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Re-use of binaries for multiple user accounts

US8984008B2 · kind B2 · utility

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6References

20Claims

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Assignee

Google LLC · US

Inventors

Dianne K. Hackborn · Mountain View, US
Andrew Devron Stadler · San Francisco, US
Amith Yamasani · San Jose, US
Kenneth Root · Portland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2013
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F16/24
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computing device has multiple user profiles. While a particular user profile is the currently-active user profile of a computing device, the computing device determines whether a binary that is not associated with the particular user profile is already stored at the computing device. In response to determining that the binary is not already stored at the computing device, the computing device downloads the binary from a computing system other than the computing device and associates the binary with the particular user profile. If the binary is already stored at the computing device, the computing device associates the binary with the particular user profile without downloading the binary again.

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