Patent ID: 6067582
Filing Date: 2000-05-23
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
A system for installing information related to a software application to a remote computer via a network having at least one content server, comprising:a server module in communication with the at least one content server;an embedded agent module embedded in a version of the software application, the embedded agent module, when the version of the software application is installed on the remote computer, running under the control of the version of the software application to communicate with the server module;means for storing the information related to the software application on the content server;means for installing the version of the software application with the embedded agent module on the remote computer;means for communicating a request for the information from the embedded agent module to the server module to initiate transfer of the information from the content server to the remote computer, the information being transferred to the remote computer under control of the embedded agent module in communication with the server module.