Image-based software installation
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1. A method of transferring a run-time image independent of computer context from a source computer-readable medium to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer via one or more transfer computer-readable media, said method comprising:
- storing a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers in the run-time image;
copying the run-time image onto the transfer media; and
copying an executable install routine onto the transfer media, wherein said executable install routine, when executed by the target computer, applies the run-time image to the target media and integrates the applied run-time image with the target computer, wherein integrating the applied run-time image with the target computer includes configuring one of the stored plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers for the target computer.
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Abstract
A system and method for copying a run-time image independent of computer context from a source computer-readable medium to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer. Software of the invention integrates the copied software product with the target computer. The software applies an operating system and/or associated application programs to the target computer as a run-time image.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of transferring a run-time image independent of computer context from a source computer-readable medium to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer via one or more transfer computer-readable media, said method comprising:
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storing a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers in the run-time image;
copying the run-time image onto the transfer media; and
copying an executable install routine onto the transfer media, wherein said executable install routine, when executed by the target computer, applies the run-time image to the target media and integrates the applied run-time image with the target computer, wherein integrating the applied run-time image with the target computer includes configuring one of the stored plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers for the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of transferring a run-time image independent of computer context from a source computer-readable medium to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer, said method comprising:
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applying the run-time image to the target media, said run-time image including a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers; and
copying an executable install routine to the target media, wherein said executable install routine, when executed by the target computer, integrates the applied run-time image with the target computer, selects one of the plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers from the run-time image, and configures the selected hardware abstraction layer driver for the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for applying a run-time image independent of computer context to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer, said components comprising:
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a run-time image for use by the target computer, said run-time image including a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers; and
an executable install routine which, when executed by the target computer, applies the run-time image onto the target media and integrates the applied run-time image with the target computer, wherein integrating the applied run-time image with the target computer includes configuring one of the plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers from the run-time image for the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a data structure representing a list of one or more integration tasks to be executed to integrate a run-time image independent of computer context with a target computer having one or more target computer-readable media, said data structure comprising one or more data fields storing computer-executable instructions for:
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applying the run-time image to the target media;
determining one or more parameters specific to the target computer, said determining including selecting a hardware abstraction layer driver for the target computer from a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers in the run-time image; and
integrating the determined parameters and the applied run-time image, wherein integrating the determined parameters and the applied run-time image includes configuring the selected hardware abstraction layer driver for the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. One or more computer-readable media having computer-executable components for applying a run-time image independent of computer context to one or more target computer-readable media of a target computer, said components comprising:
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an imaging tool for applying the run-time image to the target media, wherein the run-time image includes a plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers; and
an integration module for configuring one of the plurality of hardware abstraction layer drivers for the target computer and integrating the applied run-time image with the target computer. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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