US 2,005,228,798 · Filed 2004-03-12
Tag-based schema for distributing update metadata in an update distribution system
A tag-based structure for communicating software update metadata information to client computers and to update service nodes is presented. An update metadata file includes: an identifier tag including a software update identifier that uniquely identifies the software update; zero or more general properties tags that carry general property information relating the software update; zero or more localized properties tags that carry localized property information organized according to language; zero or more relationship tags that identify dependency relationships the current software update, as described in the update metadata, has with other software updates; zero or more applicability rules tags that carry information for determining the applicability of the software update to a client computer; zero or more files tags that carry information relating to the software update's payload files; and handler specific data tags that carry information directed to the software handler for installing the software update.
Patent details
- Publication number
- US 2,005,228,798
- Filing date
- 2004-03-12
- Grant date
- Application — not yet granted
- Assignee
- Microsoft Corporation
- Inventor(s)
- SHEPARD MARC, MENZIES DEREK P., DEHGHAN DAVID, AVERBUCH AARON H., FISHER JEANETTE R., MARL DENNIS C., KHANG SEONG K.
- CPC class
- A23L11/07
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