Patent ID: 9058190
Filing Date: 2015-06-16
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: receiving a system engram encoding an existing configuration of a target system, the existing configuration including one or more of hardware and software of the target system, the system engram originally acquired by a first processing device and received by a second processing device; implicitly receiving selection of a product by explicitly receiving a product engram for the product without having previously received the selection of the product, the product engram directly encoding a required configuration of the target system for the product to be compatibly installed in relation to the target system, the required configuration including one or more of required hardware and required software within the target system for the product to be compatibly installed in relation to the target system; comparing, by the second processing device, the system engram with the product engram; outputting, as compatibility information of the product with the target system, results of comparison of the system engram with the product engram, by the second processing device; where the product can be compatibly installed in relation to the target system, one or more of: where the product cannot be compatibly installed in relation to the target system, one or more of: