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Abstract: 15 Introduction Multimedia Content: Context Multimedia Systems and Databases (Multi)Media Data and Multimedia Metadata Purpose and Organization of the Book MPEG-7: The Multimedia Content Description Standard Introduction MPEG-7 and Multimedia Database Systems Principles for Creating MPEG-7 Documents MPEG-7 Description Definition Language Step-by-Step Approach for Creating an MPEG-7 Document Extending the Description Schema of MPEG-7 Encoding and Decoding of MPEG-7 Documents for Delivery-Binary Format for MPEG-7 Audio Part of MPEG-7 MPEG-7 Supporting Tools and Reference Software MPEG-21: The Multimedia Framework Standard MPEG-21 Concepts and Structure Digital Item Declaration Intellectual Property Management and Protection, Rights Expression Language, and Rights and Data Dictionary Digital Item Adaptation Interoperable MPEG: From MPEG-1 to MPEG-21 Ongoing MPEG-21 Research Projects Multimedia Database Management Systems Multimedia Indexing Multimedia Index Structures Multimedia Data Models: Implementation and Communication Content-Based Retrieval Multimedia Query Languages, Optimization, and Processing Multimedia Database Management System Products Summary Distributed Multimedia Database Systems Architectural Considerations Video Servers and Streaming Multimedia Communication Client-Design Issues Content Adaptation Summary Concluding Remarks Summary of the Book Semantics in Multimedia Databases Mobility Multimedia Middleware Appendix A Abbreviations and Acronyms Index

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device having an update agent capable of updating application software employing reference software and an update package generated based on the reference software The update agent may be employed by the electronic device to perform the update When a user of an electronic device installs an application software, reference software may also be installed during the same installation to support subsequent updates to the application software In a personal computer, application software may be loaded from a CDROM that may also provide reference software Both application software and reference software may be installed during the same installation onto the PC from the CDROM Update packages may also be generated based on the reference software and the number of update packages to be generated Disclosed herein is a method and system where multiple update transitions may be reduced to a single update transition

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