Method and system for generating dynamic images
First Claim
1. A method of placing at least one image on a device and associating one or more additional images to the image based on preselected criteria, the method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining hardware information from the device, wherein the hardware information includes at least one of device type, storage device size, and amount of random access memory;
applying an imaging server policy, wherein the imaging server policy comprises at least one rule that is applied to the device based on the hardware information;
identifying, based on the at least one rule, the at least one image that is to be placed on the device;
placing a representation of the at least one image of the device into a directory;
associating the one or more additional images to the at least one image;
creating at least one customized image, wherein the at least one customized image comprises the at least one image of the device and the one or more additional images; and
placing the at least one customized image on the device.
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Abstract
A method and system for imaging a workstation (or other device) and then associating that image with a specific device are disclosed. The present invention enables an administrator to take an image of a basic workstation (with minimum or no applications) and then when the image is downloaded to the workstation, the service may look into a Directory and download with the image the set of files associated with an Application Object that has been associated with the image in the Directory. Another embodiment of the present invention further provides a method and system for applying an image to a workstation that had never been imported into the tree. A rules-based system may be implemented to enable one or more workstations that are booting to find the image and have it applied.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of placing at least one image on a device and associating one or more additional images to the image based on preselected criteria, the method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining hardware information from the device, wherein the hardware information includes at least one of device type, storage device size, and amount of random access memory; applying an imaging server policy, wherein the imaging server policy comprises at least one rule that is applied to the device based on the hardware information; identifying, based on the at least one rule, the at least one image that is to be placed on the device; placing a representation of the at least one image of the device into a directory; associating the one or more additional images to the at least one image; creating at least one customized image, wherein the at least one customized image comprises the at least one image of the device and the one or more additional images; and placing the at least one customized image on the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for placing at least one image on a device and associating one or more additional images to the image based on a preselected criteria, the system comprising:
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hardware information gathering means for obtaining hardware information from the device, wherein the hardware information includes at least one of device type, storage device size, and amount of random access memory; storage means for storing an imaging server policy wherein the imaging server policy comprises at least one rule that is applied to the device based on the hardware information; creating means for creating, based on the at least one rule, the at least one image to be placed on the device; placement means for placing a representation of the at least one image of the device into a directory; associating means for associating the one or more additional images to the at least one image; customization means for creating at least one customized image, wherein the at least one customized image comprises the at least one image of the device and the one or more additional images; and device placement means for placing the at least one customized image on the device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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