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Software installation using template executables

  • US 8,191,060 B2
  • Filed: 08/29/2006
  • Issued: 05/29/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of installing software, the method comprising:

  • obtaining application information for a software application to be installed on a target platform, the application information including an application name, an application icon, version information, and application code;

    obtaining a template executable comprising machine code native to the target platform; and

    adding the application information to the template executable to form an application executable for the software application, wherein adding the application information comprises using an application programming interface provided by an operating system of the target platform to update an icon resource in the template executable with the application icon and to update a version resource in the template executable with the version information, wherein the method is implemented by a computing machine.

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