Patent ID: 7475389
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of restoring software configurations of devices, said method comprising: automatically tracking an obtaining of a software component for a device, the software component being obtained subsequent to installation of an initial software configuration of the device, and wherein the automatically tracking comprises automatically registering, responsive to the obtaining, the software component with a hardware identifier of the device to associate the software component with the particular device, said hardware identifier being automatically provided by the device, absent user intervention; automatically restoring a software configuration of the device, said automatically restoring comprising automatically identifying the device to be restored via the hardware identifier and automatically providing to the device the software component registered to the hardware identifier of the device; automatically determining, absent user intervention, at least one of a patch and an update pertaining to the software configuration of the device to be provided to the device; automatically providing, responsive to the automatically determining, at least one of the patch and the update to the device; and wherein said automatically tracking automatically tracks information of the at least one of the patch and the update for the device by employing the hardware identifier.