AUTOMATIC SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND CLEANUP

• US 20080320466A1
• Filed: 06/20/2007
• Published: 12/25/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Dias, Eric W. B.
• Granted Patent: US 8,006,241 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/171
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4418 Suspend and resume; Hibernate and awake

Abstract

An application installation and removal system and method comprising: an operating system for controlling and maintaining resources on a computer; and an event monitor configured detect availability of an new software to be installed on the client; receive a list of new software on the client; perform installation of the software on the client wherein performing installation comprises creating a record of all user defined applications on the client immediately prior to performing the installation in a log file; installing the new software on the client; rebooting the client after the installation of the new software on the client; resorting all the user defined applications recorded in the log file to the same state as the user defined applications were prior to the installation of the new software.

Claims

1. A method for software installation on a client, the method comprising:

receiving a list of new software to be installed on the client;

performing installation of the new software received on the client;

rebooting the client after installation of the new software is completed;

restoring all user defined applications on the client to the same state as the user defined applications were prior to the performing the installation.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprises

detecting a signal on the client by an event monitor, the signal indicative that new software is available for installation on the client.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprises

providing an indicator on the client, wherein the indicator is a visual indicator.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprises

prompting the client to install the new software;

and

performing user authentication when appropriate.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprises

creating a log file of all user defined applications on the client in a pre-defined format immediately prior to installation of the new software on the client;

and

storing the log file on the client in a prescribed format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the new software comprises a software application or a software update.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein new software is maintained on a remote server.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein installing the new software on the client further comprises

fetching the new software form the remote server, wherein the client is coupled to the server over a network.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising

creating temporary files during the installation of the new software on the client;

removing the temporary files created during the installation after installation of the new software is completed; and

generating a report on completion of the installation of the new software on the client.

10. A system comprising at least a processor, a memory and an event monitor executed on the processor and resident in the memory of the system, the event monitor causing the system to detect a signal that new software is available for installation on the system;

receive a list of new software on the system;

install the new software on the system;

reboot the system after installation of the new software; and

restore all user defined applications on the system to the same state as the user defined applications were prior to installation of the new software.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the event monitor is configured to provide an indicator on detecting the signal, the indicator being a visual indicator.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the event monitor is configured to create a log file of all user defined applications on the client in a pre-defined format immediately prior to installation of the new software on the client and store the log file on the client.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the new software to be installed is a software application or a software update.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the new software is maintained on a remote server.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the event monitor is further configured to fetch the new software from the server over a network.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the event monitor is configured to create temporary files during the installation, remove the temporary files created during the installation after installation of the software is completed, generate a report after completion of the installation.

17. A method for automatically installing a new software on a client, the installation being controlled by an event monitor on the client, the method comprising:

detecting availability of an new software by the event monitor on the client;

receiving a list of new software on the client;

performing installation of the software on the client wherein performing installation comprises

creating a record of all user defined applications on the client immediately prior to performing the installation in a log file;

installing the new software on the client;

rebooting the client after the installation of the new software on the client;

resorting all the user defined applications recorded in the log file to the same state as the user defined applications were prior to the installation of the new software.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein on detecting availability of new software, the event monitor is configured to provide an indicator on the client.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the indicator is a visual indicator.

20. An application installation and removal system comprising:

an operating system for controlling and maintaining resources on a computer; and

an event monitor configured detect availability of an new software to be installed on the client;

receive a list of new software on the client;

perform installation of the software on the client wherein performing installation comprises

creating a record of all user defined applications on the client immediately prior to performing the installation in a log file;

installing the new software on the client;

rebooting the client after the installation of the new software on the client;

resorting all the user defined applications recorded in the log file to the same state as the user defined applications were prior to the installation of the new software.