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Patent US7574707 - Install-run-remove mechanism - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method includes requesting a computer in a network to install a first application and execute the first application, transferring one or more files to the computer, making modifications to the computer to install and execute the first application on the computer while recording the modifications, the...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US7574707?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7574707 - Install-run-remove mechanismAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7574707 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/712,154Publication date11 Aug 2009Filing date12 Nov 2003Priority date28 Jul 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asEP1649370A1, US20050027843, WO2005015398A1Publication number10712154, 712154, US 7574707 B2, US 7574707B2, US-B2-7574707, US7574707 B2, US7574707B2InventorsErol Bozak, Alexander GebhartOriginal AssigneeSap AgExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (101), Non-Patent Citations (106), Referenced by (2), Classifications (11), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInstall-run-remove mechanismUS 7574707 B2Abstract A method includes requesting a computer in a network to install a first application and execute the first application, transferring one or more files to the computer, making modifications to the computer to install and execute the first application on the computer while recording the modifications, the modifications comprising allocating a resource to the first application, halting the first application on the computer, and reversing a portion of the modifications to the computer according to the recorded modifications. The reversing includes deallocating the resource from the first application. The method also includes making modifications to the computer to install and execute a second application on the available computer while recording the modifications, where the modifications include allocating the resource to the second application.
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