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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
Gabriel Alan Matlin, Evanston, IL (US);
Robert F. D'avello, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Chris Mulderink, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Gabriel Alan Matlin, Evanston, IL (US);
Robert F. D'Avello, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Chris Mulderink, Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for updating device software are disclosed, including a method for updating an information handling system, the method comprising: receiving an update, wherein the update is identified with an update type selected from a predefined set of update types; determining a probability that the information handling system enters an essential operating state; and installing the update only in response to the probability being less than a threshold probability.