Patent ID: 8099437
Filing Date: 2012-01-17
Classification: G06F,G06Q,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for installing and distributing customized content using a first storage medium having a plurality of installed soft assets stored therein, wherein the plurality of installed soft assets includes at least a first subset and a second subset, the method comprising: obtaining a first set of metadata describing the plurality of installed soft assets, wherein the first set of metadata includes a first set of directory information that identifies locations on the first storage medium at which the plurality of installed soft assets are stored; connecting the first storage medium having the plurality of installed soft assets to a dispensing computer; receiving selection data that distinguish the first subset of the plurality of installed soft assets that is to be unavailable for use by an end user from the second subset of the plurality of installed soft assets that is to be retained and available for use by the end user; using the dispensing computer, and based on the received selection data, automatically erasing a first portion of the first set of directory information that corresponds to the first subset of the plurality of installed soft assets; and using the dispensing computer, and based on the received selection data, creating a second set of metadata in locations on the first storage medium, wherein the second set of metadata includes a second set of directory information, and wherein the creating includes reading directory entries corresponding to the second subset of the plurality of installed soft assets from the first set of metadata and writing the directory entries into the second set of metadata such that the second set of directory information identifies locations on the first storage medium at which the second subset of the plurality of installed soft assets is stored, and such that, after the erasing, at least a first portion of the first subset of the plurality of installed soft assets cannot be located on the first storage medium by reading either the first set of directory information or the second set of directory information.