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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:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Aug. 19, 1999
Robert S. Brodersen, Redwood City, CA (US);
John L. Coker, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Mark C Hastings, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for upgrading ( - of FIG. ) a software application ( - ) from a prior version to a subsequent version while preserving user modifications to the prior application. The method includes comparing differences between the two versions of the software applications. This is followed by enumerating the differences between the two versions of the software applications; and determining which differences between the two versions of the software are conflicting and which are compatible. The compatible changes are made ( ). Also disclosed is an article of manufacture containing computer readable program code for carrying out the above process, and a program storage device carrying the code.