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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsJacqueline Claire Drane, Gerald Francis McBrearty, Shawn Patrick Mullen, Johnny Meng-Han Shieh
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An apparatus and method for downloading software product fixes, updates, enhancements etc. only when absolutely needed and only for temporary use are provided. When the software product begins to execute, a feature uses a web address, embedded in the software product, to access a Web site where changes such as updates, fixes, enhancements etc. are logged in. Each fix or update has a tag or title that corresponds to a tag or title in the product. These tags or titles are downloaded. When information indexed by a tag or title is going to be used, the feature accesses the network to download the information (i.e., the update or fix). This information is used until the user stops execution of the software product.
A method of utilizing a software product, said software product including data on a fixed media, said method comprising the steps of:
A computer program product on a medium for utilizing a software product, said software product including data on a fixed media, said computer program product comprising:
An apparatus for utilizing a software product, said software product including data on a fixed media, said apparatus comprising:
A computer system for utilizing a software product, said software product including data on a fixed media, said computer system comprising:
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