Providing A Unified Update Center for Security Software Updates and Application Software Updates

摘要

A graphical user interface (GUI) for a unified software update display center is provided. The GUI includes a first display area for displaying a set of available security system software updates. The GUI includes a second display area for displaying a set of available non-security system software updates. The GUI includes a third display area for displaying a set of available application software updates. The GUI includes a single selection tool for installing all available security updates without installing any updates displayed in the second and third display areas. The GUI includes individual selection tools for installing individual updates displayed in the second and third display areas. The GUI includes a selection tool to receive further updates from a system update server and an application update server. The critical security updates are displayed with different display attributes or in different sections to distinguish them from other types of updates.

主权项

1. A method of providing a unified software update center for a device, the method comprising:
receiving data for a set of available system software updates from a first update server, the set of available system software updates comprising a set of available security system software updates and a set of available non-security system software updates; receiving rendered content identifying a set of available application software updates from a second update server, the second update server different than the first update server; at the device, rendering content identifying the set of available security system software updates; at the device, rendering content identifying the set of available non-security system software updates; displaying, on a first display area on the device display, the rendered content identifying the set of available security system software updates; displaying, on a second display area on the device display, the rendered content identifying the set of available non-security system software updates; displaying, on a third display area on the device display, the rendered content identifying the set of available application software updates, wherein the first, second, and third display areas are simultaneously displayed on separate areas on the device display.