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Catalog-based software component management

US8495621B2 · kind B2 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Eric P. Traut · Bellevue, US
Darryl E. Havens · Bothell, US
Jose M. Bernabeu-Auban · Sunnyvale, US
Mark R. Brown · Seattle, US
Richard B. Ward · Redmond, US
Suyash Sinha · Snohomish, US
Tahsin Erdogan · Redmond, US
Adam D. Stritzel · Redmond, US
Adriaan W. Canter · Seattle, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 15, 2009
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 15, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F9/44536
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Multiple software component identifiers are maintained in a catalog of an operating system running on a device. Each of these software component identifiers corresponds to one of multiple software components installed on the device. The catalog is accessed in response to a request regarding one of the multiple software components, and the request is responded to based at least in part on information included in the catalog. Additionally, two or more versions of a software component that are installed on the computing device can be identified. Which one of the two or more versions of the software component is an active version of the software component to be run is determined. In response to requests for information regarding the software component, information regarding the active version of the software component is returned.

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