Cross-Updating Of Software Between Self-Service Financial Transaction Machines

• US 20110113418A1
• Filed: 03/25/2010
• Published: 05/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: McCurdy, Daniel, McGraw, William Harrison IV, Ewington, Craig Leslie
• Granted Patent: US 8,584,113 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/658 Incremental updates; Differential updates

Abstract

Methods, apparatuses, and systems for cross-updating of software between self-service financial transaction machines are described. A first computer may identify connection of a removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer. The first computer may determine whether data representing a particular version of an image of a software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium. Responsive to determining that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium, data indicating that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium may be outputted, and data representing a second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer may be outputted.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, at a first computer, connection of a removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing a particular version of an image of a software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

outputting data indicating that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium; and

outputting data representing a second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising responsive to determining that data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium, loading, by the first computer, data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack from the computer-readable storage medium.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack is loaded to a logically protected region of the first computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the data representing the second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer is identification of a physically nearest second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining includes accessing an external server for identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the determining further includes providing identification information of the first computer.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the determining further includes requesting identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising receiving, at the first computer, identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the identification of the particular version of the image is a version number.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

identifying, at the second computer, connection of the removable computer-readable storage medium to the second computer; and

recording, by the second computer, to the removable computer-readable storage medium data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

11. One or more computer-readable media storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by at least one computer, cause the at least one computer to perform a method of:

identifying, at a first computer, connection of a removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing a particular version of an image of a software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

outputting data indicating that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium; and

outputting data representing a second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

12. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, the method further comprising responsive to determining that data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium, loading, by the first computer, data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack from the computer-readable storage medium.

13. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the data representing the second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer is identification of a physically nearest second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

14. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, wherein the determining includes accessing an external server for identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

15. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the determining further includes providing identification information of the first computer.

16. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14, wherein the determining further includes requesting identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

17. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 14, further comprising receiving, at the first computer, identification of the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

18. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein the identification of the particular version of the image is a version number.

19. The one or more computer-readable media of claim 11, the method further comprising:

identifying, at the second computer, connection of the removable computer-readable storage medium to the second computer; and

recording, by the second computer, to the removable computer-readable storage medium data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.

20. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory, the at least one memory storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to perform a method of;

identifying, at a first computer, connection of a removable computer-readable storage medium to the first computer;

determining, by the first computer, whether data representing a particular version of an image of a software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

responsive to determining that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium;

outputting data indicating that no data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer exists on the removable computer-readable storage medium; and

outputting data representing a second computer with data representing the particular version of the image of the software stack for the first computer.