Method and apparatus for automating a software delivery system b

Details Method and apparatus for automating a software delivery system b Method and apparatus for automating a software delivery system b

1996-11-27

2000-06-20

Luu, Le Hien

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Remote data accessing

709218, 709221, G06F 1516, G06F 15177

Patent

active

060789514

ABSTRACT:
A method for setting up viewing of a file on a computer system is disclosed. According to the method, a file type of the file is determined. It is determined whether a viewer that supports the file type is installed on the computer system. The computer system interfaces with a server. If the viewer is not installed on the computer system, the computer system obtains a location of the viewer and downloads the viewer from the location. If the viewer is installed on the computer system, a version identifier of the viewer on the computer system is determined and compared with a version identifier of a current version of the viewer on the server. The current version of the viewer is downloaded to the computer system if the version identifier of the current version of the viewer is more recent than the version identifier of the viewer on the computer system.

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