Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software installation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-10-03
2006-10-03
Chaki, Kakali (Department: 2193)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software installation
C719S328000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07117495
ABSTRACT:
The claimed inventions relate generally to computer systems having facilities for providing virtual portions of file systems and configuration settings to applications. More particularly, the claimed inventions relate to methods of capturing software packages using layered computing systems and software package products produced by those methods.
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Blaser Jared Ricks
Cook Randall Richards
Altiris, Inc.
Chaki Kakali
Parsons Behle & Latimer
Robinson Everett D.
Roche Trenton J
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