Extended format for initialization files
First Claim
1. A method, comprisingaccepting as input, at a parsing module executing on a client computer, a parent initialization file, wherein the parent initialization file includes one or more override conditions based on membership of a user of the computer in a group and wherein the parent initialization file identifies a child initialization file;
- conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file before processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions;
conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file after processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions;
conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file without completely processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; and
creating as output, at the parsing module, a set of configuration data, wherein the set of configuration data comprises data for configuration of an application program to be executed on the client computer.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed comprising initializing and/or modifying a first set of computer configuration data for a first user based on the first user'"'"'s membership in a first group, initializing and/or modifying a second set of computer configuration data for the first user without regard to the first user'"'"'s membership in the first group The first or second sets of computer configuration data may be stored in an initialization file. The computer configuration data may be computer hardware of computer software data.
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1. A method, comprising
accepting as input, at a parsing module executing on a client computer, a parent initialization file, wherein the parent initialization file includes one or more override conditions based on membership of a user of the computer in a group and wherein the parent initialization file identifies a child initialization file; -
conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file before processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file after processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; conditionally processing, in the parsing module, the child initialization file without completely processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; and creating as output, at the parsing module, a set of configuration data, wherein the set of configuration data comprises data for configuration of an application program to be executed on the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. Software encoded in one or more computer-readable media and when executed operable to:
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accept as input, at a parsing module executing on a client computer, a parent initialization file, wherein the parent initialization file includes one or more override conditions based on membership of a user of the computer in a group and wherein the parent initialization file identifies a child initialization file; conditionally process, in the parsing module, the child initialization file after processing the parent initialization file, if so indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; conditionally process, in the parsing module, the child initialization file before processing the parent initialization file, if so indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; conditionally process, in the parsing module, the child initialization file without completely processing the parent initialization file, if indicated by the one or more of the override conditions; and create as output, at the parsing module, a set of configuration data, wherein the set of configuration data comprises data for configuration of an application program to be executed on the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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