Method and computer-readable medium for installing an upgrade to an application program
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for upgrading an application, comprising:
- (a) recognizing that an upgrade to the application has been initiated;
(b) accessing a first information store including a series of functions for installing the application and a product-identifying triplet having an upgrade code, a version number and a natural language code for identifying a group of related applications, and an upgrade table for determining whether a related application can coexist with the application upgrade;
(c) accessing a universal system database including information describing the installed state of the application and related applications;
(d) determining if the upgrade to the application should be performed; and
(e) if the application upgrade should be performed;
(i) changing the application according to the action list in the upgrade package;
(ii) storing information describing a new installed state of the application in the universal system database, the new installed state including an indication of whether the upgrade is installed for the application;
(iii) determining if a previous version of a related application is installed and can coexist with the application upgrade, wherein determining if a previous version of a related application is installed and can coexist with the application upgrade is based on the upgrade table, the upgrade table having a plurality of entries for the applications related to the application upgrade, each entry including the product-identifying triplet for identifying the group of related applications, a property that indicates if the related application is installed, and an attribute that indicates if the related application can coexist with the application upgrade; and
(iv) if a previous version of a related application is installed and cannot coexist with the application upgrade, removing the related application.
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Abstract
A method and computer-readable medium for upgrading an application program, and making an installer program aware that an application has been upgraded is disclosed. The method recognizes that an upgrade to the application has been initiated. The upgrade includes an identifier for the application to be upgraded, as well as information required for the installer to perform the upgrade. The installer program accesses the upgrade information, which includes instructions necessary for installing the upgrade. The installer program also accesses information related to the installed state of the application and related applications. The installer program determines whether or not the upgrade should be performed. If the upgrade should be performed, the installer program performs the upgrade and stores the fact that the application has been upgraded. If the application should not be upgraded, the installer program stores information reflecting the fact that the upgrade is available but not installed.
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7 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for upgrading an application, comprising:
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(a) recognizing that an upgrade to the application has been initiated;
(b) accessing a first information store including a series of functions for installing the application and a product-identifying triplet having an upgrade code, a version number and a natural language code for identifying a group of related applications, and an upgrade table for determining whether a related application can coexist with the application upgrade;
(c) accessing a universal system database including information describing the installed state of the application and related applications;
(d) determining if the upgrade to the application should be performed; and
(e) if the application upgrade should be performed;
(i) changing the application according to the action list in the upgrade package;
(ii) storing information describing a new installed state of the application in the universal system database, the new installed state including an indication of whether the upgrade is installed for the application;
(iii) determining if a previous version of a related application is installed and can coexist with the application upgrade, wherein determining if a previous version of a related application is installed and can coexist with the application upgrade is based on the upgrade table, the upgrade table having a plurality of entries for the applications related to the application upgrade, each entry including the product-identifying triplet for identifying the group of related applications, a property that indicates if the related application is installed, and an attribute that indicates if the related application can coexist with the application upgrade; and
(iv) if a previous version of a related application is installed and cannot coexist with the application upgrade, removing the related application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
(a) determining if there are any previous versions of the application; (b) if there are any previous versions of the application, determining if the previous versions of the application can coexist with the application upgrade; and
(c) if the previous versions of the application cannot coexist with the application upgrade, removing the previous versions of the application that cannot coexist with the application upgrade.
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7. A computer-readable medium having computer executable instructions for performing the method recited in any one of claims 1-6.
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