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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2002
W. Jeff Westerinen, Sammamish, WA (US);
James R. Benton, Seattle, WA (US);
Mukesh Karki, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan R. Morin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Thomas C. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kartik N. Raghavan, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);
Curt Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);
W. Jeff Westerinen, Sammamish, WA (US);
James R. Benton, Seattle, WA (US);
Mukesh Karki, Issaquah, WA (US);
Alan R. Morin, Kirkland, WA (US);
Raymond D. Pedrizetti, Sammamish, WA (US);
Thomas C. Phillips, Bellevue, WA (US);
Kartik N. Raghavan, Seattle, WA (US);
Paul Sutton, Seattle, WA (US);
Curt Steeb, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method to automate the deployment, provisioning, and management of a programmable device for the life cycle states of the programmable device is presented. The system includes an automation interface for a developer to develop modules to aid in the automation of the deployment, provisioning, and management of the programmable device and for a user to direct the system to enter into a state of the life cycle. A controller moves the programmable device into states of the life cycle in response to triggering events occurring.