Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic update handling based on user activity
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Application No.: US16448837Application Date: 2019-06-21
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Publication No.: US10795663B2Publication Date: 2020-10-06
- Inventor: Alexander J. Kelly , Alexander D. S. Mirski-Fitton , Edwin P. J. Moffatt , Ross B. Pavitt
- Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Keohane & D'Alessandro, PLLC
- Agent William H. Hartwell; Hunter E. Webb
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F8/65 ; H04L29/08 ; H04W4/021 ; H04W4/21 ; H04W4/50 ; H04W4/02 ; G06F9/4401

Abstract:
Aspects of the present invention provide an approach for performing a computer program update on a target computer. In an embodiment, a target computer having a location, a user, a computer program, and a computer program update is determined. An expected install duration for installing the computer program update is determined. A social media service associated with the user is monitored. A user location is detected from the social media service and an update time window is estimated based on the user location and the distance that the user is away from the target computer location. A decision is made whether to install the computer program update based on the update time window and the expected install duration.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190310839A1 ELECTRONIC UPDATE HANDLING BASED ON USER ACTIVITY Public/Granted day:2019-10-10
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