Method, system and computer program product for updating region-dependent software using a common update module for multiple regions

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PATENT NO 5978916
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08978304

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Method, system and computer program product for updating pre-existing region-dependent software within multiple regions via a common software update without affecting the region-dependent nature of the software. The technique includes extracting region information from pre-existing region-dependent software on a user system; loading the non-functional software update onto the user system, the non-functional update being a common software update for the multiple regions; and merging the region information extracted from the pre-existing region-dependent software with the non-functional software update loaded onto the user system to produce a functional, updated region-dependent software on the user system. In one example, the user system comprises a digital video disc (DVD) PC system, and the distribution network is the internet. An activation module accompanies the common software update and accomplishes the extracting, loading and merging steps.

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONNEW ORCHARD ROAD ARMONK NY 10504

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Randall, Grayson Warren Vestal, NY 4 60

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