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Updating a computer system

US8918774B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Uwe Hansmann · Altdorf, DE
Klaus Rindtorff · Holzgerlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 27, 2012
Grant date	Dec 23, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 27, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/3438
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method, computer program product, and system for updating a computer system may include collecting data describing usage characteristics on a customer computer system. Available updates may be stored on a support system together with one or more relevant rules. A recommendation engine may be used to analyze the data describing usage characteristics and to recommend one or more changes based on evaluation of one or more relevant rules for each available update. Changes having one or more attributes and one or more successor relationships to recommend for installation in the computer system may be selected.

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