Claims
- 1. A system for describing and extracting application information, comprising:(A)a first computer system, said first computer system further comprising:(1)an input device; (2)a display device; and (3)a processing unit, said processing unit further comprising:(a)a processor;(b)memory; and(c)a long-term storage device;(B)a second computer system, said second computer system further comprising:(1)an input device; (2)a display device; and (3)a processing unit, said processing unit further comprising:(a)a processor;(b)memory; and(c)a long-term storage device;(C)an application program resident on said long term storage device of said processing unit of said first computer system; and(D)a means for migrating said application program from said first computer to said second computer, wherein said means for migrating further comprises:(1)an application interface file, in an INI format, wherein said application interface file further comprises a tag that identifies a feature of said application program; and(2)a communication channel between said first computer system and said second computer system.
- 2. A method for describing and extracting application information, comprising:(A)deploying a target computer;(B)defining a set of defaults;(C)running scan and build on a source computer;(D)editing a STAMP file if necessary;(E)setting options if necessary;(F)running STAMP on said target computer;(G)viewing STAMP contents and excluding any files or settings from said target computer if necessary; and(H)installing files and settings on said target computer.
- 3. A method for extracting and migrating application information, comprising:(A)loading a Personality Package;(B)executing said Personality Package;(C)getting a file;(D)copying said file;(E)getting a registry;(F)copying said registry;(G)getting application version specifics; and(H)updating links.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is based on Provisional Application Serial No. 60/177,585, which was filed on Jan. 23, 2000, and priority is claimed thereto.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60177585 |
Jan 2000 |
US |