Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System and methods for applying social computing paradigm to software installation and configuration
- Patent Title (中): 将社交计算范式应用于软件安装和配置的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11614291Application Date: 2006-12-21
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Publication No.: US08136090B2Publication Date: 2012-03-13
- Inventor: Gregory J. Boss , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Brian M. O'Connell , John R. Pavesi , Keith R. Walker
- Applicant: Gregory J. Boss , Rick A. Hamilton, II , Brian M. O'Connell , John R. Pavesi , Keith R. Walker
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Cahn & Samuels, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/445

Abstract:
A method for installation and configuration of a software product includes installing a software product and determining configuration settings of the software product based upon a social network of peers. A system for installation and configuration of at least one software product includes at least one client install package capable of utilizing a social network for at least one of installing software; transmitting configuration settings; transmitting post-installation configuration settings; or responding to post-installation configuration modifications; and a server that stores and aggregates the configuration settings of a plurality of users, forming at least one social network.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080155534A1 System and Methods for Applying Social Computing Paradigm to Software Installation and Configuration Public/Granted day:2008-06-26
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