Method of automatically selecting program and data updates based upon versions
First Claim
1. A method of installing and uninstalling versions of an application, comprising the steps of:
- responsive to a request to install an application, determining a version number of the application and a set of components for the application;
for each of the components, finding a version of the component appropriate for the version number of the application wherein the version of at least one component is appropriate for a plurality of versions of the application and is stored uniquely in a computer;
executing the install operation using the appropriate versions of the components;
determining an appropriate version of an installer for the application, wherein the installer includes a set of components;
determining the appropriate versions of the set of components of the installer according to the version number of the application; and
dynamically selecting the appropriate components to form the appropriate version of the installer to execute the install operation.
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Abstract
A method, system and apparatus for loading the correct version of a file in a system in which multiple versions of the same file and multiple versions of a requesting application reside. In a preferred embodiment, a class loader receives a request, from a requesting application, to load a file. The request includes an indication of the current version of the requesting application. The class loader retrieves from a plurality of files, the one version of the requested file that is compatible with the requesting application and then loads that file. Each of the plurality of files includes an indication of plurality of versions for which the particular file is compatible and the version of the requesting application is within the plurality of versions for which the selected file is compatible.
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42 Claims
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1. A method of installing and uninstalling versions of an application, comprising the steps of:
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responsive to a request to install an application, determining a version number of the application and a set of components for the application;
for each of the components, finding a version of the component appropriate for the version number of the application wherein the version of at least one component is appropriate for a plurality of versions of the application and is stored uniquely in a computer;
executing the install operation using the appropriate versions of the components;
determining an appropriate version of an installer for the application, wherein the installer includes a set of components;
determining the appropriate versions of the set of components of the installer according to the version number of the application; and
dynamically selecting the appropriate components to form the appropriate version of the installer to execute the install operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method in a data processing system for loading a correct version of a file, comprising the steps of:
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receiving a request to load a file, wherein the request includes an indication of the current version of the requesting application; and
retrieving and loading one of a plurality of files corresponding to the current version, wherein each of the plurality of files includes an indication of a range of versions for which the particular file is compatible, wherein the indication of the range of versions is expressed as an identification of a lowest compatible version and a highest compatible version, and wherein the current version is within the range of versions for which the one of the plurality of files is compatible. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method in a data processing system for loading an application, the method comprising:
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responsive to a request to load the application, identifying a version identifier for the application and a component for the application;
for a component within the set of components, identifying a version of the component from a set of versions to form am identified version, wherein the identified version is appropriate for a range of version identifiers including the version identifier, wherein the range of identifiers is expressed within the data processing systems as an identification of a lowest compatible version identifier and a highest compatible version identifier; and
loading the identified version. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A computer, comprising:
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a processing unit coupled to a bus;
a memory unit coupled to the bus;
a class loader object residing in the memory, wherein the class loader object, responsive to a request from a requesting application to load a file, dynamically selects the appropriate version of the file, from a range of versions of the file based on a version of the requesting application, wherein the range of versions is expressed within the computer as an identification of a lowest compatible version and a highest compatible version, and wherein the file is appropriate for a plurality of versions of the application. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer program product in computer readable media for use in a data processing system for installing and uninstalling versions of an application, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions, responsive to a request to install an application, for determining a version number of the application and a set of components for the application;
second instructions, for each of the components, for finding a version of the component appropriate for the version number of the application wherein the version of at least one component is appropriate for a plurality of versions of the application and is stored uniquely in a computer;
third instructions for executing the install operation using the appropriate versions of the components fourth instructions for determining an appropriate version of an installer for the application, wherein the installer includes a set of components;
fifth instructions for determining the appropriate versions of the set of components of the installer according to the version number of the application; and
sixth instructions for dynamically selecting the appropriate components to form the appropriate version of the installer to execute the install operation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computer program product in computers readable media for use in a data processing system for loading a correct version of a file, comprising the steps of:
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first instructions for receiving a request to load a file, wherein the request includes an indication of the current version of the requesting application; and
second instructions for retrieving and loading one of a plurality of files corresponding to the current version, wherein each of the plurality of files includes an indication of a range of versions for which the particular file is compatible, wherein the indication of a range of versions for which the particular file is compatible is expressed as an identification of a lowest compatible version and a highest compatible version, and wherein the current version is within the range of versions for which the one of the plurality of files is compatible. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A computer program product in computer readable media for use in a data processing system for loading an application, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions, responsive to a request to load the application, for identifying a version identifier for the application and a component for the application;
second instructions, for a component within the set of components, for identifying a version of the component from a set of versions to form an identified version, wherein the identified version is appropriate for a range of version identifiers including the version identifier, and wherein the range of identifiers is expressed within the data processing systems as an identification of a lowest compatible version identifier and a highest compatible version identifier; and
third instructions for loading the identified version. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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32. A system for installing and uninstalling versions of an application, comprising:
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means, responsive to a request to install an application, for determining a version number of the application and a set of components for the application;
means, for each of the components, for finding a version of the component appropriate for the version number of the application wherein the version of at least one component is appropriate for a plurality of versions of the application and is stored uniquely in a computer;
means for executing the install operation using the appropriate versions of the components;
means for determining an appropriate version of an installer for the application, wherein the installer includes a set of components;
means for determining the appropriate versions of the set of components of the installer according to the version number of the application; and
means for dynamically selecting the appropriate components to form the appropriate version of the installer to execute the install operation. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for loading a correct version of a file, comprising:
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means for receiving a request to load a file, wherein the request includes an indication of the current version of the requesting application; and
means for retrieving and loading one of a plurality of files corresponding to the current version, wherein each of the plurality of files includes an indication of a range of versions for which the particular file is compatible, wherein the indication of the range of versions is expressed as an identification of a lowest compatible version and a highest compatible version, and wherein the current version is within the range of versions for which the one of the plurality of files is compatible. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A system for loading an application, comprising:
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means, responsive to a request to load the application, for identifying a version identifier for the application and a component for the application;
means, for a component within the set of components, for identifying a version of the component from a set of versions to form an identified version, wherein the identified version is appropriate for a range of version identifiers including the version identifier, wherein the range of identifiers is expressed within the data processing systems as an identification of a lowest compatible version identifier and a highest compatible version identifier; and
means for loading the identified version. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42)
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