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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:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
May. 01, 2004
Brian D. Cross, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael E. Markley, Redmond, WA (US);
Lorna Rebecca Mcneill, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Glaum, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott R. Shell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Brian D. Cross, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael E. Markley, Redmond, WA (US);
Lorna Rebecca McNeill, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeffrey D. Glaum, Redmond, WA (US);
Scott R. Shell, Kirkland, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Described is a system and method in which software images including updates are provided as packages. The package is self-describing, thereby facilitating the replacement of only component parts of an image. A software build process maps operating system features (comprising files, metadata, configuration information and so forth) into the packages, and executable code is processed for relocation purposes. The final package includes a device manifest file that describes the package and conveys dependency information and information about the priority of settings (shadow data).