Patent ID: 7373398
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for installing an application on a client device, said system comprising: an electronic capability for identifying said application on a host device, said host device having a first operating system stored therein, said first operating system comprising a plurality of software routines; a software routine for determining at said host device whether modification of a second operating system residing on said client device is required to support use of said application at said client device, said second operating system is a first subset of said first operating system; an electronic capability for generating a second subset of said first operating system, said second subset comprising software routines for modifying said second operating system to allow said application to be used on said client device; and a medium for downloading to said client device said application and only said second subset; and an electronic capability for installing on said client device said application and said second subset of said first operating system, said second subset combined with said first subset to modify said second operating system on said client device.