Method for deployment of incremental versions of applications
First Claim
1. In a client computer, a method for updating a first version of installed application files to a second version, said method comprising the steps of:
- responsive to receiving a delta file defining the changes between a file in said first version and a corresponding file in said second version, transforming said first version of said file into a first transformed image comprising a series of records;
applying the changes contained in said delta file to selected records of said first transformed image to generate a transformed image of said second version; and
reversing the transformation on the transformed image of said second version to generate said second version of said file on said client computer.
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Abstract
A method for updating a first version of installed application files to a second version is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: responsive to receiving a delta file defining the changes between a file in the first version and a corresponding file in the second version, transforming said first version of the file into a first transformed image comprising a series of records. The changes contained in the delta file are then applied to selected records of the first transformed image to generate a transformed image of the second version. The transformation on the transformed image of said second version is then reversed to generate the second version of said file on said client computer.
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8 Claims
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1. In a client computer, a method for updating a first version of installed application files to a second version, said method comprising the steps of:
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responsive to receiving a delta file defining the changes between a file in said first version and a corresponding file in said second version, transforming said first version of said file into a first transformed image comprising a series of records;
applying the changes contained in said delta file to selected records of said first transformed image to generate a transformed image of said second version; and
reversing the transformation on the transformed image of said second version to generate said second version of said file on said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A component operable in a client computer for updating a first version of installed application files to a second version, said component comprising:
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means, responsive to receiving a delta file defining the changes between a file in said first version and a corresponding file in said second version, adapted to transform said first version of said file into a first transformed image comprising a series of records;
means adapted to apply the changes contained in said delta file to selected records of said first transformed image to generate a transformed image of said second version; and
means adapted to reverse the transformation on the transformed image of said second version to generate said second version of said file on said client computer. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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