Controlling installation update behaviors on a client computer

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7676448
APP PUB NO 20050210459A1
SERIAL NO

10799336

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A method for controlling the update installation behavior of a computing device according to installation attributes is presented. When present, a mandatory installation attribute associated with a software update causes the installation process executed on the computing device to disallow a user to selectively not install the software update. A priority installation attribute causes the computing device to request a higher amount of network bandwidth for obtaining the software update's content for installation on the client computing device. A deadline installation attribute associated with the software update causes the computing device to permit a user to selectively not install the software update until an associated deadline passes, at which time the software update is installed without further user interaction. A zero system interruption (ZSI) installation attribute causes the computing device to automatically install the software update without user interaction if the computing device is properly configured.

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  • MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dave, Lokesh M Sammamish, US 4 197
Henderson, Gary S Redmond, US 4 248
Li, Jimin Bellevue, US 17 544
Williams, Peter A Woodinville, US 7 279
Wu, Wei Sammamish, US 1010 9453

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