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Method and apparatus for operating system personalization during installation
Assignee: Google LLC
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Filing: 1998-11-05
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Granted: 2000-05-23
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Expires: 2018-11-05
Abstract
Abstract A method an apparatus for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself on a computer system with the provided personalization parameters. A first operating system personalization file is used by the operating system to configure itself. A personalization parameters file is provided and read by an operating system installation process which is initiated in the computer system. The operating system installation process then displays a graphical user interface from which a user to selects personalization parameters with which the operating system is to configure itself. An editing module is executed to edit the operating system configuration file to include at least a portion of the selected personalization parameters so that the operating system is configured with the selected personalization parameters when it installs itself.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Wilde
- 👤 Thomas Ashby
- 👤 Atul Kumar Mathur
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 19:26
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F8/00; G06F8/60; G06F8/61; G06F9/44; G06F9/445; G06F9/44505
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself with the provided personalization parameters on a computer system, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising: providing an operating system configuration file in the memory and used by the operating system to configure itself; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization parameters file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; and automatically editing the operating system configuration file to include at least a first portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
157 words
A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to install itself with the provided personalization parameters on a computer system, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising: providing an operating system configuration file in the memory and used by the operating system to configure itself; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization parameters file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; and automatically editing the operating system configuration file to include at least a first portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 further including the step of accessing the operating system configuration file in the memory to allow automated configuration of the operating system on the second CPU with the first portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method of claim 1 further including the steps of: providing a plurality of operating system application programming interfaces (APIs) each one of the plurality of operating system APIs for configuring the operating system with a personalization parameter; after the operating system has been deployed on the second CPU, automatically editing the plurality of operating system APIs to each include one of a second portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters; and executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the second portion of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method of claim 3 wherein: providing a personalization parameters file includes configuring the plurality of personalization parameters in groups with each group keyed to one of a plurality of unique user identifiers; and displaying a GUI includes displaying a list of the plurality of unique user identifiers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 4 wherein: providing an operating system configuration file includes providing the first operating system configuration file in a memory of the first CPU; and providing a personalization parameters file includes providing the personalization parameters file in a memory of the first CPU.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 5 wherein the operating system is a Microsoft Windows operating system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 6 wherein: providing an operating system configuration file includes providing a Microsoft answer file; and automatically editing the operating system configuration file includes placing in the Microsoft answer file a portion of the selected plurality personalization parameters selected by the GUI which can be placed in a Microsoft answer file.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself on a computer system with the provided personalization parameters, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising: providing a plurality of operating system APIs in the memory and for configuring the operating system with personalization parameters; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; automatically editing the plurality of operating system APIs to each include one of the selected plurality of personalization parameters; and executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the ones of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
177 words
A method for providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself on a computer system with the provided personalization parameters, the computer system including a memory, a first central processing unit (CPU), and a second CPU interconnected with the first CPU to allow the operating system to be installed from the first CPU to the second CPU, the method comprising: providing a plurality of operating system APIs in the memory and for configuring the operating system with personalization parameters; providing a personalization parameters file in the memory; displaying a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display element of the second CPU, the GUI for displaying a list of personalization parameters available in the personalization file and allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters from the personalization parameters file; automatically editing the plurality of operating system APIs to each include one of the selected plurality of personalization parameters; and executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the ones of the selected plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
160 words
An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installation of the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising: a operating system configuration file stored in the memory and for storing personalization parameters with which the operating system can configure itself during an installation thereof; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; a first file editing module that places a first portion of the personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into the operating system configuration file.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
160 words
An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installation of the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising: a operating system configuration file stored in the memory and for storing personalization parameters with which the operating system can configure itself during an installation thereof; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; a first file editing module that places a first portion of the personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into the operating system configuration file.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
88 words
The apparatus of claim 9 further including: a plurality of operating system APIs stored in the memory, each one of the plurality of operating system APIs for configuring the operating system with a personalization parameter after installation of the operating system; a second editing module for placing one of a second portion of the personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into each of the plurality of operating system APIs; and a post-operating system installation module for executing the plurality of operating system APIs.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the personalization parameters file includes a plurality of unique user identifiers and the personalization parameters are arranged in a plurality of groups, each group keyed to a single unique user identifier.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the GUI displays a list of the plurality of unique user identifiers such that selection of one of the plurality of unique user identifiers selects the group of personalization parameters keyed to the selected one of the plurality of unique user identifiers.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 12 wherein: the operating system configuration file includes a Microsoft answer file; and the first portion of the personalization parameters selected via the GUI includes personalization parameters which can be included in a Microsoft answer file.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
193 words
An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installing the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising: a plurality of operating system APIs stored in the memory, each one of the plurality of operating system API for configuring the operating system with one personalization parameter after installation of the operating system; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; an editing module that places one of the plurality of personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into each of the plurality of operating system APIs; and a post-operating system installation module for executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
193 words
An apparatus for use in a computer system having a memory, a first CPU, a second CPU having a display element, and an interconnection between the first CPU and second CPU, the apparatus for automatically providing personalization parameters to allow an operating system to configure itself with the personalization parameters upon installing the operating system from the first CPU to the second CPU, comprising: a plurality of operating system APIs stored in the memory, each one of the plurality of operating system API for configuring the operating system with one personalization parameter after installation of the operating system; a personalization parameters file stored in the memory; a graphical user interface (GUI) displayed on the display element of the second CPU and for allowing a user to select a plurality of the personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file; an editing module that places one of the plurality of personalization parameters selected via the GUI from the personalization parameters file into each of the plurality of operating system APIs; and a post-operating system installation module for executing the plurality of operating system APIs to configure the operating system with the plurality of personalization parameters.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
112 words
A computer program product encoded with computer readable program means for use in automatically providing an operating system with personalization parameters to allow the operating system to configure itself therewith, the computer readable program means comprising: a first program means to allow a user to populate a personalization parameters file with personalization parameters; a graphical user interface means for displaying a list of personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file and allowing selection of a group of personalization parameters therefrom; and a first editing means for placing at least a portion of the selected group of personalization parameters in an operating system configuration file used by the operating system to configure itself.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
112 words
A computer program product encoded with computer readable program means for use in automatically providing an operating system with personalization parameters to allow the operating system to configure itself therewith, the computer readable program means comprising: a first program means to allow a user to populate a personalization parameters file with personalization parameters; a graphical user interface means for displaying a list of personalization parameters in the personalization parameters file and allowing selection of a group of personalization parameters therefrom; and a first editing means for placing at least a portion of the selected group of personalization parameters in an operating system configuration file used by the operating system to configure itself.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
50 words
The computer program product of claim 15 further including: a second program means for configuring the operating system with personalization parameters after installation of the operating system; and a second editing means for editing the first program means to include a second portion of the selected group of personalization parameters.
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