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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2005
Rahul Gupta, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ullattil Shaji, Sammamish, WA (US);
Derek P. Menzies, Sammamish, WA (US);
Rahul Gupta, Bellevue, WA (US);
Ullattil Shaji, Sammamish, WA (US);
Derek P. Menzies, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The description of an update package for updating a software application in an offline synchronization operation is presented. The update package includes update information for a plurality of updates. The update information includes a reference to the update payload and the relationships of the present update to other updates in the update package. A system for updating a software application on a client computer is also presented. An update agent includes a communication module and a media module. The communication module is configured to communicate with both an update source over a communication network, or the media module. The media module obtains update information from computer-readable media. The communication module communicates with the update source or the media module in the same manner.