Method and apparatus for automatically updating a data file from a network
First Claim
1. A computer based method for updating a previously installed version of a local program file associated with an application program, comprising:
- (a) receiving a command to launch the application program;
(b) in response to receiving the command to launch the application program, determining whether an update to a current version for the previously installed version of the local program file is advisable;
(c) when an affirmative selection of the current version of the program file is provided, retrieving the current version of the program file and automatically employing the current version of the program file to launch the application program;
else(d) automatically employing the previously installed version of the local program file to launch the application program.
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Abstract
A computer-based system and method of updating and viewing an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes storing a local version of the slide presentation file and an indication of the most recent update to the slide presentation. When a user launches the local slide presentation, the date of the most recent update to the slide presentation is retrieved, and used to determine whether a new update is advisable. A dialog window queries the user as to whether to perform an update of the slide presentation. If the user responds affirmatively, the slide presentation program automatically retrieves a version of the slide presentation from a remote computer on a network. After updating the local version of the an slide presentation file, an electronic slide show is automatically launched utilizing the remote version retrieved from the network.
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16 Claims
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1. A computer based method for updating a previously installed version of a local program file associated with an application program, comprising:
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(a) receiving a command to launch the application program; (b) in response to receiving the command to launch the application program, determining whether an update to a current version for the previously installed version of the local program file is advisable; (c) when an affirmative selection of the current version of the program file is provided, retrieving the current version of the program file and automatically employing the current version of the program file to launch the application program;
else(d) automatically employing the previously installed version of the local program file to launch the application program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for updating a version of a feature of an application program, the system comprising:
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(a) a local computer having an application program executing thereon; (b) a local application program file that demonstrates the application program; (c) a computer network; (d) a remote computer coupled to the computer network having a remote application program file that demonstrates the current version of the feature of the application program; and (e) program code for; (f) when the application program is chosen to be launched, determining whether to update the previously installed version of the local application program file; (g) when an affirmative determination is provided, retrieving the current version of the remote application program file from the remote computer; (h) when the remote application program file is retrieved, automatically launching the application program based on the current version of the remote application program file;
else(i) automatically launching the application program based on the previously installed version of the local application program file. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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