SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING INSTALLATION COMPONENTS USING AN INSTALLATION COMPONENT DELTA PATCH IN A NETWORKED ENVIRONMENT
Patent №
US 7,546,594
Granted
2009-06-09
Filed 2003
Owner
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
10737162
A system and method for managing the installation of files on a computing device are provided. A client computing device obtains installation information identifying a version of a baseline installation component stored on the client computing device. The installation information also includes an installation component delta patch that is merged with the baseline installation component to generate an updated installation component. The updated installation component is utilized to install one or more files on the client computing device. Upon completion of the installation, the updated installation component can be deleted.
AI classification
Ownership
MICROSOFT CORPORATION
assignment · 150840182
Assignors
MCGUIRE, THOMAS D., MENZIES, DEREK P., SLIGER, MICHAEL V., CHENG, DEREK, MOHAMMED, MAZHAR, SHENDE, MANOJKUMAR
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