Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

David Cris Hennessey

Edward F Reus

Seetharaman Harikrishnan

Marc Shepard

Mazhar Naveed Mohammed

Tom G Yaryan

Raj Jhanwar

Ovidiu G Temereanca

Christopher Scott Gouge

David E Kays

Thottam Sriram

David B Dehghan

Varadarajan Thiruvillamalai

Nirmal Rajesh Soy

Jason J Roberts

Steve P Shih

Jianbo Hou

Xiang He

Craig C Marl

Vidyasankar Raman

Krishnan Rangarajan

Sean Thomas Stern

Lie Ma

One or more techniques and/or systems allow for updates (e.g., questions) to be provided via sync calls to a server (e.g., in determining whether (non-question) software updates should be installed on a client device), where the total number of updates exceeds single sync call server limitations. For example, relationships between updates may be determined and updates may be grouped into two or more sets based upon the relationships, where different sets can independently be transmitted to the server in different sync calls. Grouping updates according to the policies provided mitigates errors that may otherwise occur when making multi-sync calls (e.g., asking a second question before a first question where the second question should follow the first question because the relevance of the second question depends upon an answer to the first question).

Update scanning

Sending installation information. A method may be performed, for example, in a network computing environment including one or more servers connected to one or more clients. The method includes signing a package including installation information. A hash of the package is created. A metadata data set is created. The metadata data set includes a description of the package, an identification for the package, applicability rules describing intended recipients of the installation information, the hash of the package, and installation instructions for the package. The metadata data set is sent to a target group of systems in the network computing environment.

Secure content publishing and distribution

A hierarchical software update distribution system and method for distributing software updates is presented. The update distribution system includes a root update service node and at least one update service node. In an update distribution system, each update service node, except the root update service node, has one parent update service node. Each update service node may function as a parent update service node to child update service nodes.

Update distribution system architecture and method for distributing software

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.

Dynamic software update

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David Cris Hennessey