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US8959504B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8959504-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113275968-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | Oct 18, 2011 |
| Publication date | Feb 17, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 17, 2015 |
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One or more techniques and/or systems allow for updates (e.g., questions) to be provided via sync calls to a server (e.g., in determining whether (non-question) software updates should be installed on a client device), where the total number of updates exceeds single sync call server limitations. For example, relationships between updates may be determined and updates may be grouped into two or more sets based upon the relationships, where different sets can independently be transmitted to the server in different sync calls. Grouping updates according to the policies provided mitigates errors that may otherwise occur when making multi-sync calls (e.g., asking a second question before a first question where the second question should follow the first question because the relevance of the second question depends upon an answer to the first question).
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What is claimed is: 1. A method, comprising: preparing a sync call for transmission to an updating service, the sync call comprising a set of questions posed to a client by the updating service and a set of answers to the set of questions; determining that a characteristic of the sync call is not compliant with a requirement of the updating service, the determining comprising determining that at least one of: a number of questions in the set of questions exceeds a question limi…
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- What does patent US8959504B2 cover?
- One or more techniques and/or systems allow for updates (e.g., questions) to be provided via sync calls to a server (e.g., in determining whether (non-question) software updates should be installed on a client device), where the total number of updates exceeds single sync call server limitations. For example, relationships between updates may be determined and updates may be grouped into two or…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Stern Sean Thomas, Hennessey David Cris, Microsoft Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F9/44. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 17 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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