METHOD FOR INSTALLING IMAGE FILE

• US 20120137284A1
• Filed: 03/23/2011
• Published: 05/31/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Li, Lian-Cheng, Chen, Chih-Feng
• Application Number:
  US13/070,104
• Publication Number:
  US 20120137284A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/178
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order

Abstract

An installing method for an image file is capable of more effectively installing the image file in a computer. The installing method includes the following steps that a wire network connection between the computer and an image file server is made; the image file is downloaded from the image file server to the computer by using the wire network connection; the wire network connection is closed, and the image file is decompressed and installed to the computer; a wireless network connection between the computer and the image file server is made; and an installation result and an install log of the computer are returned by using the wireless network connection.

Claims

1. A method for installing an image file, applicable to installing at least one image file in at least one computer, the method comprising:

making a wire network connection between the computer and an image file server;

downloading the image file from the image file server to the computer by using the wire network connection;

closing the wire network connection, and decompressing and installing the image file to the computer;

making a wireless network connection between the computer and the image file server; and

returning an installation result and an install log of the computer by using the wireless network connection.

2. The method for installing the image file according to claim 1, wherein the step of closing the wire network connection, and decompressing and installing the image file to the computer comprises:

closing the wire network connection;

switching the computer from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is incapable of making the wire network connection; and

decompressing and installing the image file to the computer.

3. The method for installing the image file according to claim 2, wherein before the step of decompressing and installing the image file to the computer, the method for installing the image file further comprises:

resetting the computer.

4. The method for installing the image file according to claim 1, wherein between the step of closing the wire network connection, and decompressing and installing the image file to the computer, and the step of making the wireless network connection between the computer and the image file server, the method for installing the image file further comprises:

resetting the computer.

5. The method for installing the image file according to claim 1, wherein the computer further downloads at least one language pack or at least one patch from the image file server to the computer for installation through the wire network connection.

6. The method for installing the image file according to claim 1, wherein the wire network connection uses an optical fiber, a coaxial cable, a twisted pair wire, or a power line to connect the computer and the image file server.

7. The method for installing the image file according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network connection uses Bluetooth, Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) to connect the computer and the image file server.