APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR ADMINISTERING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE UPDATES IN AN UPDATE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Title:

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE FOR ADMINISTERING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SOFTWARE UPDATES IN AN UPDATE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2005089209

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An application programming interface (API) for administering the distribution of software updates on an update service node is presented. The API provides a plurality of interface calls through which an administrator can establish rules by which software updates available to the update service node are distributed.

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Inventors:

GIAMBALVO DANIEL (US)
THALER JAY (US)
SHOWMAN KENNETH (US)
DEHGHAN DAVID (US)
SPONHEIM THOMAS A (US)
JEFFEREIS RENAN (US)
OWENS KRISTOPHER J (US)
TANNER CAREY (US)
WANG QUAN (US)
HAMILTON NICOLE A (US)
MARL DENNIS C (US)
SOY NIRMAL R (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2005/008111

Publication Date:

September 08, 2006

Filing Date:

March 11, 2005

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MICROSOFT CORP (US)
GIAMBALVO DANIEL (US)
THALER JAY (US)
SHOWMAN KENNETH (US)
DEHGHAN DAVID (US)
SPONHEIM THOMAS A (US)
JEFFEREIS RENAN (US)
OWENS KRISTOPHER J (US)
TANNER CAREY (US)
WANG QUAN (US)
HAMILTON NICOLE A (US)
MARL DENNIS C (US)
SOY NIRMAL R (US)

International Classes:

G06F15/173; G06F9/44

Foreign References:

US20030061323A1	2003-03-27
US6282712B1	2001-08-28
US6678888B1	2004-01-13

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