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By Compiled by Kathlyn Card-Beckles
December 01, 2003

Patent Awarded for Updating Software on the Internet

On Oct. 21, 2003, the USPTO granted U.S. Patent 6,636,857 for managing technology assets via the Web to Bluecurrent, a Texas company specializing in management services for technology assets. Bluecurrent claims that the patent covers the installation and updating of computer software and settings, and has indicated that it intends to seek royalties of $10 to $25 each time a new computer has software or settings updated over the Internet. One embodiment described in the specification allows a technician to store a user's old profile and settings to a remote storage medium using the Internet. The old profile and settings could then be downloaded via the Internet to the user's new computer. Though the patent has a recent filing date, Dec. 18, 2000, Bluecurrent has stated that it believes its patent is valid and intends to aggressively pursue all infringers.

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