Updating a plurality of computers
US8522231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 20, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/1078
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Updating a plurality of computers is accomplished. A first message is created in an update source, where the first message includes a one or more instructions and an address of a message repository. The first message is transmitted to a first computer using either a Push or a Pull protocol. A second message is transmitted to the first computer using the Push or Pull protocol, the second message comprising data retrieved from the address in the first message. The first computer executes one or more of the instructions in the first message with at least some of the second message. The address in the first message is updated to match the address of the first computer. The updated first message is transmitting to a further one of the computers. Transmission of the second message is repeated to further ones in the plurality of computers until all of the plurality of computers have been updated.
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