Method, system, apparatus and program product for distribution and instantiation of software upgrades
US7080371B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 1, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 18, 2022 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Distributing and instantiating software version upgrades in a distributed computing environment. This includes defining the required versions of software as the contents of a software version upgrade kit. This is written, e.g., as a table of contents or a list, to a database to generate software version upgrade kit tables. These tables are used to generate software version upgrade kits. The kits are then used as a source to download copies of the upgrade kits to clients to be upgraded. This enables upgrading the software on the client.
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