| 6751794 |
Intelligent patch checker |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A method to remotely update software for a plurality of client system is disclosed. A client system sends a request for an upgrade to a server system. The request includes a unique identification that... |
| 6751658 |
Providing a reliable operating system for clients of a net-booted environment |
| Jun-15-2004 |
A method and apparatus are provided for supplying a reliable and maintainable operating system in a net-booted environment. According to one embodiment, a network computer (NC) client boots from a boot... |
| 6728956 |
Data processor, program updating method and storage medium |
| Apr-27-2004 |
A data processor capable of preventing a system from starting up improperly due to incomplete program updating. The data processor receives, by way of an external interface, a program which is sent by... |
| 6725377 |
Method and system for updating anti-intrusion software |
| Apr-20-2004 |
A method and system for updating anti-intrusion software is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a computer program product updates anti-intrusion software on a computer network which has an anti-intrusion... |
| 6721612 |
Method and system for installing program in parallel computer system |
| Apr-13-2004 |
A distributing node initiates an install control program in receiving nodes, and then broadcasts or multicasts program data to the receiving nodes. Thereby, the installation of the program into the nodes... |
| 6687901 |
Method and apparatus for updating software in radio terminal device |
| Feb-3-2004 |
A method for updating software in a radio terminal device of a mobile communication system, wherein a base station and radio terminal devices are connected mutually through radio communication channels,... |
| 6681390 |
Upgrade of a program |
| Jan-20-2004 |
A method and processor program product for performing an upgrade of a program on a processor are provided. An upgraded version of the program is received into the processor and a backup of the program... |
| 6678888 |
Method and system for software distribution |
| Jan-13-2004 |
A software distribution system includes a first management means is provided for controlling premise software. A second management means is provided to controls already installed software. A third management... |
| 6675382 |
Software packaging and distribution system |
| Jan-6-2004 |
A method and apparatus for packaging and distributing software. Embodiments of the invention comprise a software packaging system that is portable across many platforms. Each package is self-contained... |
| 6651249 |
Multi-tiered incremental software updating |
| Nov-18-2003 |
A software application (110) is updated to a newer version by means of incremental update patches (122). The incremental update patches (122) each contain that information necessary to transform one version... |
| 6643843 |
Methods and apparatus for optical communication update of program memory in embedded systems |
| Nov-4-2003 |
Systems and processes for updating the program memory of an embedded system are described. According to one aspect, a portable update device optically communicates with the embedded system and provides... |
| 6640334 |
Method and apparatus of remotely updating firmware of a communication device |
| Oct-28-2003 |
A method and apparatus for remotely updating firmware saved in a FLASH memory of a communication device connected to a network is presented. The FLASH memory is partitioned into at least a first and a... |
| 6634025 |
System for exchanging software processes during execution using threads |
| Oct-14-2003 |
A communication system and, method are therefor, are provided. The system includes a control circuit which includes a message-based operating system and application software. The system also includes a... |
| 6591415 |
Polymorphic code generation method and system therefor |
| Jul-8-2003 |
A method and system for producing multiple copies of an executable software object, in which a copy is functionally identical to all other copies while being structurally unique, alter the source code... |
| 6556835 |
Implementation of multicast messaging in a mobile telecommunications network |
| Apr-29-2003 |
In a method for multicasting in a radio network, having at least one base station and multiple mobile terminals, the broadcast message is broadcast from the base station, and the broadcast message is received... |
| 6529784 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring computer systems and alerting users of actual or potential system errors |
| Mar-4-2003 |
A method for providing system management services to a customer's network of target computers through a communications network is described. Service subscribers have at least one target computer system.... |
| 6526574 |
System for finding differences between two computer files and updating the computer files |
| Feb-25-2003 |
A computer file update or patch process involves building a Patch File. The existing or original file (the OLD file) and the revised file (the NEW file) are input into a Patch Build program. The differences... |
| 6516318 |
Management system and terminal apparatus to manage and control distribution and use of software and the like |
| Feb-4-2003 |
A management system for software data in a system in which software data that is transmitted from a management center through a predetermined transmitting system can be used at a terminal. The management... |
| 6493871 |
Method and system for downloading updates for software installation |
| Dec-10-2002 |
A method and system for downloading software update data for installing a revised software product on a client computer minimizes the amount of update data to be transmitted over the network by downloading... |
| 6438743 |
Method and apparatus for object cache registration and maintenance in a networked software development environment |
| Aug-20-2002 |
The present invention is a method and apparatus for building a software system in a networked software development environment, utilizing existing software version control and build tools such as RCS and... |
| 6430739 |
Software execution contingent on home page setting |
| Aug-6-2002 |
The functionality of software is contingent upon the home page setting for a user. Each time a user logs onto the World Wide Web, a home page manager program checks the home page setting. If the setting... |
| 6389592 |
Method for deployment of incremental versions of applications |
| May-14-2002 |
A method for updating a first version of installed application files to a second version is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: responsive to receiving a delta file defining the changes between... |
| 6385763 |
Methodology for mapping use cases to operations for operational profile development |
| May-7-2002 |
A method and apparatus for mapping use cases to an operational profiles. Initiators of operations in the operational profile may be identified from the actors of the use case model. A list of operations... |
| 6314462 |
Sub-entry point interface architecture for change management in a computer network |
| Nov-6-2001 |
This invention relates generally to communications with distributed nodes in a computer network, and more specifically with change management in a computer network. |
| 6216175 |
Method for upgrading copies of an original file with same update data after normalizing differences between copies created during respective original installations |
| Apr-10-2001 |
Rather than comparing an old file with a new file to generate a set of patching instructions, and then compressing the patching instructions to generate a compact patch file for transmission to a user,... |
| 6179492 |
Method of and apparatus for duplicating, upgrading and configuring hard disk drives |
| Jan-30-2001 |
A method of and apparatus for utilizing a computer software program to implement a process of performing optional file operations to a data storage media. The method comprises the steps of: (1) selecting... |
| 6141683 |
Method for remotely and reliably updating of the software on a computer with provision for roll back |
| Oct-31-2000 |
A technique for updating the software in a remote computer (e.g., a base station, a spacecraft in space, an electronic postage meter in an office, a medical monitoring device in a patient's home, etc.)... |
| 6115549 |
Directory-services-based software distribution apparatus and method |
| Sep-5-2000 |
An apparatus for distributing software implements directory services of a network to provide data for controlling a distribution of software. A software object may be any electronic representation of data... |
| 6080207 |
System and method of creating and delivering software |
| Jun-27-2000 |
A computerized system and a method for generating a custom software configuration for a hard drive of a computer system according to desired software configuration defined by a purchasing customer. The... |
| 6047129 |
Software updating and distribution |
| Apr-4-2000 |
The present invention reduces complicated support and maintenance issues to a simple model. This model is called a procedure. A procedure includes two elements. The first element is called "criteria".... |
| 6018747 |
Method for generating and reconstructing in-place delta files |
| Jan-25-2000 |
The present invention discloses a method, apparatus, and article of manufacture for generating, transmitting, replicating, and rebuilding in-place reconstructible software updates to a file from a source... |
| 6003075 |
Enqueuing a configuration change in a network cluster and restore a prior configuration in a back up storage in reverse sequence ordered |
| Dec-14-1999 |
Configuration changes are dynamically applied to a cluster multiprocessing system by enqueuing a configuration change event. When the configuration change event is processed, the prior configuration is... |
| 5960445 |
Information processor, method of updating a program and information processing system |
| Sep-28-1999 |
BIOS updating is performed after saving an old BIOS to a spare storage area. A current version BIOS stored in a first bank of a flash ROM is moved to a second bank of the flash ROM, and a new BIOS supplied... |
| 5867714 |
System and method for distributing configuration-dependent software revisions to a computer system |
| Feb-2-1999 |
There is disclosed a system for detecting and avoiding faults stemming from conflicts in hardware and/or software configurations in a computer system. The system comprises communications circuitry that,... |
| 5832519 |
System and method for updating database values without the use of locking operations |
| Nov-3-1998 |
A data processing system (10) comprising a general purpose computer (20) for carrying out database processing operations. An aggregation system (30) is in communication with the general purpose computer... |
| 5305450 |
Method of software standardization by unifying and standardizing the names and attributes of data items in developed software |
| Apr-19-1994 |
In a system for data processing by use of a processing language controlled by a job control program for coupling a file having at least one data item to a data set, a method of standardizing data items... |
| 5276738 |
Software data protection mechanism |
| Jan-4-1994 |
A protection mechanism includes means for taking an input binary value and generating a unique key value as well as performing the reverse operation of taking a key value and generating an input binary... |
| 5008814 |
Method and apparatus for updating system software for a plurality of data processing units in a communication network |
| Apr-16-1991 |
In maintaining a communication network of processing units distributed in multiple nodes linked by communication channels, system software in a plurality of data processing units is updated by first installing... |
