US 11,886,873 B2
Software product upgrade with transparent data migration
Steven J. Ball, Redmond, WA (US); and Maya Neelakandhan, Redmond, WA (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed by Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US)
Filed on May 26, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/825,328.
Prior Publication US 2023/0385058 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. G06F 8/76 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01)
CPC G06F 8/76 (2013.01) [G06F 8/65 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
processing circuitry;
a display device coupled to the processing circuitry;
a memory coupled to the processing circuitry the memory including instructions that, when executed by the processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform operations for data porting transparency and control, the operations comprising:
displaying, by the 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.