US 8,769,520 B2 · Calendar aware adaptive patching of a computer program

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for calendar aware adaptive patching of a computer program. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for calendar aware adaptive patching of a computer program has been provided. The method includes selecting a patch for updating a computer program and accessing a calendar of events corresponding to an end user of the computer program. The method additionally includes restricting a time for installation of the patch according to events scheduled in the calendar of the identified end user. For instance, the installation of the patch can be restricted from a time from during which a meeting has been scheduled for the end user or from a time during which a presentation has been scheduled for the end user and when the computer program is associated with presentation management.

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Dependent claims

A patch management data processing system configured for calendar aware adaptive patching of a computer program, the system comprising:

a host computer with memory and at least one processor and communicatively coupled to a calendaring and scheduling (C&S) system managing a calendar of events for an end user;
and,
a patch scheduling module executing in the memory of the host computer, the module comprising program code configured for:
selecting a patch for updating a computer program;
accessing a calendar of events corresponding to an end user of the computer program;
and,
restricting a time for installation of the patch according to events scheduled in the calendar of the identified end user.

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