Patent
1996-05-10
1999-08-03
Kriess, Kevin A.
39520051, 395653, G06F 944
Patent
active
059336463
ABSTRACT:
A software manager enables a computer user to administer software elements within a computer operating system. The software manager comprises a configuration database storing information including a prevailing state and a dependency listing for each of the software components within the system. The software manager also comprises a user interface which allows the computer user to view the stored information and permits the user to specify changes to the prevailing states. Finally, the software manager comprises a software manager server which communicates with the user interface and the configuration database, effects the user specified changes, and updates the stored information to reflect those changes. A user of the software manager can readily obtain an overall "picture" of a prevailing system configuration, use that picture to make intelligent decisions with respect to system modification, and thereby administer the operating system environment in a seamless, efficient, and robust manner.
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Bowers Robert
Cobb Jeffrey R.
Hendrickson B. Winston
Palmer James E.
Scown Gregory
Apple Computer Inc.
Kriess Kevin A.
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