Method and apparatus for hierarchical software distribution packages
CA 2292145 A1 · Owner: Peterson, Brett · Inventors: Abbott, Aaron; Peterson, Brett; Schumacher, Dale
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A software distribution system for software bundles comprising a plurality of packages, at least, two of which are required by a different set of nodes on a network. Rather than send all of the, packages constituting the software bundle to each node only the packages in , the software bundle which are required by nodes below a certain link in the network are sent along that link, whereby, to minimize the bandwidth required for transmitting the software bundle.
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- Filed December 15, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 15, 2019.
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