Custom operating system via a web-service

• US 9,454,384 B2
• Filed: 07/05/2007
• Issued: 09/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/05/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Winter, Oren, Wonus, Kevin Corley
• Primary Examiner(s): Zele, Krista
• Assistant Examiner(s): DESAI, MARGISHI V
• Application Number:
  US11/773,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20090013061A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,372 Days
• Field of Search: 718/100, 705/26.1, 717/168, 717/169, 709/222
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4416 Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2213/13376 Information service, downloading of information, 0800/0900 services
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 3/54516 Initialization, software or data downloading G06F9/445 takes precedence

Abstract

Operating systems can be constructed through working “in the clouds” without dependence on a specific piece of hardware. Over the Internet, an operating system is constructed based on received requests. Received requests disclose modules that are to be added to the operating system and these modules are added. A constructed operating system can be tested in context of a web server and then downloaded to an electronic device. The electronic device boots the operating system from virtual hard disk by utilization of bare metal deployment and/or non-metal deployment.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented system, comprising

a hardware processor and a memory, the hardware processor configured to execute computer-executable instructions in the memory that cause the hardware processor to enable components that include;

a build component configured to facilitate online modification of an operating system to create a customized operating system for management of computer hardware and software resources;

at least one module of the operating system configured to be selectively installed or removed from the operating system by the build component, to create the customized operating system;

artificial intelligence configured to make an inference and a determination for approval of a request to include the at least one module in the operating system;

a charge component configured to perform at least one financial function in conjunction with modification of the operating system; and

a transmission component configured to emit the customized operating system.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a reception component configured to obtain the at least one module capable of integration with the operating system.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a placement component configured to integrate the at least one module into the operating system.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a feedback component configured to obtain reaction information that relates to the customized operating system.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising an assistance component configured to provide a tool to a user for modification of the operating system.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a test component configured to determine if there is at least one error in the customized operating system.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising a correction component configured to attempt to fix at least one determined error.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a proposition component configured to suggest at least one unit to be integrated with the operating system.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the build component is configured to alter an operating system transferred from an auxiliary location.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the auxiliary location is a device capable of running the operating system.

11. A method for online operating system development performed by a computer system executing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising acts of:

creating a customized operating system for management of computer hardware and software resources based on online modification of an operating system;

selectively installing or removing at least one module from the operating system to create the customized operating system;

making an inference and a determination for approval of a request to include the at least one module in the operating system; and

performing at least one financial function in conjunction with modification of the operating system.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising presenting a tool to facilitate reception of at least one request.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising locating a requested module.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising testing the customized operating system.

15. The method of claim 11, further comprising transmitting the customized operating system.

16. The method of claim 11, further comprising gathering feedback concerning the customized operating system.

17. A method for online operating system development performed by a computer system executing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising acts of:

initiating creation of a customized operating system from an operating system on an online server based on a request, the customized operating system for management of computer hardware and software resources;

making an inference and a determination for approval of the request to install or remove at least one module;

selectively installing the at least one module into the operating system or removing at least one module from the operating system, to create the customized operating system; and

transmitting the customized operating system based on the request.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising introducing the operating system into a portion of a virtual machine, wherein a portion without the operating system can run a supplemental operating system.

19. The system of claim 17, further comprising obtaining the at least one module as capable of integration with the operating system and integrating the at least one module into the operating system as part of installing the at least one module.

20. The system of claim 17, further comprising downloading the customized operating system to a virtual machine, and booting the customized operating system from the virtual machine.