Patent ID: 6832374
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for updating an executing executable file, comprising executing a first executable file stored in first storage location at client and making a request;receiving the request at server, and transferring a configuration file to the client in response to the request, wherein the configuration file comprises a executable file name, and file address which corresponds to a storage apparatus, wherein a second executable file corresponds to the executable file name is stored in the storage apparatus; executing the following steps at the client: (a) receiving the configuration file from first executable file; (b) linking to the storage apparatus, which corresponds to the file address from the first executable file according to the file address in the configuration file, downloading the second executable file and storing the second executable file in a second storage location (c) activating the second executable file from the first executable file; (d) terminating the first executable file; (e) duplicating the second executable file stored in the second storage location to the first storage location from the second executable file; (f) activating the second executable file stored in the first storage location from second executable file stored in the second storage location; and (g) terminating the second executable file stored in the second storage location.