Patent ID: 7761527
Filing Date: 2010-07-20
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for discovering applications having components distributed over a plurality of nodes in a network, the method comprising the steps of: obtaining information associated with at least one application, said information providing first and second instructions; executing processing of the first instructions; determining an initial identification of the at least one application based on responses associated with the processing of the first instructions; executing processing of the second instructions based on the of the tentatively identified applications; confirming the initial identification of the at least one application based on responses associated with the processing of the second instructions; obtaining correlating values from the information associated with each of the at least one applications, the correlating values representing first instructions processing responses and the at least one application; and generating a correlating relationship between each of the at least one applications and responses associated with the first instructions processing.