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OPERATING SYSTEM AUTO-UPDATE PROCEDURE

  • US 20110173601A1
  • Filed: 01/11/2011
  • Published: 07/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2010
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of generating an update for a computer readable operating system, the method comprising:

  • identifying a version number of a current version of the operating system;

    creating, with a processor, an ordered list of operations for updating the current version of the operating system to a new version of the operating system, the processor performing iterations over each regular file on the new version of the operating system to obtain the ordered list for all data blocks associated with the new version; and

    assembling, with the processor, a differential update file including a magic number indicator showing the differential update file is an actual update file, a new version number identifying the new version of the operating system, and a protocol buffer including the ordered list of operations.

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