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System and method for passive detection and context sensitive notification of upgrade availability for computer information

  • US 20060161638A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2006
  • Published: 07/20/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1999
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for downloading updated computer information on a user'"'"'s computer, comprising:

  • a monitoring component on the user'"'"'s computer that automatically determines, in response to a predefined event, if one or more upgrades exist for computer information currently on said user'"'"'s computer;

    a notification component that automatically notifies said user, in response to subsequent access by the user of an item of computer information for which a determination has been made that an upgrade exists, of the availability of the upgrade for the accessed computer information and of any other upgrades that have been determined to exist by said monitoring component for computer information on said user'"'"'s computer; and

    a downloading component that allows a user to selectively download said upgrades from a remote server.

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