Dynamic software updating using mobile agent AOP

• US 20060053116A1
• Filed: 08/31/2004
• Published: 03/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Ulmer, Cedric S.P., Rits, Maarten E., Gomez, Laurent Y., Hebert, Cedric R.J., Spadone, Pascal T.C.
• Application Number:
  US10/931,717
• Publication Number:
  US 20060053116A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/316 Aspect-oriented programming techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

A system for dynamic software updating using a mobile agent includes a server for issuing the mobile agent with a software update and a client for receiving the mobile agent. The mobile agent executes the software update, on the client, utilizing aspect oriented programming.

Claims

1. A system for dynamic software updating using a mobile agent comprising:

a server for issuing the mobile agent with a software update; and

a client for receiving the mobile agent wherein the mobile agent executes the software update, on the client, utilizing aspect oriented programming.

2. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the server receives the mobile agent after the software update is executed.

3. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the mobile agent executes the software update on a plurality of clients in a serial fashion.

4. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the mobile agent is a plurality of mobile agents each with a copy of the software update and the client is a plurality of clients wherein each mobile agent of the plurality of mobile agents executes their copy of the software update on a different client of the plurality of clients.

5. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the server further comprises an agent processor that builds, sends out and receives the mobile agent.

6. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein the mobile agent comprises an agent code, a client list, installation instructions, a log file and one or more aspects.

7. A method for dynamic software updating using a mobile agent comprising:

sending the mobile agent that has a software update from a server to a client; and

executing the software update at the client by the mobile agent wherein the mobile agent executes the software update utilizing aspect oriented programming.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 wherein the server receives the mobile agent after the software update is executed.

9. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein the mobile agent executes the software update on a plurality of clients in a serial fashion.

10. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein the mobile agent is a plurality of mobile agents each with a copy of the software update and the client is a plurality of clients wherein each mobile agent of the plurality of mobile agents executes their copy of the software update on a different client of the plurality of clients.

11. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein the server further comprises an agent processor that builds, sends out and receives the mobile agent.

12. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein the mobile agent comprises an agent code, a client list, installation instructions, a log file and one or more aspects.

13. A method for creating a mobile agent comprising:

receiving one or more aspects, an installation instruction and an application list;

creating a client list from a master client list for an application in the application list; and

creating the mobile agent based on the one or more aspects, the installation instruction and the client list.

14. A mobile agent data structure for use in dynamic software updating comprising an agent code, a client list, an installation instructions, a log and one or more aspects.