Update distribution system architecture and method for distributing software

US7853609B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

• David Dehghan · Seattle, US
• Edward F. Reus · Woodinville, US
• Nirmal Rajesh Soy · Redmond, US
• Lie Ma · Redmond, US
• Marc Shepard · Bellevue, US
• Jianbo Hou · Issaquah, US
• David Hennessey · Duvall, US
• Varadarajan Thiruvillamalai · Sammamish, US
• Vidyasankar Raman · Redmond, US
• Thottam R. Sriram · Redmond, US
• Jason Roberts · Durham, US
• Mazhar Mohammed · Sammamish, US
• Xiang He · Beijing, CN

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 2004
• Grant date: Dec 14, 2010
• Expiry date: Dec 31, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S707/99942
• WIPO field: Digital communication
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

A hierarchical software update distribution system and method for distributing software updates is presented. The update distribution system includes a root update service node and at least one update service node. In an update distribution system, each update service node, except the root update service node, has one parent update service node. Each update service node may function as a parent update service node to child update service nodes.