Patent ID: 7860834
Filing Date: 2010-12-28
Classification: G06F,H03M

Abstract:
1. A method of updating an old version of content on a storage device, comprising: (i) obtaining a compact update package, said compact update package includes: a conversion element, a modified delta, and an indication of forward update or backward update, wherein the conversion element comprises numeral or reference shift rules reflecting differences between the old version of content and a new version of content, wherein the modified delta is a delta between one of: (1) the old version of content and a modified version and (2) a modified version and the new version of content, and wherein the modified version used to produce the modified delta in the compact update package was generated by applying the conversion element to (1) the new version of content in the case of the modified delta being a delta between the old version of content and the modified version, and (2) the old version of content in the case of the modified delta being a delta between the modified version and the new version of content;