Automatic upgrade of software
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1. A computer system, comprising:
- an operating system;
a software component;
one or more storage media containing pre-loaded information, the pre-loaded information comprising a different version of the software component; and
a program executable in the computer system to detect if the operating system has been upgraded from a previous version and to automatically upgrade the software component if so, the program executable to upgrade the software component using the pre-loaded information stored locally in the one or more storage media.
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Abstract
A computer system includes an operating, a software component, and a program executable in the system to automatically upgrade the software component if it detects that the operating system has been upgraded from a previous version. The program may include a detection module that monitors for an operating system upgrade and an upgrade module that upgrades the software component if an operating system upgrade has been detected.
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37 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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an operating system;
a software component;
one or more storage media containing pre-loaded information, the pre-loaded information comprising a different version of the software component; and
a program executable in the computer system to detect if the operating system has been upgraded from a previous version and to automatically upgrade the software component if so, the program executable to upgrade the software component using the pre-loaded information stored locally in the one or more storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An article comprising one or more storage media containing a program executable in a computer system running an operating system, the program comprising:
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a first module executable in the computer system to detect if the operating system has been upgraded from a previous version; and
a second module invocable by the first module to automatically upgrade at least a software component if the first module detects an operating system upgrade using installation information already stored in the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30)
the first module invoking an upgrade module to upgrade the predetermined software component.
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30. The method of claim 20, further comprising:
retrieving information already stored in the computer system to upgrade the software component.
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24. A method of upgrading software in a computer system comprising:
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running a first module to detect an operating system upgrade; and
automatically upgrading at least one predetermined software component in response to detection of the operating system upgrade using information pre-loaded in the computer system, the pre-loaded information comprising a different version of the software component. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An article including one or more storage media containing instructions that when executed cause a device to:
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detect if an operating system running in the device has been upgraded from a previous version; and
upgrade a software component if the operating system has been upgraded, the software component being upgraded by accessing information pre-loaded in the device, the pre-loaded information comprising a different version of the software component. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37)
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