McAfee receives first-rate for distributed updates

A new patent of McAfee describes a technique by which a gsm or pocket computer updates for software takes away with someone else mobile apparatus. 'Viral updating', someone”

US First-rate 7,024,432 carries the title “Updating Computer Lines on Wireless Data Processing Devices” and describes different techniques thread lynx apparatuses to updaten. An of that techniques a wireless apparatus an update want to take away with someone else apparatus. Considerably is that the system permitted that a resistant in fragments is downloaded by different sources. That is necessary because the source apparatus perhaps during the downloading sudden outside reach can hit.

The gepatenteerde techniques would offer according to McAfee a solution for a typical problem of mobile apparatuses, as notebooks, gsm's and pocket computers. Updates on a traditional manner offer would work - in the form of updates from a central Server - by such apparatuses less good. For that reason they are t irregular and kortelings with the internet connected, thinks the business.

The McAfee-patent offers distributed to get a way out through updates incrementeel off via a model. As your gsm would be able to take away during assemblies updates via a Bluetooth-connection of the apparatuses of your colleagues, for instance. If it downloaded becomes truce not complete during a meeting with colleague 1, will the software of the remaining data take away during a later meeting with colleague 2.

In the patent speaks McAfee only about the putting in of the technique updates at virusscanners to spread, already gives the closed that the technology also can Server for instance within a business a data bank adaptation at everybody by playing.,