Granted Patent B1

US 7,882,171 · App. 11/482,498 · Granted Feb 1, 2011

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An automatic download provisioning method, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) appending an Installer into a Loader;

(b) gathering UserInfo;

(c) injecting said UserInfo into said Loader; and

(d) transmitting said Loader to a user computer, where said Loader writes said UserInfo into a Registry of said user computer,

wherein said UserInfo is injected into said Loader prior to said transmitting of said Loader to said user computer.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of appending further comprises the step of appending an Installer into a Loader having a Static Buffer, and said step of injecting further comprises the step of injecting UserInfo into said Static Buffer of said Loader.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the further steps of said Loader extracting said Installer onto said user computer and said Installer installing an Application onto said user computer.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of appending further comprises the step of appending an Installer of an Application into said Loader, said method further comprising the step of said Application reading said UserInfo.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of injecting is performed by a Web Server.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the step of downloading said Loader from a Web Server to said user computer prior to writing said UserInfo into said Registry.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

(a) executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader;

(b) downloading said secured Loader; and

(c) executing a second part of said security mechanism.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein said step of executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader is performed after said step of injecting said UserInfo into said Loader.

9. The method of claim 7 , said step of injecting further comprises the step of injecting UserInfo into a Static Buffer of said Loader, and said step of executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader excludes said Static Buffer.

10. An automatic download provisioning system for downloading an Application that connects to and operates a data or voice service, the system implemented on a Web Server accessed by a user computer having a Registry, said system comprising:

(a) means for receiving a Loader, said Loader having a Static Buffer and an appended Installer;

(b) means for gathering UserInfo;

(c) means for injecting said UserInfo into said Static Buffer of said Loader; and

(d) means for transmitting said Loader to said user computer,

wherein said means for injecting said UserInfo is configured to inject said UserInfo into said Static Buffer of said Loader prior to transmitting said Loader to said user computer.

11. The system of claim 10 , further comprising means for appending said Installer into said Loader.

12. The system of claim 10 , further comprising means for writing said UserInfo into said Registry of said user computer.

13. The system of claim 10 , further comprising said Loader having means for extracting said Installer onto said user computer and said Installer having means for installing an Application onto said user computer.

14. The system of claim 10 , further comprising means for said Application reading said UserInfo.

15. The system of claim 10 , wherein said Web Server implements said means for injecting said UserInfo into said Static Buffer of said Loader.

16. The system of claim 10 , further comprising:

(a) means for executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader;

(b) means for downloading said secured Loader; and

(c) means for executing a second part of said security mechanism.

17. A method for providing an automatic download provisioning system for downloading an Application that connects to and operates a data or voice service, said method at least partially implemented on a Web Server for access by at least one user computer having a Registry, said method comprising the steps of:

(a) appending an Installer to a Loader having a Static Buffer;

(b) posting said Loader on said Web Server;

(c) gathering UserInfo;

(d) injecting said UserInfo into said Static Buffer; and

(e) transmitting said Loader to said at least one user computer,

wherein said UserInfo is injected into said Static Buffer prior to said transmitting of said Loader to said user computer.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of:

(a) receiving said Loader from said Web Server; and

(b) extracting said Installer from said Loader.

19. The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of writing said UserInfo into said Registry of said user computer.

20. The method of claim 18 , further comprising the step of installing said Application onto said at least one user computer.

21. The method of claim 17 , wherein said step of gathering is implemented by said Web Server.

22. The method of claim 17 , wherein said step of injecting is implemented by said Web Server.

23. The method of claim 17 , further comprising the steps of:

(a) executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader;

(b) downloading said secured Loader; and

(c) executing a second part of said security mechanism.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein said step of executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader is performed after said step of injecting said UserInfo into said Loader.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein said step of executing a first part of a security mechanism to create a secured Loader excludes said Static Buffer.

Assignments (23)