Software streaming system and method
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- sending a request from a client device to a streaming server to execute a streaming target program on the client device, the client device including a profile associated with the client device and the streaming target program being fully installed on a clean system and preprocessed to create an index the client device is configured to access;
using the index to present a virtual directory structure at the client device;
receiving a dependency string of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device;
beginning execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the dependency string and the virtual directory structure;
receiving additional blocks of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device and interaction between a user of the client device and the streaming target program;
continuing execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the additional blocks and the virtual directory structure.
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Abstract
A method for streaming software may include downloading blocks associated with a software title until an executable threshold is reached, initiating execution of the software title, and continuing to download blocks of the software title while the software title is executed. Another method for streaming software may include sending to a client data sufficient for the client to build a virtual directory structure for use in executing a software title, streaming a subset of blocks associated with the software title to the client, and streaming additional blocks associated with the software title to the client on demand. A system for streaming software may include a server computer and a client computer. The server computer may include a program database and a streaming engine. In operation the streaming engine may stream an executable streaming application from the program database to the client.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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sending a request from a client device to a streaming server to execute a streaming target program on the client device, the client device including a profile associated with the client device and the streaming target program being fully installed on a clean system and preprocessed to create an index the client device is configured to access; using the index to present a virtual directory structure at the client device; receiving a dependency string of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device; beginning execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the dependency string and the virtual directory structure; receiving additional blocks of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device and interaction between a user of the client device and the streaming target program; continuing execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the additional blocks and the virtual directory structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system comprising:
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a memory storing instructions; a client device upon executing the instructions configured to; send a request from the client device to a streaming server to execute a streaming target program on the client device, the client device including a profile associated with the client device and the streaming target program being fully installed on a clean system and preprocessed to create an index the client device is configured to access; access a virtual directory structure using the index; receive a dependency string of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device; begin execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the dependency string and the virtual directory structure; receive additional blocks of the streaming target program according to the profile associated with the client device and interaction between a user of the client device and the streaming target program; continue execution of the streaming target program at the client device using the additional blocks and the virtual directory structure. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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