Patent Document ID: 20130262651
Application ID: 13431128
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. An apparatus, comprising: a network device configured to be included within a plurality of network devices within a network, the network device configured to receive an anomaly database of a first image to be installed on at least one network device from the plurality of network devices, the anomaly database of the first image storing a set of differences between the first image and a base image, the network device configured to compare the anomaly database of the first image with an anomaly database of a second image storing a set of differences between the second image and the base image to determine (1) if the first image and the second image include at least one incompatible critical feature and (2) if the first image and the second image include at least one incompatible non-critical feature, the network device configured to send a signal associated with a first action if the first image and the second image include the at least one incompatible critical feature, the network device configured to send a signal associated with a second action different from the first action if the first image and the second image include the at least one incompatible non-critical feature.