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Patent No.:

US 8214802 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012

Filed:

Feb. 08, 2007
Applicant:

Mikol Graves, San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventor:

Mikol Graves, San Francisco, CA (US);

Assignee:

VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A step-by-step visual preview into a guided software configuration process is provided, where the preview is updated in real time as users specify the parameters of the software during the software configuration process, thereby providing a visual explanation of the various components of the software and their relationship to one another. Before the newly assembled software configuration is actually performed, the complete graphical representation of the software configuration is displayed for approval.


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Graves, Mikol. (2012). Providing visual preview of intermediate steps of software configuration (U.S. Patent No. 8214802). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/8214802

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