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Method for a user-specific configuration of a computer from a group of prepared computers

US8051416B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH · DE

Inventors

Berthold Grund · Bobingen, DE
Dieter Reinersmann · Hemhofen, DE
Franz Schmidt · Ilmenau, DE
Monika Teslinski · Minlaton, AU

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 2, 2006
Grant date	Nov 1, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 1, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L69/329
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Installation and configuration of user-specific software and a computer system is performed such that individual computers in a group is prepared by transmitting the installation packages for a predetermined set of software products and a configuration program to the individual computers. In response to a computer being started for the first time, the configuration program loads a user-specific configuration file from a database system. According to the information contained in the configuration file, software products are subsequently installed and configured on the computer on a user-specific basis using the installation packages.

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