Scheduling of software updates
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1. A method comprising:
- forming an authentication request to be communicated to an authentication service over a network that includes a version identifier of at least one application module of a client; and
receiving a response to the authentication request which includes an indication of whether an update is available for the at least one application module and a token that verifies the authentication.
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Abstract
Software updates are described. In an implementation, a method includes forming an authentication request to be communicated to an authentication service over a network that includes a version identifier of at least one application module of a client. A response is received to the authentication request which includes an indication of whether an update is available for the at least one application module and a token that verifies the authentication.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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forming an authentication request to be communicated to an authentication service over a network that includes a version identifier of at least one application module of a client; and
receiving a response to the authentication request which includes an indication of whether an update is available for the at least one application module and a token that verifies the authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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determining whether to indicate that an update is available for an application module of a client based on an update schedule; and
forming a response to be communicated to the client over a network that indicates whether the update is available based on the determination. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method comprising:
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receiving a version identifier of an application module;
when an update is available for the application module based on the version identifier, determining whether to indicate that the update is available based on an update schedule that controls how many of a plurality of said indications indicate that the update is available; and
forming a response based the determining. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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