SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UPDATING SOFTWARE

• US 20140215450A1
• Filed: 01/30/2014
• Published: 07/31/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Trane International Inc. (Trane Technologies plc)
• Original Assignee: Trane International Inc. (Trane Technologies plc)
• Inventors: SALISBURY, Peter Reed, JOHNSON, James Frederick
• Application Number:
  US14/168,620
• Publication Number:
  US 20140215450A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/170
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

A system and a method for automatically electronically pushing software updates to one or more mobile computers to ensure that the one or more mobile computers can have the most recent version of the software needed, and electronically pushing information to be displayed on a display of the mobile computer to ensure that the one or more mobile computers notify a user of an existence of the information.

Claims

1. A computer network system, comprising:

a network;

a server connected to the network; and

one or more mobile computers connected to the network,

wherein the server is configured to schedule when to push electronic data to one or more of the mobile computers, and based on the schedule, push electronic data to one or more of the mobile computers, and

one or more of the mobile computers includes a client program stored in a non-transitory memory that receives the electronic data pushed from the server, stores the electronic data to the non-transitory memory of one or more of the mobile computers, and displays the electronic data on a display of one or more of the mobile computers.

2. The computer network system according to claim 1, wherein the client program of one or more of the mobile computers executes the electronic data to install or update a software to the non-transitory memory of the one or more of the mobile computers.

3. A computer network system, comprising:

a network;

a first server connected to the network;

a second server connected to the network;

one or more mobile computers connected to the network,

wherein the first server controls pushing of electronic data from the second server to one or more of the mobile computers via the network, and

one or more of the mobile computers includes a client program stored in a non-transitory memory that receives the electronic data pushed from the second server, displays the electronic data on a display of one or more of the mobile computers, and stores the electronic data to the non-transitory memory of one or more of the mobile computers.

4. The computer network system according to claim 3, wherein the client program of one or more of the mobile computers initiates downloading of software associated with the electronic data from the server via the network.

5. The computer network system according to claim 4, wherein the server transmits the software to the one or more of the mobile computers, and one or more of the mobile computers receives the software and stores the software to the non-transitory memory of the one or more of the mobile computers.

6. The computer network system according to claim 3, wherein the server initiates downloading of software associated with the electronic data to one or more of the mobile computers via the network.

7. The computer network system according to claim 6, wherein the server transmits the software to the one or more of the mobile computers, and one or more of the mobile computers receives the software and stores the software to the non-transitory memory of the one or more of the mobile computers.

8. The computer network system according to claim 3, further comprising a third server connected to the network, wherein the first server controls pushing of electronic data from the third server to one or more of the mobile computer via the network, and

the client program receives the electronic data pushed from the third server, stores the electronic data to the non-transitory memory of one or more of the mobile computers, and displays the electronic data on the display of one or more of the mobile computer.

9. A method for maintaining uniform versions of software on a plurality of mobile computers, the method comprising:

a mobile computer executing a client program stored in a non-transitory memory of the mobile computer;

the mobile computer connecting to a control server via a network to receive information pushed by the control server; and

the mobile computer determining whether the client program is set for automatic download of software related to the information pushed by the control server,

wherein if the client program is set for automatic download and installation of software, then the client program downloads the software to the non-transitory memory of the mobile computer,

wherein if the client program is not set for automatic download of software, then the client program displays the information including data about the software on a display of the mobile computer, and the mobile computer displaying a selection option for downloading the software, and a selection option for installing the software on the display.

10. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

the control server transmitting the information to the mobile computer; and

the mobile computer receiving the information pushed by the control server.

11. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

the control server controlling one or more data servers to transmit the information to the mobile computer; and

the mobile computer receiving the information pushed by the one or more data servers.

12. The method according to claim 11,

wherein if the client program is set for automatic download of software associated with the information, then the client program downloads the software associated with the information from the data servers to the non-transitory memory of the mobile computer,

wherein if the client program is not set for automatic download of the software associated with the information, then the client program displays the information including data about the software on a display of the mobile computer, and the mobile computer displays a selection option for downloading the software, and a selection option for installing the software on the display.

13. The method according to claim 9, further comprising:

the mobile computer installing the software when a user initiates the installation of the software via interaction with the client program.