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US 2008/0168437 A1Published application
Methods and apparatuses for managing the distribution and installation of applications
AssigneeCisco Technology, Inc.
InventorsWeidong Chen, Lei Zhu, Min Zhu, Chris Kangas, Matthew Sheppard, David Knight
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Abstract
In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses request an installation of an application; detect a user requesting the application; detect a profile associated with the user; and grant permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
Claims21
A method comprising:
- requesting an installation of an application;
- detecting a user requesting the application;
- detecting a profile associated with the user;
- and
- granting permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
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A system, comprising:
- a storage module configured to store a record containing a permission status associated with an application;
- an application manager module configured to control installation of the application for a requester based on the permission status;
- and
- a controller module configured to update the permission status within the record.
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A system comprising:
- means for requesting an installation of an application;
- means for detecting a user requesting the application;
- means for detecting a profile associated with the user;
- and
- means for granting permission to install the application based on an installation permission.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.