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Method and system for enabling offline detection of software updates

  • US 7,574,481 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2000
  • Issued: 08/11/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

  • at a client computer, obtaining information from a server about the availability of at least one update and storing information about the availability in a first storage location and obtaining information about the unavailability of at least one update and storing the information about the unavailability in a second location;

    storing the information about available and unavailable updates at a local cache on the client computer; and

    in response to a request for update information that may be available at the server, accessing the local cache to retrieve the information about available updates and unavailable updates.

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