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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
John Keith Bankston, Redmond, WA (US);
Ziyi Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Corey M. Roussel, Redmond, WA (US);
Joel M. Fillmore, Redmond, WA (US);
Kshamta Jerath, Redmond, WA (US);
Kimon Tsinteris, Redmond, WA (US);
John Keith Bankston, Redmond, WA (US);
Ziyi Wang, Redmond, WA (US);
Corey M. Roussel, Redmond, WA (US);
Joel M. Fillmore, Redmond, WA (US);
Kshamta Jerath, Redmond, WA (US);
Kimon Tsinteris, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Techniques to perform gradual upgrades are described. An apparatus may include a database with a data set for a first version of an application program, and a computing device to couple to the database. The computing device may have a processor and memory, with the memory to store a first version of an application program, an installer program, and a gradual update engine. The processor may execute the installer program to install a second version of the application program, and said gradual update engine to convert the data set to a data schema used by the second version one data segment at a time. Other embodiments are described and claimed.