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Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026

Filed:

Feb. 15, 2023
Applicant:

Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stephen J. Kiernan, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Simon J. Gerraty, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:

Juniper Networks, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01);
Abstract

A disclosed apparatus may include and/or represent (1) at least one storage device configured to store a version of an OS that supports a plurality of intrinsic system calls and (2) at least one processing device communicatively coupled to the storage device. In this example, the processing device may be configured to (A) detect an incoming package that facilitates upgrading at least one component associated with the OS, (B) determine, based at least in part on the incoming package, that the component is compatible with a different version of the OS, and/or (C) supplement the version of the OS to support, in addition to the plurality of intrinsic system calls, at least one extrinsic system call available in the different version of the OS. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kiernan, Stephen. (2026). Apparatus, system, and method for supplementing outdated versions of operating systems to facilitate upgrades (U.S. Patent No. 12602218). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12602218

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