Method and system for dynamically distributing updates in a network
US6484315B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99954
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A first version of a program operating at a network site is updated by automatically downloading from a remote site any update for the program in response to an automated event. A downloaded update is installed to generate a second version of the program. The second version of the program is operated at the network site in place of the first version.
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