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Methods and apparatus for providing software bug-fix notifications for networked computing systems

US8875120B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJul 31, 2012
Grant dateOct 28, 2014
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Expiry dateDec 5, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F8/65
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A customer initiates a customer support request indicating that a bug exists in an particular application. An internal bug-fix tracking system includes a case status server that receives a notification event indicating that the bug has been fixed in an updated software release. The associated customer support request is then updated to reflect the bug fix, triggering a notification e-mail that is automatically and directly sent to the customer.

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