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Systems and methods of installing an application without rebooting

US8769522B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 21, 2006
Grant dateJul 1, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L63/166
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for automatically changing a version of a client agent for a non-administrative user account without rebooting the user's machine uses a service having installation privileges. The service executes on the client and installs a client agent. The client agent communicates with a network appliance. The client agent detects a difference between its version and a version of the client agent identified by the network appliance. The agent signals the service that it has detected the difference and, in response, the service executes an installation program that installs, without rebooting the client, the version of the client agent identified by the appliance. A corresponding system is also described.

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