Method, system, apparatus, and program product for temporary personalization of a computer terminal

• US 7,334,119 B2
• Filed: 11/14/2006
• Issued: 02/19/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/23/2003
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: Malekzadeh, Alireza, Gentil, Gregoire Alexandre
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee; Thomas
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wang; Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/599,884
• Publication Number:
  US 20070113069A1
• Time in Patent Office: 462 Days
• Field of Search: 713/1, 713/100, 707/204, 709/217, 717/178
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4451 User profiles; Roaming
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44584 Portable applications, i.e. making applications self-contained, e.g. U3 standard

Abstract

A method, system, and program product that enables a computer user to access their own complete computer environment and software on a separate and distinct host computer. The visiting user'"'"'s data including files, settings, environment, software, are all packed in a single file.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to:

transfer data relating to a work environment on a first computer system to a memory device that is communicatively coupled to the first computer system;

create an install file for overseeing re-creating the work environment on a computer system other than the first computer system;

copy the install file from the first computer system to the memory device;

wherein the install file, when executed, is operable to;

transmit at least a portion of the data relating to the first computer system from the memory device to a target computer system; and

modify settings on the target computer in response to the data transmitted to the target computer system to re-create the work environment on the target computer system.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the memory device is a persistent memory device.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer data files associated with the work environment to the memory device.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer project files associated with the work environment to the memory device.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer an application program associated with the work environment to the memory device.

6. The computer readable medium of claim 5, wherein when executed the computer executable instructions are further operable to:

monitor an installation process of the application program on the first computer system, wherein the monitoring comprises tracking locations on said first computer system of one or more executable files associated with the application program and information to facilitate execution of the application program on a computer system other than said first computer system.

7. The computer readable medium of claim 6, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer the one or more executable files associated with the application program and the information to facilitate execution of the application program.

8. A persistent memory device having stored therein computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to:

transfer data relating to a work environment on a first computer system to the persistent memory device;

create an install file for overseeing re-creating the work environment on a computer system other than the first computer system;

copy the install file from the first computer system to the persistent memory device;

wherein the install file, when executed, is operable to;

transmit at least a portion of the data relating to the first computer system from the persistent memory device to a target computer system; and

modify settings on the target computer in response to the data transmitted to the target computer system to recreate the work environment on the target computer system.

9. The persistent memory device of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer data files associated with the work environment to the persistent memory device.

10. The persistent memory device of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer project files associated with the work environment to the persistent memory device.

11. The persistent memory device of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer an application program associated with the work environment to the persistent memory device.

12. The persistent memory device of claim 11, wherein when executed the computer executable instructions are further operable to:

monitor an installation process of the application program on the first computer system, wherein the monitoring comprises tracking locations on said first computer system of one or more executable files associated with the application program and information to facilitate execution of the application program on a computer system other than said first computer system.

13. The persistent memory device of claim 12, wherein the computer executable instructions, which when executed are operable to transfer data relating to the work environment, are operable when executed to transfer the one or more executable files associated with the application program and the information to facilitate execution of the application program.

14. A method comprising:

storing data relating to a work environment on a first computer system to a persistent memory device;

creating an install file for overseeing re-creating the work environment on a computer system other than the first computer system;

copying the install file from the first computer system to the persistent memory device;

wherein the install file is operable, when the persistent memory device is communicatively coupled to the target computer system, to;

transmit at least a portion of the data relating to the first computer system from the persistent memory device to the target computer system; and

modify settings on the target computer in response to the data transmitted to the target computer system to recreate the work environment on the target computer system.

15. The method of claim 14, further comprising:

under direction of the install file, transmitting a portion of the data relating to the first computer from the persistent memory device to the target computer; and

modifying settings on the target computer in response to the transmitted data.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein transferring data relating to the work environment comprises transferring data files associated with the work environment.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein transferring data relating to the work environment comprises transferring project files associated with the work environment to the memory device.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein transferring data relating to the work environment comprises transferring an application program associated with the work environment to the memory device.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring an installation process of the application program on the first computer system, wherein the monitoring comprises tracking locations on said first computer system of one or more executable files associated with the application program and information to facilitate execution of the application program on a computer system other than said first computer system.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the method further comprises:

creating a file that describes the locations of the one or more executable files associated with the application program and the information to facilitate execution of the application program.