Storage medium storing application programs and application initialization files and automatic launching of computer applications stored on the storage medium
US5732266A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/445
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer application stored on a storage medium (e.g., a portable storage medium such as a compact disk) is automatically launched. Initialization information expressed in accordance with a predefined syntax is stored on the storage medium. Also stored in the computer is "launching" information sufficient, together with the initialization information, to enable the computer to launch the application. The application is automatically launched, without user intervention, by reading the initialization information and using it in connection with the launching information stored in the computer.
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