Patent
Automatic computer upgrading
Richard A. Stupek,David S. Shaffer,Curtis R. Jones,Steve Davis,William D. Justice +4 more
- 07 Sep 1995
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors propose a method for upgrading a resource of a computer from an existing version of the resource to a later version of a resource, based on the results of the comparing step, automatically determining, or displaying to a user at least some of the upgrade information to aid the user in determining whether to perform an upgrade.
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Abstract: A method for use in upgrading a resource of a computer from an existing version of the resource to a later version of the resource. The method includes the steps of (a) digitally storing upgrade information which identifies the later version and describes features of the later version relative to one or more earlier versions of the resource, (b) digitally storing in the computer information identifying the existing version, by computer, automatically determining which of the earlier versions is the existing version, and (c) based on the results of the comparing step, automatically determining, or displaying to a user at least some of the upgrade information to aid the user in determining, whether to perform an upgrade. The upgrade information may be stored on a portable medium along with copies of the resources and the upgrade information may include instructions, in accordance with a predefined common syntax, for installing each of the resources.
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