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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1999
Benjamin C. Chamberlain, Redmond, WA (US);
Malcolm S. Haar, Seattle, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for managing locations of patch program files via a patch source list. The needed patch program files are identified. A list of alternative patch program file locations is referenced repeatedly until a valid alternative patch program file location is found or until each alternative patch program file location on the patch source list has been referenced. If a valid alternative patch program file location is found, the patch program file is retrieved from that location. New alternative patch program file locations may be added to the patch source list when a user identifies those new locations. The patch source list is continually maintained.