Patent ID: 7146535
Filing Date: 2006-12-05
Classification: G06F,G06N

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a knowledge repository configured to store one or more checks for a plurality of products, wherein each check comprises a rule to detect an issue for one or more products and remediation information for the issue; a fact repository separate from the knowledge repository storing facts descriptive of configurations of the plurality of products; a fact collector configured to, in response to a query from a requester, collect one or more raw facts related to a product of the plurality of products in a first format, organize the one or more raw facts in a second format recognizable by the requester, and transmit one or more selected facts organized in the second format to the requester; a knowledge automation engine coupled to the fact repository and the fact collector via distinct respective interfaces, wherein, in response to receiving a check selected from the knowledge repository, the knowledge automation engine is configured to: