Patent
Dynamic software update
Raj Jhanwar,Tom Yaryan,Hennessey David C,Ovidiu G. Temereanca,Seetharaman Harikrishnan +4 more
- 07 Jan 2005
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TL;DR: In this article, a system and method for dynamically updating software on one or more installation media for installation on at least one destination machine is presented, where the software to be installed includes application programs and operating system software.
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Abstract: A system and method for dynamically updating software on one or more installation media for installation on at least one destination machine. The invention obtains update content from one or more update media and merges the update content with the software on the installation media prior to installing the software on the destination machine. The software to be installed includes application programs and operating system software.
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