Patent ID: 7886292

Claim:
A computer implemented method for individualized software deployment, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving a set of software applications; receiving a software legend, wherein the software legend identifies a number of the set of software applications to install on each of a set of personal computers; associating the number of the set of software applications to each of the set of personal computers to form a set of software images, wherein each of the individualized software images is operating system specific; associating an identifier to each of the set of software images to form individualized software images, wherein the set of software images are deployed to the set of personal computers on an individual requirement basis; receiving a request to load an individualized software image on one of the set of personal computers, wherein the request includes the identifier, wherein the request is received form the one personal computer via an initiation script initiated on the one personal computer; associating the identifier to a logic script; running the logic script to retrieve the software image identified in the logic script; and installing the software image on the one personal computer.