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Software updating and distribution
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Inventors: Frye, Russell;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Hafiz; Tariq R.
Assistant Examiner: Chavis; John Q.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.
The present invention reduces complicated support and maintenance issues to a simple model. This model is called a procedure. A procedure includes two elements. The first element is called "criteria". Criteria are specified by the user and are used to create a filter that determines which workstations, workstation directories, workstation files, users, and/or file server directories are to be updated. The second element of a procedure is called an "action". Actions are used to specify what steps are to be taken automatically at the selected workstations or file server directories. Any type of process that can be carried out from the workstation keyboard can be automated using an action. One embodiment of the invention provides a system for updating software on at least one computer connected to a computer network, including hardware and software for defining at least one procedure, the at least one procedure including a set of criteria specifying a predetermined condition of the at least one computer hardware and software, responsive to the hardware and software for defining, for executing a predetermined action, such as a program, when the set of criteria are true. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The present invention overcomes the disadvantages of the prior art by providing a new analytical paradigm and system for implementing the paradigm for updating and distributing software on a computer network.
Within this disclosure, the term "computer network" is meant generally to include any type of computer network, such as a local area network or a wide area network.
In addition, the term "computer network" is meant to encompass any type of network topology, such as star or ring type networks.
Also, the term "computer network" is meant to generally include any type of data transmission protocol, such as ethernet, token ring, etc.
Within this disclosure, the term "update" is meant to refer broadly to any type of operation that may be performed on software in a workstation or in a file server directly.
Update thus includes operations such as replacing, deleting, installing, managing, revising, and creating software files.
Also within this disclosure the terms workstation and personal computer (PC) are meant broadly to refer to any type of computer that may be connected to a computer network.
The present invention represents an entirely new class of network management software.
It combines the classic concepts of software distribution with new approaches to file management.
Automatic software distribution and installation, as well as automatic file updating and/or replacement are performed without requiring end-user intervention.
The present invention reduces complicated support and maintenance issues to a simple model.
This model is called a procedure.
A procedure includes two elements.
The first element is called "criteria".
Criteria are specified by the user and are used to create a filter that determines which workstations, workstation directories, workstation files, users, and/or file server directories are to be updated.
The user may specify various types of hardware configurations, software configurations, file sizes, and so on as criteria.
The configuration of each workstation or file server on the computer network is compared to the list of criteria
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