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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 09, 1998
Roy W. Stedman, Austin, TX (US);
James McGlothlin, Austin, TX (US);
Dell U.S.A., L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A manufacturing process, computer system and method for modifying a graphical user interface and allow customization of the graphical user interface, such as a windows type operating system. Manufacturing process copies operating system, configuration files, application programs, graphical image files, and installation programs onto the computer systems nonvolatile storage device. Configuration files trigger the installation programs to execute upon the first invocation of the operating system by the user and install the custom desktop components. Configuration files may include a registry. Installation programs add graphical images related to applications or Active Desktop components. A plurality of users with separate profile and desktop layouts for each user may have each of the plurality of user's graphical user interface modified. Removal of the graphical image may following the execution of the related application or Active Desktop component.