LOGICAL MIGRATION OF APPLICATIONS AND DATA

• US 20150113523A1
• Filed: 12/22/2014
• Published: 04/23/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Nichols, David A., McKelvie, Samuel J., Virk, Navjot, Dickson, Mathew J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,209,975 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46

Abstract

Implementations are described of a computing device that migrates data and software applications from a first computing device to a second computing device, in order to preserve data and other application-related customizations.

Claims

1. A server comprising:

a software library component configured to store a first set of software applications, wherein the first set of software applications includes software applications supplied by software applications manufacturers, and the software applications that were previously stored on the software library component;

a data storage component configured to extract and store data from a first computing device, wherein the data include files, documents, settings, customizations, and versions of software applications installed on the first computing device; and

system configurator component configured to;

determine a second set of software applications that includes the versions of the software applications stored on the data storage component,

determine an installation version for a third set of software applications for a second computing device, wherein the installation version is compatible to at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applicants that adopts the data stored in the data storage component, and

install the data and the third set of software applications to the second computing device, wherein the installing of the data include setting selections and customization selections of the second computing device, wherein the third set of software applications includes at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applications that adopted the data stored in the data storage component.

2. The server of claim 1, wherein the server is a cloud server that acts as a proxy to the software applications manufacturers.

3. The server of claim 2, wherein the cloud server includes one or more independent online server computer systems or computing devices.

4. The server of claim 2, wherein the cloud server is further configured to provide a selection of one or more third set of software applications with corresponding setting selections and custominition selections.

5. The server of claim 1, wherein the data are extracted in a periodic basis.

6. The server of claim 1, wherein the instaflation version considers hardware and software setup as desired by a user to be installed on the second computing device.

7. The server of claim 1, wherein the system configurator component is further configured to track changes in the first set of software applications and adopts the changes when configuring the installation version for installation of the third set of software applications.

8. The server of claim 1, wherein the system configurator component is further configured to integrate the updates in the first set of software applications with the stored data in the data storage component to provide the third set of software applications.

9. A method implemented on a server by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, direct the server to perform acts comprising:

storing a first set of software applications on a software library component, wherein the first set of software applications includes software applications supplied by software applications manufacturers, and the software applications that were previously stored on the software library component;

receiving a request to migrate applications and data from a first computing device;

storing the data from the first computing device to a data storage component, wherein the data includes files, documents, settings, customizations, and versions of software applications installed on the first computing device;

determining a second set of applications, wherein the second set of software applications includes the versions of the software applications stored on the data storage component;

determining a third set of software applications for a second computing device, wherein the third set of software applications includes at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applications that adopts the data stored in the data storage component, and

installing the data and the third set of software applications onto the second computing device, wherein the installing includes setting selections and customization selections for the second computing device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the storing the first set of software applications provides a software library that includes one or more first set of software applications.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the receiving the request to migrate the applications and data includes the request to migrate previous settings, customizations, files, documents, and the second set of software applications stored on the data storage component.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the storing data includes periodic extraction of data updates from the first computing device.

13. The method of claim 9 further comprising integrating updates on the first set of software applications with the stored data on the data storage component.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising determining installation version for the third set of software applications, wherein the installation version is compatible to at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applications that adopted the data stored data in the data storage component.

15. A method implemented on a second computing device by a processor configured to execute instructions that, when executed by the processor, direct the second computing device to perform acts comprising:

connecting to a server, wherein the server is a cloud server configured to store;

data that include files, documents, settings, customizations, and versions of software applications installed on a first computing device,

a first set of software applications that includes the software applications supplied by software applications manufacturers, and pre-stored software applications on the cloud server, and

a second set of software applications that is derived from the versions of the software applications installed on the first computing device; and

receiving the data and a third set of software applications from the cloud server, wherein the data include desired setting selections and customization selections for the second computing device, wherein the third set of software applications includes at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applications that adopts the stored data in the cloud server.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the second computing device includes a computing device supplied by original equipment manufacturer (OEM).

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the cloud server includes one or more independent online server computer systems or computing devices.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the cloud server provides accessibility to a user so that the user can change settings and customizations.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the third set of software applications includes an integration of updates in the first set of software applications with the data stored on the cloud server.

20. The method of claim 15, wherein the third set of software applications is installed using an installation version that is compatible with at least one of the first set of software applications, or the first set of software applications that adopted the stored data in the cloud server.

21. A method implemented by a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving data associated with a software application from a first computing device, the data comprising one or more of;

files, settings and customizations that are associated with the software application installed in the first computing device;

determining an installation version of the software application that is compatible with a second computing device; and

causing an installation of the data and the software application to the second computing device.

22. The method of claim 21, wherein determining the installation version of the software application comprises considering hardware and software setup as desired by a user to be installed in the second computing device.

23. The method of claim 21, further comprising receiving a request to migrate the software application and the data from the first computing device to the second computing device prior to determining the installation version of the software application.

24. The method of claim 21, further comprising extracting and storing updates of the data from the first computing device in a periodic basis.

25. The method of claim 21, further comprising tracking changes in the data of the software application installed in the first computing device and adopting the changes when causing the installation of the software application to the second computing device.

26. The method of claim 21, further comprising storing the data from the first computing device in response to detecting a presence of one or more updates in the software application.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the installation version of the software application comprises the one or more updates in the software application.

28. A system comprising:

one or more processors;

memory;

a data storage component stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to store data associated with a software application received from a first computing device, the data comprising one or more of;

files, settings and customizations that are associated with the software application installed in the first computing device;

a system configurator component stored in the memory and executable by the one or more processors to;

determine an installation version of the software application that is compatible with a second computing device; and

cause an installation of the data and the software application to the second computing device.

29. The system of claim 28, wherein the system configurator component determines the installation version of the software application based further on consideration of hardware and software setup as desired by a user to be installed on the second computing device.

30. The system of claim 28, further comprising receiving a request to migrate the software application and the data from the first computing device to the second computing device prior to determining the installation version of the software application.

31. The system of claim 28, wherein the data storage component further extracts and stores updates of the data from the first computing device in a periodic basis.

32. The system of claim 28, wherein the system configurator component tracks changes in the data of the software application installed in the first computing device and adopts the changes when causing the installation of the software application to the second computing device.

33. The system of claim 28, wherein the data storage component further stores the data from the first computing device in response to detecting a presence of one or more updates in the software application.

34. The system of claim 33, wherein the installation version of the software application comprises the one or more updates in the software application.

35. One or more device-readable media storing executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform acts comprising:

receiving data associated with a software application from a first computing device, the data comprising one or more of;

files, settings and customizations that are associated with the software application installed in the first computing device;

determining an installation version of the software application that is compatible with a second computing device; and

causing an installation of the data and the software application to the second computing device.

36. The one or more device-readable media of claim 35, wherein determining the installation version of the software application comprises considering hardware and software setup as desired by a user to be installed in the second computing device.

37. The one or more device-readable media of claim 35, the acts further comprising receiving a request to migrate the software application and the data from the first computing device to the second computing device prior to determining the installation version of the software application.

38. The one or more device-readable media of claim 35, the acts further comprising extracting and storing updates of the data from the first computing device in a periodic basis.

39. The one or more device-readable media of claim 35, the acts further comprising tracking changes in the data of the software application installed in the first computing device and adopting the changes when causing the installation of the software application to the second computing device.

40. The one or more device-readable media of claim 35, the acts further comprising storing the data from the first computing device in response to detecting a presence of one or more updates in the software application.