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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:
Apr. 17, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2000
Applicants:
Erin M. Bourke-dunphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff A. Zimniewicz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Inventors:
Erin M. Bourke-Dunphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeff A. Zimniewicz, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01); G06F 15/173 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Information is acquired indicative of a location scenario where a plurality of software components are to be installed. The location scenario is employed to configure the software components, such as by setting at least some of the components as default components to facilitate selection and/or configuration of the software components during a setup process. The location scenario is further employed to configure selected components to have functionality based on the location scenario.