Abstract: Virtualization converts a normally unidirectional process into a bi-directional process to permit automatic install and uninstall of new material, addition and/or modification of target materials while preserving the state of target material, and conversion of materials having a specific media characteristic into an extended range of media characteristics. Applications include temporary retooling of assembly line for short production runs, associating the installation of materials with the mounting of removable media and the uninstalling materials with the unmounting of removable media, and repurposing stand-alone applications for client-server environments without requiring modifications to the design of the stand-alone application.

Abstract: A bidirectional process allows remote transformation of ephemeral materials between an original form and a denatured form without changing the content of the material from its original form and without restricting the resolution, functionality, and/or utility of the original material in the denatured form. The denatured material provides both a limited use form, which allows temporary full function evaluation of the material; and an enabled form, which allows unrestricted full function use of the material. A security system supervises conversion of the denatured material from the limited use form to the enabled form.