System-updating method and computer system adopting the method
First Claim
1. A system-updating method for updating software installed in a user computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring user computer system information including information on hardware employed in said user computer system and information on said software installed in said user computer system;
constructing a test environment for testing operations of said user computer system on the basis of said acquired user computer system information;
updating said software in said test environment by using a software-updating patch;
determining whether or not said operations of said user computer system are carried out normally by execution of said updated software in said test environment; and
supplying said software-updating patch to said user computer system and using said software-updating patch to update said software installed in said user computer system if said operations of said user computer system are determined to be normal.
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Abstract
A vendor system acquires information on a user system from the user system. The information on the user system includes information on hardware employed in the user system and information on software installed in the user system. Then, the vendor system constructs a test environment on the basis of the information on the user system. Subsequently, the vendor system examines operations of the user system updated by a software-updating patch in the test environment to determine whether or not the user system operates normally in the test environment. If normal operations are verified, the vendor system transmits the software-updating patch to the user system. The user system applies the software-updating patch to the software installed in the user system to update the user system. In the configuration described above, the user system can be updated with ease by adoption of a method to update the software installed in the user computer through a network. In addition, after the software installed in the user computer is updated, it is possible to assure the high reliability and high service level of the user system.
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10 Claims
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1. A system-updating method for updating software installed in a user computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring user computer system information including information on hardware employed in said user computer system and information on said software installed in said user computer system;
constructing a test environment for testing operations of said user computer system on the basis of said acquired user computer system information;
updating said software in said test environment by using a software-updating patch;
determining whether or not said operations of said user computer system are carried out normally by execution of said updated software in said test environment; and
supplying said software-updating patch to said user computer system and using said software-updating patch to update said software installed in said user computer system if said operations of said user computer system are determined to be normal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A system-updating method for updating software installed in a user computer system as software to be updated by using a software-updating patch received from a vendor computer system, said method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting information on said user computer system from said user computer system to said vendor computer system;
selecting a proper software-updating patch in said vendor computer system on the basis of said information on said user computer system and transmitting said selected proper software-updating patch to said user computer system;
constructing a test environment on the basis of said software-updating patch received from said vendor computer system;
using said test environment for evaluating said software-updating patch to give a result of evaluation;
using said software-updating patch for updating said software installed in said user computer system if said result of evaluation is good; and
transmitting said result of evaluation to said vendor computer system to prompt said vendor computer system to transmit another software-updating patch if said result of evaluation is bad.
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5. A vendor computer system for providing software to a user computer system, said vendor computer system comprising:
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a user computer system management unit having a means for receiving information on said user computer system from said user computer system;
a means for constructing a test environment for said user computer system on the basis of said information on said user computer system and a software-updating patch;
a means for examining said software-updating patch by using said test environment to determine whether or not said software-updating patch is suitable for said user computer system; and
a means for transmitting said software-updating patch determined to be suitable for said user computer system to said user computer system. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A user computer system receiving software from a vendor computer system, said user computer system comprising:
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a means for transmitting information on said user computer system to said vendor computer system;
a means for receiving a software-updating patch from said vendor computer system;
a means for constructing a test environment on the basis of a software-updating patch received from said vendor computer system and said information on said user computer system;
a means for evaluating said software-updating patch by using said test environment to give a result of evaluation; and
a means for transmitting said result of evaluation to said vendor computer system. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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