System for managing distribution of programs
US7437723B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 23, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/62
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an environment in which programs are executed on a plurality of computers connected to a network, a program distribution managing system facilitates, when a reference relationship exists between programs on mutually different execution computers, management for distribution and deletion of applications. The system includes a distribution information supplier to supply information indicating a status of distribution of a program to be executed on either one of the computers, a reference information supplier to supply information concerning a type of the execution program as a reference destination of the program, and a reference destination managing section to acquire a location to which the execution program as a reference destination of the execution program is distributed according to information from the distribution information supplier and information from the reference information supplier.
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