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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
Billy Gayle Moon, Apex, NC (US);
Tripurasundari Ramesh, Cary, NC (US);
Vikas Jain, Durham, NC (US);
Brian Bankler, Cary, NC (US);
Billy Gayle Moon, Apex, NC (US);
Tripurasundari Ramesh, Cary, NC (US);
Vikas Jain, Durham, NC (US);
Brian Bankler, Cary, NC (US);
Other;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating databases is disclosed. A database is updated transparently using an IDL (Interface Descriptive Language) to interface with websites on the WWW (World Wide Web). Multi-media information is parsed such that the relevant information can be integrated into an application or application framework for a user's use. The update can be performed when the device moves to a new location or a particular event occur and can be used to re-configure an entire system or just a particular application. In some embodiments, the device checks to see if a particular database is already available before obtaining a new database. The device can purge unused databases to provide space for new or additional databases.