Patent №
US 5,933,646
Granted
1999-08-03
Filed 1996
Owner
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
Lab
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AI components
2
planning · hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
08644411
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.
AI classification
Ownership
APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
assignment · 80640354
Assignors
HENDRICKSON, B. WINSTON, SCOWN, GREGORY, PALMER, JAMES E., BOWERS, ROBERT, COBB, JEFFREY R.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.