A system and user interface for generation and processing of software application installation instructions
CA 2450138 A1 · Owner: Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. · Inventors: Smith, Mark E.; Hediger, John
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The present invention allows developers of user installable software interfaces to generate end user installation procedures and documentation for the interface through a software solution. The method of the present invention reads interface configuration data present within a description of the interface and creates an installation guide that reflects that interface as it then exists. Guide creation may occur in real-time. In a preferred embodiment the method of the present invention for automated generation of installation instructions for an interface comprises deriving installation related information from configuration data associated with the interface; retrieving template …
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- Filed May 15, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 15, 2022.
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