EP 1163592 A1 20011219 - SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION, EXECUTION AND UPGRADING
Title (en)
SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION, EXECUTION AND UPGRADING
Title (de)
SOFTWARE VERTEILUNG, AUSFÜHRUNG UND AKTUALISIERUNG
Title (fr)
DISTRIBUTION, EXECUTION ET PERFECTIONNEMENT DE LOGICIELS
Publication
Application
Priority
SG 9900037 W 19990318
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0055740A1] A method of distributing software over a communication network includes the steps of: making the software available on a file server attached to the network; providing and executing an installation application on a user's computer attached to the network; monitoring file requests made by the installation application; identifying file requests which relate to files which are not present on the user's computer; downloading the identified files from the file server; storing the downloaded files in storage media on the user's computer; and directing the file requests for the identified files, and any future file requests for those files, to the downloaded versions of those files. Similar methods are provided for executing software over a network and upgrading software over a network.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
G06F 9/445 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
G06F 8/61 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0055740A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR GB IE IT
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0055740 A1 20000921; WO 0055740 A8 20010301; EP 1163592 A1 20011219
DOCDB simple family (application)
SG 9900037 W 19990318; EP 99919739 A 19990318