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SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING SOFTWARE PRODUCT UPDATES VIA A RESPONSE FILE

  • US 20090089773A1
  • Filed: 10/02/2007
  • Published: 04/02/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. In a data processing system which includes a software application, installation files for said software application and a script processing engine (SPE) to facilitate software updates, a method comprising:

  • storing, in a client system, a set of installation files and a script processing engine (SPE) which includes one or more of the following;

    (1) a set of scripting constructs to accept encoded binary data, process encoded binary data and update system files and properties;

    (2) a facility to process installation properties;

    downloading a response file to a client, said response file including code for one or more updates of a set of application system files and data, which data includes a set of configuration keywords and parameters to guide a customized installation;

    processing the response file by the sets of installation files;

    processing the installation properties by the sets of installation files; and

    updating, via a code injection point, a set of application system files and an installation properties file, with the aid of the processed and decoded embedded data.

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