Application service provider upgrades
First Claim
1. A method for processing an upgrade version of a base application accessed by a user from an application service provider, said base application being accessible at a first network address, said method comprising:
- installing said upgrade version at a second network address;
notifying said user that said upgrade version is available for testing; and
enabling said user to access said upgrade version at said second address.
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Abstract
A method and implementing system are provided in which customers of an Application Service Provider (ASP) are enabled to access an upgraded version of a software application being used by the customer without interfering with the use and access by the customer of the current version of the software application for which the upgrade is offered. In an exemplary embodiment, a customer is notified that an upgraded version of an application accessed by the customer is available for testing. The customer is enabled to input whether the customer wishes to test the upgraded application version. If the customer selects to test the upgraded version, the customer is made aware of an upgrade site or address which is arranged to host the upgrade. The customer is further enabled to access the upgrade site to access and test the upgraded application. The customer/tester is also enabled to provide feedback to the ASP regarding the features and feasibility of the upgraded application, and the feedback is automatically analyzed to make a determination as to the release-readiness of the upgrade software.
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27 Claims
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1. A method for processing an upgrade version of a base application accessed by a user from an application service provider, said base application being accessible at a first network address, said method comprising:
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installing said upgrade version at a second network address;
notifying said user that said upgrade version is available for testing; and
enabling said user to access said upgrade version at said second address. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A storage medium including machine readable coded indicia, said storage medium being selectively coupled to a reading device, said reading device being selectively coupled to processing circuitry within a computer system, said reading device being selectively operable to read said machine readable coded indicia and provide program signals representative thereof, said program signals being effective to enable processing of testing of an upgrade version of a base application which is accessible by a user from an application service provider, said base application being accessible at a first network address, said program signals being selectively operable for:
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installing said upgrade version at a second network address;
notifying said user that said upgrade version is available for testing; and
enabling said user to access said upgrade version at said second address. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for processing testing of an upgrade version of a base application which is accessible by a user from an application service provider, said base application being accessible at a first network address, said system comprising:
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a system bus;
a CPU device connected to said system bus; and
a memory device connected to said system bus, said memory device including program code, said program code being selectively accessible for installing said upgrade version at a second network address and effecting a notification to said user that said upgrade version is available for testing, said program code being further effective for enabling said user to access said upgrade version at said second address. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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