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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 01, 2001
Igor Muttik, Berkhamstead, GB;
Vincent Paul Gullotto, Beaverton, OR (US);
Khai Pham, Beaverton, OR (US);
Igor Muttik, Berkhamstead, GB;
Vincent Paul Gullotto, Beaverton, OR (US);
Khai Pham, Beaverton, OR (US);
McAfee, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A wireless data processing devicestores partially completed versions of a file needed to replace a current version of a file used by that target deviceWhen a device storing a more up-to-date version of the file than the current complete version stored by the target devicemoves into range, downloading of that new version either completely, or resuming from a previously reached point, is initiated. When the in-range device has more than one version of the file that could be downloaded, the version selected for initial download may be the one which will take least time to complete.