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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:
Oct. 12, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2004
Applicants:
Sudip Datta, Foster City, CA (US);
Debashis Saha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Sudip Datta, Foster City, CA (US);
Debashis Saha, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for applying patches to one or more applications is provided. The method includes receiving a patch for a feature where the patch includes applicability requirements. The applicability requirements detail requirements that should be met for the patch to be applied. Usage information for the feature is then determined. For example, it is determined if a feature has been used by a client. The patch is then applied to an application if the usage information meets the applicability requirements for the feature.