node of a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a user node receiving a single-action user request to run a multi-application customization; the user node receiving, from a remote node of the computer network, in response to the single-action user request, a first customization which extends a first application previously installed on the user node; the user node also receiving, from the same or another remote node, in response to the same single-action user request, a second customization which extends a second application previously installed on the user node; and the user node running the previously installed applications at the user node with the respective customizations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computer-readable medium configured with data and instructions for performing a method for deploying a multi-application customization at a user node of a computer network, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving from a remote node of the computer network a multi-application customization which includes a plurality of customizations that collectively extend a plurality of applications previously installed on the user node; and displaying a single entry for the entire multi-application customization in a user node control for adding and removing programs. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A user node computer system in a computer network configured by multi-application customization deployment code, the user node computer system comprising:
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a logical processor; and a memory in operable communication with the logical processor, the memory configured with a plurality of installed applications, the memory further configured by the user node computer system performing with the deployment code a method having at least the following steps; receiving a single-action user request to run a multi-application customization; receiving from a remote node of the computer network a multi-application customization which includes a plurality of customizations that collectively extend a plurality of previously installed applications; and installing the customizations on the user node computer system as a single solution when viewed from an end-user perspective. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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