Wrapping computer software applications
US-2015370553-A1 · Dec 24, 2015 · US
Transactional multi-package installation
US8978028B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8978028-B2 |
| Application number | US-97374107-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Priority date | Oct 10, 2007 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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Described is installing multiple software packages to a computing device in a single transaction, whereby the multiple package installation commits if successful, or the device is rolled back to a determined state if unsuccessful. A client process provides a system service (installer) with a package, and the service partitions package installation actions into execution, commit and rollback phases, with the execution phase run for each package. If successful, the transaction is committed by performing the multiple commit phases. If unsuccessful, the installation is rolled back via the rollback phases. The phases may be interleaved, with execution and commit phases performed in FIFO order, and rollback phases performed in LIFO order. A client process may dynamically determine which packages to install, a client process may be embedded in a package and join the transaction, and/or one client process may delegate control to another client to add package actions to the transaction.
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What is claimed is: 1. A tangible computer-readable storage memory storing computer-executable instructions, which in response to execution by a computer, cause the computer to perform steps comprising: preparing for an installation of a plurality of software packages in a single multi-package transaction, including partitioning installation actions for each software package in the plurality of software packages into an execution phase, a commit phase, and a rollback phase; cont…
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- What does patent US8978028B2 cover?
- Described is installing multiple software packages to a computing device in a single transaction, whereby the multiple package installation commits if successful, or the device is rolled back to a determined state if unsuccessful. A client process provides a system service (installer) with a package, and the service partitions package installation actions into execution, commit and rollback pha…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Flaming Robert Charles, Sannidhanam Hemchander V, Annamraju Venkata Kiran Kumar, and 4 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F8/68. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).