US 2008/0301666 A1 · SYSTEM FOR AGGREGATING CONTENT DATA AND METHODS RELATING TO ANALYSIS OF SAME

Abstract

Enables the aggregation and analysis of content data and optionally provides a configuration management system that is able to seamlessly make software upgrade recommendations based on the current system. Provides configuration management services for networked client computers. Includes various modules that provide functionalities such as: 1) identifying a configuration of each client computer coupled to the system; 2) recording a configuration associated with each client computer to a server module that collects the aggregated data; 3) analyzing client configuration data, aggregated client system configuration data, and data obtained from hardware/software vendors; and, 4) recommending actions to each specific client computer for hardware and/or software updates and additions, and/or reporting statistics related to other computer configurations; and/or, 5) enabling a user to revert their computer back to an older configuration. An additional option could include dynamically gathering data during the software installation process and storing that data on the server module.

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Dependent claims

A system for providing software update service and analyzing aggregated data from a plurality of computers having said software update service, comprising:

one or more client computer system coupled to a communications network, each having a client configuration management program that comprises a scanner program;
a server device configured for communications via said communications network, having a server program that is configured for retrieving a configuration data indicative of said computer system;
wherein said that the configuration data comprises hardware, software and driver information;
said configuration data is then checked to determine if the configuration of said client computer system is current;
said configuration data is stored with a set of aggregated configuration data on a database of said server device;
wherein said server program having a database program that is configured to analyze said configuration data against said set of aggregated configuration data;
and,
wherein said server program that is also configured for sending to said computing devices having said client module an recommendation data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System for aggregating content data and methods relating to analysis of same

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