Disclosed are exemplary embodiments for updating a networked machine having at least a dormant state and an active state. In various embodiments, when the machine it is a dormant state, it listens to a network for candidate updates, that is, updates that may be applicable to the machine. In some embodiments,...http://www.google.com/patents/US7581029?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7581029 - Updating machines while disconnected from an update source
