Method and apparatus for automating software upgrades
US7055149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 25, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 26, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Method and apparatus for upgrading a software on a customer system are provided. In one embodiment, a method for upgrading a software on a customer system comprises: receiving, by a supplier system, a software inventory from the customer system; verifying one or more business contracts for the software inventory utilizing one or more databases connected to the supplier system; and determining one or more software upgrade releases for the software inventory utilizing a product topology database connected to the supplier system.
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