PRODUCT BROWSER FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS

• US 20120089485A1
• Filed: 11/04/2011
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/27/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. (Idera, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Embarcadero Technologies, Inc. (Idera, Inc.)
• Inventors: Williams, Wayne D., Swindell, Michael L., Pitts, James B.
• Application Number:
  US13/289,959
• Publication Number:
  US 20120089485A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/26.61
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0623 Item investigation

Abstract

A computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein for a product browser. The program code comprising, a product browser with a user interface at a device configured for receiving a user selection of a product from a source, the source comprising a plurality of products, for execution at the device, wherein the product is a self-contained file resolvable by the product browser and wherein the device comprises an operating system comprising a registry and a file system. The product browser further comprising, searching code for discovering the product at the source based on metadata associated with the product responsive to a user input at the product browser; and displaying code for displaying information related to the product at the device via the product browser.

Claims

1. A computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein for a product browser, the program code comprising:

a product browser with a user interface at a device configured for receiving a user selection of a product from a source, said source comprising a plurality of products, for execution at said device, wherein said product is a self-contained file resolvable by said product browser and wherein said device comprises an operating system comprising a registry and a file system, said product browser further comprising;

searching code for discovering said product at said source based on metadata associated with said product responsive to a user input at said product browser; and

displaying code for displaying information related to said product at said device via said product browser.

2. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, said product browser further comprising:

executing code for executing said product at said device via said product browser in response to a command from a user.

3. The computer usable storage medium of claim 2 wherein said executing code is configured to execute said product without requiring installation in an operating system associated with said device.

4. The computer usable storage medium of claim 2 wherein said executing code is configured to execute said product using a cache on a storage medium associated with said device.

5. The computer usable storage medium of claim 4, said product browser further comprising:

cache management code for automatically managing a size of said cache on said storage medium.

6. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said information related to said product is socialization metadata for sharing information from a user regarding said product.

7. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, said product browser further comprising:

metering code for tracking a usage of said product via said product browser.

8. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, said product browser further comprising:

metering code for preventing said product from executing in response to a license cap being exceeded.

9. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said product browser comprises a preloaded product for executing within an operating system associated with said device.

10. The computer usable storage medium of claim 1, wherein said product browser is configured to receive a pushed product pushed from said source.

11. A computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein for a product browser, the program code comprising:

a product browser with a user interface at a device configured for receiving a user selection of a product from a source, said source comprising a plurality of products, for execution at said device, wherein said product is a self-contained file resolvable by said product browser, said product browser further comprising;

an address bar for displaying a uniform resource locator associated with said product; and

display code for displaying information related to said product wherein said information is accessed using said product browser via a uniform resource locator protocol scheme responsive to receiving said uniform resource locator at said product browser.

12. The computer usable storage medium of claim 11, product browser further comprising:

executing code for executing said product at said device via said product browser in response to a command from a user.

13. The computer usable storage medium of claim 11 wherein said uniform resource locator can be copied and disseminated to another location.

14. The computer usable storage medium of claim 11, wherein said address bar is for receiving key words from a user for performing a search of available products.

15. The computer usable storage medium of claim 11, wherein said address bar is for receiving said uniform resource locator associated with said product from a user.

16. The computer usable storage medium of claim 11, wherein said uniform resource locator is for accessing said product via said product browser upon entry of said uniform resource locator in said address bar.

17. A computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein for a product browser, the program code comprising:

a product browser with a user interface at a device configured for receiving a user selection of a product from a source, said source comprising a plurality of products, for execution at said device, wherein said product is a self-contained file resolvable by said product browser, said product browser further comprising;

searching code for discovering said product at said source based on metadata associated with said product responsive to a user input at said product browser and wherein said product requires a license for execution;

license accessing code for automatically accessing said license for said product from a database of licenses; and

storing code for storing said license for automatic license activation upon execution of said product.

18. The computer usable storage medium of claim 17, product browser further comprising:

executing code for executing said product at said device via said product browser in response to a command from a user.

19. The computer usable storage medium of claim 17, said product browser further comprising:

metering code for tracking a usage of said product via said product browser.

20. The computer usable storage medium of claim 19, wherein said metering code notifies an administrator of an option to reclaim said license in response to information that said product is under-utilized by said device.

21. The computer usable storage medium of claim 19, wherein said metering code generates a report regarding usage of said product.

22. A computer usable storage medium having computer readable program code embedded therein for a product browser, the program code comprising:

a product browser with a user interface at a device configured for receiving a user selection of a product from a source, said source comprising a plurality of products, for execution at said device, wherein said product is a self-contained file resolvable by said product browser, said product browser further comprising;

receiving code for receiving an execution command from said user for said product;

retrieval code for initiating a streaming retrieval of said product from a source; and

executing code for executing said product at a computer system via said product browser during said streaming before said streaming is complete.

23. The computer usable storage medium of claim 22, wherein said source is a private database of products.