Graphically deployment of a program with automatic conversion of program type

A method for deploying a program in a distributed system, wherein the method executes on a first computer system, the method comprising:

• displaying a first program icon on a display of the first computer system, wherein the first program icon corresponds to a first program;
• displaying a device icon on the display of the first computer system, wherein the device icon corresponds to a device in the distributed system, wherein the device is coupled to the first computer system;
• associating the first program icon of the plurality of program icons with the device icon in response to user input;
• determining a first program type of the first program;
• determining one or more program types supported by the device;
• determining if the device is capable of executing the first program type of the first program;
• automatically converting the first program to a different program type executable by the device if the device is not capable of executing the first program type of the first program;
• and
• deploying the converted first program onto the device after said automatically converting.

A method for deploying a program in a system, wherein the method executes on a first computer system, the method comprising:

• displaying a first program icon on a display of the first computer system, wherein the first program icon corresponds to a first program;
• displaying a second program icon on the display of the first computer system, wherein the second program icon corresponds to a second program in the system;
• associating the first program icon with the second program icon in response to user input;
• determining a first program type of the first program;
• determining if the second program is capable of invoking programs of the first program type;
• automatically converting the first program to a different program type capable of being invoked by the second program if the second program is not compatible with the first program type of the first program, wherein the second program is not compatible with the first program type of the first program if the second program is not capable of invoking programs of the first program type;
• and
• configuring the second program to invoke the converted first program after said automatically converting.

A memory medium comprising program instructions for deploying a program on a device, wherein the memory medium is comprised in a first computer system, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement:

• displaying a program icon on a display of the first computer system, wherein the program icon corresponds to the program, wherein the program has a program type;
• displaying a device icon on the display of the first computer system, wherein the device icon corresponds to the device, wherein the device is coupled to the first computer system;
• associating the program icon with the device icon in response to user input;
• automatically converting the program to a different program type executable by the device if the device is not capable of executing the program type of the program;
• and
• deploying the converted program onto the device after said automatically converting.

A memory medium comprising program instructions for deploying a program in a system, wherein the memory medium is comprised in a first computer system, wherein the program instructions are executable to implement:

• displaying a first program icon on a display of the first computer system, wherein the first program icon corresponds to a first program;
• displaying a second program icon on the display of the first computer system, wherein the second program icon corresponds to a second program in the system;
• associating the first program icon with the second program icon in response to user input;
• automatically converting the first program to a different program type capable of being invoked by the second program if the second program is not compatible with the first program type of the first program;
• and
• configuring the second program to invoke the converted first program after said automatically converting.