التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
| العنوان: |
REAL-TIME DETERMINATION OF SOFTWARE INSTALLATION STATUS |
| Document Number: |
20110320587 |
| تاريخ النشر: |
December 29, 2011 |
| Appl. No: |
12/825404 |
| Application Filed: |
June 29, 2010 |
| مستخلص: |
A computer-implemented method for real-time determination of software installation status is described. The determination is performed for multiple computing devices. The method includes accepting a list of computing devices connected to a network. Further, the method includes receiving an identifier for a software component and determining installation status for the software component based on the identifier. The determination being performed on each computing device in the list in real-time. Further, the method includes producing a software installation report based on the determined installation status. |
| Inventors: |
Ballesteros, Brice Richard (Arlington, VA, US) |
| Assignees: |
UNISYS CORPORATION (BLUE BELL, PA, US) |
| Claim: |
1. A computer-implemented method for real-time determination of software installation status for a plurality of computing devices, the method comprising: accepting a list of computing devices configured to access a particular network; receiving an identifier for a software component; determining installation status for the software component on each computing device in the list in real-time, based on the identifier; and producing a software installation status report based on the determined installation status. |
| Claim: |
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the status report includes status indicator values for each computing device in the list. |
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3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identifier is one or more of: a file path; or a file name. |
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4. The method of claim 1, wherein the determining step includes searching through the file system of each computing device in the list of computing devices for the identifier. |
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5. The method of claim 1, wherein the producing step further includes exporting the data of the report to a local computing device file. |
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein the list of computing devices is a list of computing devices connected actively to the network. |
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7. The method of claim 6, wherein the list of computing devices connected actively to the network is generated by testing the network connection of each computing device in the network. |
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8. The method of claim 2, wherein the status indicators include one or more of: a string verifier; a time stamp; or a date stamp. |
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9. The method of claim 2, further comprising selecting one or more of the status indicators for inclusion in the report. |
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10. The method of claim 8, wherein the status indicators are modified by changing their associated values. |
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11. The method of claim 1, wherein the software component is a software patch. |
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12. A system for real-time determination of software installation status, the system comprising: a network, wherein a plurality of computing devices are connected to the network; an input module configured to accept: a computing device list including computing devices connected to the network; and an identifier for a software component in which the installation status is to be determined; a verification module configured to determine installation status of the software component for each computing device in the list in real-time, based on the identifier; and an output module configured to produce a software installation status report based on the determined installation status. |
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13. The system of claim 12 further comprising a process module configured to: determine whether a computing device is actively-connected to the network; and generate an actively-connected computing device list. |
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14. The system of claim 12, wherein the status report includes status indicator values for each computing device. |
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15. The system of claim 12, wherein the identifier is one or more of: a file path; or a file name. |
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16. The system of claim 12, wherein the data in the report is exported to a local computing device file. |
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17. The system of claim 14, wherein the status indicators include one or more of: a string verifier; a time stamp; or a date stamp. |
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18. The system of claim 14 further comprising selecting one or more of the status indicators for inclusion in the report. |
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19. The system of claim 17, wherein the status indicators are modified by changing their associated values. |
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20. The system of claim 12, wherein the verification module searches through the file system of each computing device of the computing device list for the identifier. |
| Claim: |
21. A computer program product stored on a computer readable medium and readable by a computing system and encoding a set of computer instructions for implementing a method for real-time determination of software installation status for a plurality of computing devices, the method comprising: accepting a list of computing devices configured to access a particular network; receiving an identifier for a software component; determining installation status for the software component on each computing device in the list in real time, based on the identifier; and producing a software installation status report based on the determined installation status. |
| Current U.S. Class: |
709/224 |
| Current International Class: |
06 |
| رقم الانضمام: |
edspap.20110320587 |
| قاعدة البيانات: |
USPTO Patent Applications |