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Method and apparatus for managing software component downloads and updates

  • US 20030084138A1
  • Filed: 10/24/2001
  • Published: 05/01/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Apparatus for managing a software component update on a computer system with a memory in response to an update request, the apparatus comprising:

  • a component manager that receives the request, and has a parser that extracts from the request URL information which identifies the location of a file containing the software component resources for satisfying the request;

    a download manager that receives the URL information from the component manager and has a file retriever which asynchronously retrieves the file from the specified location, places the file in a staging area in the memory and notifies the component manager; and

    an install manager that is instructed by the component manager to asynchronously install the file in the staging area.

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