Method for Restoring Software Applications on Desktop Computers
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Abstract
An automated method is provided for restoring software applications installed on a desktop computer. Information identifying an inventory of software applications resident on the computer is stored locally in a file on the computer. In response to a request to restore applications, the inventory is compared to a master library of known software applications, and those applications in the inventory that are found in the library are selected and downloaded onto the computer to complete the restoration process.
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40 Claims
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21. A method for restoring software applications previously installed on a computer comprising the steps of:
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storing information representing an inventory of applications installed on the computer; generating and maintaining a library of known software applications comprising said previously installed applications including providing restoration rules imposed by an administrator for said software applications including an allowed restoration version for a respective application; receiving a request to restore one or more of said previously installed applications on the computer, and restoring the applications in the stored inventory that are present in the library. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for restoring software applications previously installed on a computer, comprising:
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storing information representing an inventory of applications installed on the computer, said previously installed applications determined by applications present in said computer at a selected point in time prior to the restoring process, said inventory stored in a local file located in the computer; providing a library of previously installed applications; receiving a request to restore one or more applications on the computer; and restoring those applications in the stored inventory that are present in the library. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A method for restoring software applications installed on a computer, comprising the steps of:
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storing information representing an inventory of the software applications installed on the computer, said inventory stored in a local file located in the computer; providing a library of previously installed software applications and restoration rules including an allowed restoration version for a respective software application; receiving a request to restore one or more of said previously installed software applications on the computer, said restoring comprising determining said previously installed software applications by reading said inventory from said local file and replacing said previously installed software application with a corresponding previously installed version or later version from said library according to the restoration rules; and restoring the software applications in the stored inventory that are present in the library. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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36-1. The method of claim 32, wherein querying the database, comparing the software applications, and restoring the software applications are carried out according to an automated process.
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