SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOFTWARE FEATURE MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium comprising a computer readable code configured to run on a local computer and configured to perform a process of feature management, said computer code comprising one or more configurable features having a feature property, said feature property comprising a state;
running said computer readable code on said local computer;
connecting by said local computer with a feature computer server;
identifying an instance of an installed computer program comprising said computer readable code, and retrieving a feature record associated with said installed computer program or said member from said feature server; and
configuring said state of one or more of a set of said feature properties of said installed computer program based on a retrieved feature record.
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Abstract
A method includes providing a computer readable code configured to perform a process of feature management. The computer code includes one or more configurable features having a feature property. The feature property includes a state. The method also includes: running the computer readable code on the local computer; connecting by the local computer with a feature computer server; identifying an instance of an installed computer program including the computer readable code, and retrieving a feature record associated with the installed computer program or the member from the feature server; and configuring a state of one or more of a set of the feature properties of the installed computer program based on a retrieved feature record. A system to perform the method is also described.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a computer readable non-transitory storage medium comprising a computer readable code configured to run on a local computer and configured to perform a process of feature management, said computer code comprising one or more configurable features having a feature property, said feature property comprising a state; running said computer readable code on said local computer; connecting by said local computer with a feature computer server; identifying an instance of an installed computer program comprising said computer readable code, and retrieving a feature record associated with said installed computer program or said member from said feature server; and configuring said state of one or more of a set of said feature properties of said installed computer program based on a retrieved feature record. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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A local computer configured to run a computer readable non-transitory storage medium comprising a computer readable code configured to run on said computer and to perform a process of feature management, said computer code comprising one or more configurable features having a feature property, said feature property comprising a state; wherein said computer readable code is configured to run on said local computer, to connect by said local computer with a feature computer server, to identify an instance of an installed computer program comprising said computer readable code, and to retrieve a feature record associated with said installed computer program or said member from said feature server; and to configure said state of one or more of a set of said feature properties of said installed computer program based on a retrieved feature record.
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