Automatic device inventory management for different types of devices

US9117191B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Adobe Systems Incorporated · US

Inventors

• Bruce Bowman · San Jose, US
• Charles C. Scheinost · Grass Valley, US
• Mike Harris · Santa Rosa, US
• Amit Kishnani · Foster City, US
• Matthew Hamlin · San Francisco, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 28, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 25, 2015
• Expiry date: Oct 3, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06Q10/087
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus and method for automatically inventorying a plurality of devices is disclosed herein. A secure, trusted connection is established between a remote device each device of a plurality of devices. The remote device automatically extracts device information from each device of the plurality of devices. The remote device creates an inventory of the plurality of devices based on the extracted device information. The remote device automatically maintains the inventory including automatically extracting at least updated device information associated with an update event of the first device.