METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING THE STATE OF A COMPUTING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of updating the state of a computing device comprising,receiving a message processable by the computing device, said message comprising data for instructing the computing device to request at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, said at least one update file for updating a file resident on the computing device;
- processing said message to effect updating of said computing device;
requesting at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, in response to said processing;
receiving said at least one update file from said at least one remote computing entity, in response to said requesting; and
updating said at least one file resident on said on the computing device with said at least one update file, to produce at least one updated file.
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Abstract
According to embodiments described in the specification, a method, and apparatus for updating the state of a computing device by first receiving a message processable by the computing device, the message comprising data for instructing the computing device to request at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, the at least one update file for updating a file resident on the computing device; and processing the message to effect updating of the computing device.
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1. A method of updating the state of a computing device comprising,
receiving a message processable by the computing device, said message comprising data for instructing the computing device to request at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, said at least one update file for updating a file resident on the computing device; -
processing said message to effect updating of said computing device; requesting at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, in response to said processing; receiving said at least one update file from said at least one remote computing entity, in response to said requesting; and updating said at least one file resident on said on the computing device with said at least one update file, to produce at least one updated file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A handheld electronic device comprising,
an interface for receiving a message, said message comprising data for instructing the handheld electronic device to request at least one update file from at least one remote computing entity, said at least one update file for updating a file resident on the handheld electronic device; -
a processor coupled to said interface, for processing said message; and a memory coupled to said processor, for storing said file. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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