US Patent Application 17825328. SOFTWARE PRODUCT UPGRADE WITH TRANSPARENT DATA MIGRATION simplified abstract
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SOFTWARE PRODUCT UPGRADE WITH TRANSPARENT DATA MIGRATION
Organization Name
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC==Inventor(s)==
[[Category:Steven J. Ball of Redmond WA (US)]]
[[Category:Maya Neelakandhan of Redmond WA (US)]]
SOFTWARE PRODUCT UPGRADE WITH TRANSPARENT DATA MIGRATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17825328 titled 'SOFTWARE PRODUCT UPGRADE WITH TRANSPARENT DATA MIGRATION
Simplified Explanation
- The patent application discusses devices, systems, and methods for transparency and control in a user data migration process. - The method involves displaying a user interface (UI) on a display device, which includes information about replacing a legacy application with an upgraded application. - The UI allows the user to select which data from the legacy application should be transferred to the upgraded application. - The user provides input indicating the portion of data they want to be ported over to the upgraded application. - Only the data indicated by the user is then transferred from the legacy application to the upgraded application.
Original Abstract Submitted
Generally discussed herein are devices, systems, and methods for transparency and control in a user data migration process. A method can include displaying, by a display device, a user interface (UI) including a first display region including text indicating that a legacy application is being replaced by an upgraded application and that a user can select what data from the legacy application is ported over to the upgraded application, receiving, by the UI and from the user, data indicating what portion of data from the legacy application is to be ported over to the upgraded application, and porting over only the portion of the data from the legacy application indicated by the user.
