Patent ID: 8117612
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-readable storage media having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, perform a computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining information from a plurality of clients of an enterprise system regarding devices and types of the devices of the plurality of clients; determining which drivers for the devices of the plurality of clients are available in an operating system to be installed on the plurality of clients; determining which drivers for the devices of the plurality of clients are missing in the operating system to be installed on the plurality of clients; determining, based on whether one or more drivers for devices are missing in the operating system, whether the one or more drivers for devices that are missing in the operating system are available in a driver repository of the enterprise system; determining, based on whether one or more missing drivers for devices are unavailable in the driver repository, whether the one or more missing drivers are available in a driver update service accessible by the enterprise system over an Internet by querying the driver update service; and generating a report describing locations of the drivers that are available.