Populating a software catalogue with related product information
US11086618B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 10, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q30/0603
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system for populating a software catalogue in software applications which monitor the presence of software products on a plurality of computers. The proposed method aims at populating a software catalogue with a limited manual intervention of an administrator. The present invention reduces the cost of producing and maintaining a comprehensive knowledge base (the catalogue) which contains definitions of software products and the related signature. Information about software products and their related signature is obtained through a process using some special files (e.g. XML files) which contains information and/or pointers to other products.
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