System and method for downloading software and services

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7657885
APP PUB NO 20050235282A1
SERIAL NO

10826718

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A system and method for downloading substantially up to date versions of selected software from a plurality of software vendors over a network and for installing the software to a hardware unit includes a first software handling machine in the network configured to execute a download manager that sends a download transaction request including an identifier associated with the selected software over the network, and downloads and installs the selected software pursuant to a download/installation instruction, and also includes a second software handling machine in the network configured to execute a download supervisor to determine whether the requested download transaction is authorized, and, if so, to communicate a download/installation instruction to the download manager to enable it to download and install the selected software.

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GATEWAY INC14303 GATEWAY PLACE POWAY CA 92064

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Anderson, Glen Sioux City, US 26 954

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