Updating of software stored in a computer of a data communication system
First Claim
1. A data communication system for updating a software stored in a storage device of a first computer, comprisingan administrative computer for updating the software;
- an indicator indicating a plurality of transmission media available for updating software that is exchanged between the first computer and the administrative computer prior to the update;
a control software configured to compare a respective data rate provided by respective ones of the plurality of transmission media available for updating software, the control software further configured to select one of the plurality of transmission media based on a result of the data rate comparison; and
a data connection operatively connecting the first computer and the administrative computer via the selected transmission medium to transmit data between the computer and the administrative computer.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for updating software that is stored in a computer of a data communication system, a computer to be used in a data communication system, and a data communication system comprising several computers and an administrative computer. Data indicating which transmission medium should be used for exchanging data that is used for updating or controlling the updating process is exchanged between one of the said computers and the administrative computer before software that is stored in said computer or in a storage device assigned thereto is updated.
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19 Claims
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1. A data communication system for updating a software stored in a storage device of a first computer, comprising
an administrative computer for updating the software; -
an indicator indicating a plurality of transmission media available for updating software that is exchanged between the first computer and the administrative computer prior to the update; a control software configured to compare a respective data rate provided by respective ones of the plurality of transmission media available for updating software, the control software further configured to select one of the plurality of transmission media based on a result of the data rate comparison; and a data connection operatively connecting the first computer and the administrative computer via the selected transmission medium to transmit data between the computer and the administrative computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A first computer in a data communication system, comprising:
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a processor; a storage device operatively connected to the processor; a first data connection operatively connected to a server computer over a transmission medium for exchanging data for updating a first software, the transmission medium ascertained by the computer occurring prior to establishing the first connection, wherein the ascertaining of the transmission medium comprises a comparison of a respective data rate provided by respective ones of a plurality of transmission media available for updating software, and further comprises selecting the transmission medium for updating software based on a result of the data rate comparison; a second software controlling the first software update, the second software exchanged between an administrative computer and the first computer; a call identification of the first computer selected from the group consisting of telephone number, internet protocol address, and uniform resource locator address; and a time indicator indicating a time to update the first software by the second software.
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19. A method for updating software stored on a first computer of a data communication system having an administrative computer and a server first computer, comprising:
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indicating a plurality of transmission media available for exchanging data between the first computer and the administrative computer, the indication occurring prior to the updating the software stored on the first computer; comparing a respective data rate provided by respective ones of the plurality of transmission media available for updating software; selecting one of the plurality of transmission media available for updating software based on a result of the data rate comparing; and establishing a data connection between the first computer and the additional server first computer over the transmission medium.
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