Patent ID: 9092295
Filing Date: 2015-07-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: identifying, by a processor, a source of a software package update associated with a first process; instantiating, by an operating system, a sharable inter-process communication channel from the source to associate the software package update with a client machine; receiving an update parameter indicating a diagnostic activity; configuring the update parameter in view of the sharable inter-process communication channel, the sharable inter-process communication channel permitting sharing of the update parameter; performing the diagnostic activity on the software package update; accessing an option for generating update activity on the client machine in view of the software package update, wherein the option comprises generating a report associated with a test-only download of the software package update; downloading the software package update; initiating, by the processor, the update activity on the client machine via the sharable inter-process communication channel in view of the report associated with the test-only download of the software package update and in view of the diagnostic activity; and sharing the software package update with a second process connected to the sharable inter-process communication channel.