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Self-contained application disk for automatically launching application software or starting devices and peripherals

Abstract: A system and method for automatically executing a participating application upon insertion of a removable media into a computing device. When the computing device detects that the removable media containing has been inserted, a task disk control file is read from the removable media. The task disk control file contains all of the configuration information necessary to run the participating application from the removable media The participating application is then launched for use by a user. After the user is finished using the participating application, the removable disk is automatically ejected. In addition to monitoring for insertion of the removable media, events such as a completion of the self-contained application and a request to eject the media are monitored. When a completion event is encountered, all data files are saved, temporary files deleted and configuration information removed prior to the removable disk ejection. When an ejection event is encountered, the computing device is instructed to wait until the completion events are executed prior to actual ejection of the removable media. ...

Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP - San Diego, CA, US
Inventors: Trent M. Thomas, Christopher R. Low, Stephen Larry McBride, Troy Taylor Davidson
USPTO Applicaton #: #20070214187 - Class: 707200000 (USPTO) - 09/13/07 - Class 707
Related Terms: Application Software

Related Patent Categories: Data Processing: Database And File Management Or Data Structures, File Or Database Maintenance
The Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20070214187, Self-contained application disk for automatically launching application software or starting devices and peripherals.

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