Patent · US Expired

Operating system installation

US7797525B2 · kind B2 · utility

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29Claims
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Filing dateJul 1, 2004
Grant dateSep 14, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/083
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A programmable electronic device automatically identifies at least a portion of a system configuration for the programmable electronic device and automatically generates an image request based at least in part on the identified system configuration. The programmable electronic device transmits the image request over one or more networks to a server, receives an image of operating system software, and installs the received image.

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