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Method and apparatus for estimating installation time in a data processing system
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1998-03-24
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Granted: 1999-09-28
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Expires: 2018-03-24
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for estimating the time needed to install software. Configuration information about the data processing system is obtained, as well as information about data needing conversion that is stored on the system. The stand-alone installation time for each portion of the software to be installed is determined and a menu of the installation options is displayed for selection. In response to the selection of options, a determination of whether the installation will be non-linear is made. Non-linear installation involves the ability to install several portions of the software simultaneously, such as in, for example, multiprocessing, multithreading, or parallel processing. In response to a presence of non-linear processing, installation time is determined for the selected options and displayed to the user.
Inventors
- 👤 Eric Lawrence Barsness
- 👤 Richard Fred Harwood
- 👤 Jennifer Anne Larson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 14:00
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F8/00; G06F8/60; G06F8/61; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/32; G06F11/324; G06F11/34; G06F11/3409; G06F11/3419; G06F11/3447; G06F11/22; G06F11/2247; G06F2201/00; G06F2201/86; G06F2201/865
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
48 words
A method in a data processing system for estimating the time required to install software, the method comprising: obtaining hardware configuration information about the data processing system; and prior to initiation of installing the software, estimating a time for completing installation of the software utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
48 words
A method in a data processing system for estimating the time required to install software, the method comprising: obtaining hardware configuration information about the data processing system; and prior to initiation of installing the software, estimating a time for completing installation of the software utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising: obtaining information about data stored in the data processing system, wherein the data requires conversion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising displaying the estimated time on a display within the data processing system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the software includes a plurality of options for installation on the data processing system, and the method further comprises displaying the plurality of options on a display within the data processing system.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 4 further comprising for each option, estimating a time for completing installation of the option, wherein the time is a stand-alone time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 5, wherein a number of options are selected for installation on the data processing system, and wherein the estimating step comprises estimating a time for completing installation of the selected options utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising displaying the time for completing selection of the selected options on the display within the data processing system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
53 words
A data processing system for estimating the time required to install software, the data processing system comprising: obtaining means for obtaining hardware configuration information about the data processing system; and estimating means for estimating, prior to initiation of installing the software, a time for completing installation of the software utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
53 words
A data processing system for estimating the time required to install software, the data processing system comprising: obtaining means for obtaining hardware configuration information about the data processing system; and estimating means for estimating, prior to initiation of installing the software, a time for completing installation of the software utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
27 words
The data processing system of claim 8 further comprising: obtaining means for obtaining information about data stored in the data processing system, wherein the data requires conversion.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
The data processing system of claim 8, further comprising means for displaying the estimated time on a display within the data processing system.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The data processing system of claim 8, wherein the software includes a plurality of options for installation on the data processing system, and the method further comprising displaying the plurality of options on a display within the data processing system.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The data processing system of claim 11, further comprising, means for, estimating a time for completing installation of the option for each option, wherein the time is a stand-alone time.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
42 words
The data processing system of claim 12, wherein a number of options are selected for installation on the data processing system, and wherein the estimating means comprises means estimating a time for completing installation of the selected options utilizing the configuration information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The data processing system of claim 13, further comprising means displaying the time for completing selection of the selected options on the display within the data processing system.
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