Method, system and computer program product for updating region-dependent software using a common update module for multiple regions
First Claim
1. A method for updating pre-existing region-dependent software, said method comprising:
- extracting region information from the pre-existing region-dependent software located within a user system;
loading a non-functional software update onto the user system, said update comprising a common non-functional software update for multiple regions; and
merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce functional, updated region-dependent software.
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Abstract
Method, system and computer program product for updating pre-existing region-dependent software within multiple regions via a common software update without affecting the region-dependent nature of the software. The technique includes extracting region information from pre-existing region-dependent software on a user system; loading the non-functional software update onto the user system, the non-functional update being a common software update for the multiple regions; and merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce a functional, updated region-dependent software on the user system. In one example, the user system comprises a digital video disc (DVD) PC system, and the distribution network is the internet. An activation module accompanies the common software update and accomplishes the extracting, loading and merging steps.
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1. A method for updating pre-existing region-dependent software, said method comprising:
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extracting region information from the pre-existing region-dependent software located within a user system; loading a non-functional software update onto the user system, said update comprising a common non-functional software update for multiple regions; and merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce functional, updated region-dependent software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for updating pre-existing region-dependent software, said system comprising:
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means for extracting region information from the pre-existing region-dependent software located within a user system; means for loading a non-functional software update onto the user system, said update comprising a common non-functional software update for multiple regions; and means for merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce functional, updated region-dependent software. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means therein for use in updating pre-existing region-dependent software, said computer readable program code means in said computer program product comprising:
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computer readable program code means for causing a computer to affect extracting region information from the pre-existing region-dependent software located within a user system; computer readable program code means for causing a computer to affect loading a non-functional software update onto the user system, said update comprising a common non-functional software update for multiple regions; and computer readable program code means for causing a computer to affect merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce functional, updated region-dependent software. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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