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US 2003/0227477 A1Published application
Detecting compatibility of a computer system with a software download through the world wide web
OwnerKetan Pushpakant Kadiwalainventor
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Abstract
The invention allows a user to know to before downloading software over the web if their computer system meets the requirements of the software. The invention runs automatically within a web browser. It checks requirements by collecting detailed system information and comparing it to the requirements for the software entered in the HTML. This saves the user the time and effort of trying to download, install, and run an incompatible piece of software.
Claims4
A method of automatically determining if a computer system meets the requirements for a piece of software before downloading over the World Wide Web, comprising:
- reading configuration information embedded in the HTML containing the software download;
- collecting system information;
- comparing this information to the configuration;
- showing a visual display of the result of the test;
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.