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Self-describing components within a software catalog

  • US 6,564,377 B1
  • Filed: 07/26/1999
  • Issued: 05/13/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for installing and registering a software objects within a registration datastore of a computing system, the method comprising:

  • checking the software object to determine whether it contains a set of self-describing data;

    if the software contains the set of self-describing data, perform the following;

    extracting the self-describing data from the software object;

    registering the software object using the extracted self-describing data by storing registration data within the registration datastore; and

    deriving additional registration data using the extracted self-describing data and storing the additional registration data within the registration datastore.

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