Kevin L Sholder

US Patent:

20060179132, Aug 10, 2006

Filed:

Feb 8, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/053023

Inventors:

Maria Babilon - Dayton OH, US
Terry Chromey - Dayton OH, US
Andrea Moretti - Milan, IT
Kevin Sholder - Dayton OH, US
Bruce Rehnberg - San Diego CA, US
Chris Brandon - San Diego CA, US
Charles Johnson - Duluth GA, US

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

709222000, 709220000

Abstract:

A system for replacing an existing networked computer with a new computer, as in an organization wherein an employee receives a new computer and must transfer programs and data from an existing computer to the new computer. The new computer, upon arrival, is equipped with an operating system. The invention applies a set of patches to the operating system, to correct known existing issues. The invention (1) installs a set of application programs in the new computer, (2) copies a predetermined set of files from the existing computer to the new computer, (3) establishes default configurations in the new computer, and (4) sets up an electronic mail program in the new computer, which includes correspondence and the address book from the existing computer, and (5) connects the new computer with the network. These processes are undertaken largely without human involvement. Thus, a large fraction of the functionality of the existing computer is replicated on the new computer.