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Apparatus and method for an installation recovery system
Assignee: Hewlett Packard Development Co LP
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Filing: 1998-10-13
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Granted: 2001-02-13
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Expires: 2018-10-13
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus and method are provided for efficiently recovering from an interrupted installation procedure. The installation system creates a list of components to be installed in the installation procedure. The installation recovery system works in conjunction with the component list and current component pointer to identify which component was the last component successfully installed in the install procedure. In an instance where recovery is required, the installation recovery system identifies the last component installed and then restarts the install procedure from the point it was interrupted.
Inventors
- 👤 Kenneth P. Davis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 15:40
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/07; G06F11/14; G06F11/1402; G06F11/1415; G06F11/1433; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99951; Y10S707/99952; Y10S707/99953
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 23
Claim 1
Independent Claim
89 words
A software installation recovery apparatus on a computer system, said installation recovery apparatus comprising: a means for providing a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; a means for installing said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components on said computer system; and a means for recovering said installing means after an interruption by identifying a last of said plurality of software components installed, and by restarting said installing means from said last of said plurality of software components installed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
89 words
A software installation recovery apparatus on a computer system, said installation recovery apparatus comprising: a means for providing a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; a means for installing said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components on said computer system; and a means for recovering said installing means after an interruption by identifying a last of said plurality of software components installed, and by restarting said installing means from said last of said plurality of software components installed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said recovering means further comprises: means for allowing a user to indicate if said installation is to be restarted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said recovering means further comprises: means for identifying if a component is mandatory for installation recovery.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said recovering means further comprises: a means for allowing a user to select which components on said list of said plurality of software components are to be recovered by said recovering means for installation by said installation means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said providing said list of said plurality of software components means further comprises: a means for accessing said list of said plurality of software components in a predetermined location.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein said recovering means further comprises: a means for providing said recovery means as an autorun executable.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for use in multiprocessor memory apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: providing a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; installing said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components in a computer system; and recovering of said installation of said plurality of software components after an interruption.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
59 words
A method for use in multiprocessor memory apparatus, the method comprising the steps of: providing a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; installing said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components in a computer system; and recovering of said installation of said plurality of software components after an interruption.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the steps of: identifying a last of said plurality of software components installed; and restarting said installation from said last of said plurality of software components installed.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the step of: allowing a user to indicate if said installation is to be restarted.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the step of: identifying if a component is mandatory for installation recovery.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the step of: allowing a user to select which components on said list of said plurality of software components are to be recovered for said installation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the step of: accessing said list of said plurality of software components in a predetermined location.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 7 , wherein the recovering of said installation step further comprises the step of: providing said recovery means as an autorun executable file.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
67 words
A software installation recovery apparatus in a computer system, said installation recovery apparatus comprising: logic configured to provide a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; logic configured to install said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components in a computer system; and logic configured to recover said installation of said plurality of software components after an interruption.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
67 words
A software installation recovery apparatus in a computer system, said installation recovery apparatus comprising: logic configured to provide a list of a plurality of software components to be installed; logic configured to install said plurality of software components on said list of said plurality of software components in a computer system; and logic configured to recover said installation of said plurality of software components after an interruption.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
38 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to identify a last of said plurality of software components installed; and logic configured to restart said installation from said last of said plurality of software components installed.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
23 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to allow a user to indicate if said installation is to be restarted.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to identify if a component is mandatory for said installation.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
34 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to allowing a user to select which components on said list of said plurality of software components are to be recovered for said installation.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to access said list of said plurality of software components in a predetermined storage location.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 14 , further comprising: logic configured to provide said installation recovery as an autorun executable file.
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