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System and method for configuring application programs

  • US 7,945,907 B2
  • Filed: 06/14/2006
  • Issued: 05/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a communication unit to receive a request to change a configuration of an application program;

    a storage unit to access a configuration state that represents the configuration of the application program; and

    a processing unitto identify a further configuration state that is consistent with a system of rules and represents a further configuration that complies with the request, the system of rules including rules that describe at least one relationship between elements of the configuration state and being used to check one or more criteria that the configuration state should fulfill for consistency; and

    to perform an integrity preserving transition to change the configuration to the further configuration, the integrity preserving transition terminating with the further configuration when the integrity preserving transition changes the configuration.

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