Patent Application
20170322789
This application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. 201610287718.2, filed on May 4, 2016, the contents of which are incorporated by reference herein.
The subject matter herein relates to a system and method for automatically installing applications in computing devices.
In some prior art systems, installation of application programs and operating systems is accomplished by discovering information about the hardware on the system, copying and decompressing source files, installing those files through such methods as library registration, and then configuring those installed files based on user input. This installation process is typically time consuming and many of the actions, particularly in the installing files phase, are the same regardless of the system that the application or operating system is being installed on. With these prior art systems, discovering system information, copying and decompressing files, installing and registering files, and configuring user desires requires a significant length of time. Such systems lack a method for performing common installation actions once only for a plurality of computers.
Implementations of the present technology will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the attached figures.
It will be appreciated that for simplicity and clarity of illustration, where appropriate, reference numerals have been repeated among the different figures to indicate corresponding or analogous elements. In addition, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments described herein. However, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the embodiments described herein can be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, methods, procedures, and components have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the related relevant feature being described. Also, the description is not to be considered as limiting the scope of the embodiments described herein. The drawings are not necessarily to scale and the proportions of certain parts may be exaggerated to better illustrate details and features of the present disclosure.
The term “comprising” when utilized, means “including, but not necessarily limited to”; it specifically indicates open-ended inclusion or membership in the so-described combination, group, serial, and the like.
At block 401, the method includes installing the application installation system 11 in the electronic device 10 by the system preloading unit 31 of the control server 30.
At block 402, the method includes inquiring serial number of the electronic device 10 by the serial number inquiring unit 12 of the application installation system 11.
At block 403, the method includes searching for installation file in the storage server 50, the correspondence of such installation file being based on the serial number of the electronic device 10, and sending the installation file to the electronic device 10.
At block 404, the method includes checking whether the installation file sent to the electronic device 10 is complete by the check unit 13. If yes, go to block 405. If not, go to step 406.
At block 405, the method includes running the installation file to install the corresponding application in the electronic device 10 by the application installation unit 14.
At block 406, the method includes subtracting one from a preset number M, and checking whether M is then equal to zero. If yes, go to step 407. If not, go to step 403. In one embodiment, the preset number M is two.
At block 407, the method includes notifying that the installation is failed.
In the above system and method for automatically installing applications, the control server 30 and the storage server 50 can install suitable applications in a plurality of electronic devices 10.
The embodiments shown and described above are only examples. Therefore, many such details are neither shown nor described. Even though numerous characteristics and advantages of the present technology have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the present disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in the detail, including in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of the parts within the principles of the present disclosure, up to and including the full extent established by the broad general meaning of the terms used in the claims. It will therefore be appreciated that the embodiments described above may be modified within the scope of the claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201610287718.2 | May 2016 | CN | national |
