Patch application that enables the identification of patches for installation on a computer system in a reactive manner

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7451440
APP PUB NO 20050188259A1
SERIAL NO

10755113

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A system and/or method selects program patches for installation into computer systems, where the patches are organized into patch chains each having a root. The method includes obtaining a base context identifier, searching for a patch in a context corresponding to the base context identifier, obtaining a system description, corresponding to a system where the system description includes more than hardware version and operating system version information, and filtering patches found in the search to remove patches not applicable to the system.

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HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP1701 EAST MOSSY OAKS ROAD SPRING TX 77389

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Zweifel, Evan R Fort Collins, CO 5 112

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