公开(公告)号：US07676448B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-09

申请号：US10799336

申请日：2004-03-12

申请人： Gary S. Henderson ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Jimin Li ,  Wei Wu ,  Lokesh M. Dave

发明人： Gary S. Henderson ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Jimin Li ,  Wei Wu ,  Lokesh M. Dave

IPC分类号： G06F7/00 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/65

摘要： A method for controlling the update installation behavior of a computing device according to installation attributes is presented. When present, a mandatory installation attribute associated with a software update causes the installation process executed on the computing device to disallow a user to selectively not install the software update. A priority installation attribute causes the computing device to request a higher amount of network bandwidth for obtaining the software update's content for installation on the client computing device. A deadline installation attribute associated with the software update causes the computing device to permit a user to selectively not install the software update until an associated deadline passes, at which time the software update is installed without further user interaction. A zero system interruption (ZSI) installation attribute causes the computing device to automatically install the software update without user interaction if the computing device is properly configured.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种根据安装属性来控制计算设备的更新安装行为的方法。 当存在时，与软件更新相关联的强制安装属性导致在计算设备上执行的安装过程不允许用户选择性地不安装软件更新。 优先安装属性使得计算设备请求更大量的网络带宽以获得用于在客户端计算设备上安装的软件更新的内容。 与软件更新相关联的截止日期安装属性导致计算设备允许用户选择性地不安装软件更新，直到相关的截止日期过去，此时软件更新被安装，而无需进一步的用户交互。 零系统中断（ZSI）安装属性导致计算设备在计算设备配置正确的情况下自动安装软件更新而无需用户交互。

公开(公告)号：US07441041B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-21

申请号：US10724518

申请日：2003-11-29

申请人： Peter A. Williams ,  Edward F. Reus ,  Jeff S. Roberts

发明人： Peter A. Williams ,  Edward F. Reus ,  Jeff S. Roberts

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L67/34 ,  H04L67/325

摘要： A system and method by which content, such as a software update, is downloaded in a controlled manner to clients so as to reduce peak demands, by modulating the number of clients that can request (e.g., automatically) to download content. To this end, before any download is requested, each client receives information that the client uses to determine whether to request the content now, or back off and retry the download process later. In one implementation, the information is provided via a download regulation file, comprising acceptance percentage and time window parameters that are occasionally varied based on current network load-related statistics. Clients generate a random number that is evaluated against the acceptance percentage (probability threshold) to determine whether to download or back off. The time window specifies how long downloading clients are allowed to download, or how long backed-off clients need to wait before restarting the regulated download process.

摘要翻译： 通过调整可以请求（例如，自动）下载内容的客户端的数量，通过该方式将诸如软件更新的内容以受控的方式下载到客户端以减少峰值需求。 为此，在请求任何下载之前，每个客户端都会收到客户端用于确定是否立即请求内容的信息，或者退回并稍后重试该下载过程。 在一个实现中，通过下载规则文件提供信息，包括接收百分比和时间窗参数，这些参数偶尔会根据当前网络负载相关的统计信息而变化。 客户端生成一个随着接收百分比（概率阈值）评估的随机数，以确定是否下载或退出。 时间窗口指定下载客户端允许下载多长时间，或客户端在重新启动受规定的下载过程之前需要等待多长时间。

公开(公告)号：US07509636B2

公开(公告)日：2009-03-24

申请号：US10737725

申请日：2003-12-15

申请人： Thomas D. McGuire ,  Derek P. Menzies ,  Michael V. Sliger ,  Derek Cheng ,  Mazhar Mohammed ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Gary Henderson

发明人： Thomas D. McGuire ,  Derek P. Menzies ,  Michael V. Sliger ,  Derek Cheng ,  Mazhar Mohammed ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Gary Henderson

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/658

摘要： A system and method for updating one or more files on a computing device are provided. A client computing device obtains update information including an index identifying particular delta patches with specific versions of installed files. Upon selecting which of the applicable updates will be implemented, an update agent on the client computing device performs an inventory to identify which version a file to be updated is installed on the machine. The update agent selects a corresponding delta patch and transmits the request to an update service.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于在计算设备上更新一个或多个文件的系统和方法。 客户端计算设备获得包括用特定版本的已安装文件识别特定增量补丁的索引的更新信息。 在选择适用的更新将被实现之后，客户端计算设备上的更新代理执行库存以识别要更新的文件的哪个版本被安装在机器上。 更新代理选择相应的增量补丁并将该请求发送到更新服务。

公开(公告)号：US20090193409A1

公开(公告)日：2009-07-30

申请号：US12019622

申请日：2008-01-24

申请人： Lokesh M. Dave ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Vibha Rathi ,  Daniel J. Kappes

发明人： Lokesh M. Dave ,  Peter A. Williams ,  Vibha Rathi ,  Daniel J. Kappes

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/44505

摘要： An update system may receive and apply updates to a client device on a per user basis, where an update may be applied to one user but not another. The user specific updates may make changes to user specific areas of the client device, such as user registries or areas of a file system that may be specific to a the user receiving an update. A download agent may communicate with an update distribution server to receive a description of available updates and may download those updates applicable to individual users. An installing agent may process the updates for each user individually when the user is logged on, and in some cases, when the user is not logged on.

摘要翻译： 更新系统可以基于每个用户接收和应用对客户端设备的更新，其中更新可以应用于一个用户而不是其他用户。 用户特定的更新可以改变客户端设备的用户特定区域，例如可能是用户接收到更新的用户注册表或文件系统的区域。 下载代理可以与更新分发服务器通信以接收可用更新的描述，并且可以下载适用于各个用户的那些更新。 安装代理可以在用户登录时单独处理每个用户的更新，在某些情况下，当用户未登录时，可以单独处理更新。