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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:
Nov. 23, 2004
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Ryan Burkhardt, Redmond, WA (US);
Tom G. Yaryan, Seattle, WA (US);
Seetharaman Harikrishnnan, Redmond, WA (US);
Donald J. McNamara, Woodinville, WA (US);
David J. D'Souza, Mercer Island, WA (US);
Nicholas R. Legget, Seattle, WA (US);
David Scott Johnson, Seattle, WA (US);
Seung-Yup Chai, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Software programs, such as an operating system or other application programs, are automatically customized to a specific user(s) based on data corresponding to the specific user(s) that is maintained in a user information store. In one embodiment, the information store is a unified store that is accessible by multiple programs including the operating system. Thus, new information or information changes can be made available to multiple programs by the user adding (or changing) the information only once. In another embodiment, the operating system image to be installed on a computer is pre-populated with user-specific information at the factory. The user-specific information can be integrated into the operating system at the factory or alternatively upon an initial boot of the computer by the user.