ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,724,602, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to NCR Voyix Corp. (Atlanta).

"Updating image files" was invented by Simon Richard Waterman (Somerset, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods, server computers, and computer programs are disclosed. An example method is disclosed that includes inputting, into an update module, a first version of a predefined modular image file and a delta encoded image file defining differences between the first version and a second, updated, version of the predefined modular image file, and outputting, from the update module, the second, updated, version of the predefined modular image file, where ea...