System, method and computer program product for locating a subset of computers on a network

• US 20060294097A1
• Filed: 06/27/2005
• Published: 12/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Original Assignee: McAfee, Inc. (McAfee, LLC)
• Inventors: Russell, Ryan S.
• Application Number:
  US11/168,241
• Publication Number:
  US 20060294097A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/12 Discovery or management of network topologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]

Abstract

A system, method and computer program product are provided for computer management. Initially, a plurality of categories associated with computers on a network is provided. In addition, the plurality of categories each includes a plurality of values. In use, at least one of the values is received, and a subset of the computers is outputted based on the received at least one value.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

providing a plurality of categories associated with computers on a network, each category including a plurality of values;

receiving at least one of the values, utilizing an input device; and

displaying a subset of the computers based on the received at least one value, utilizing an output device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying includes displaying information associated with each computer in the subset of computers.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting at least one of the computers in the displayed subset of computers and initiating an action on the selected at least one computer.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include a geography category.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include a business unit category.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include a computer type category.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include an operating system category.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include an installed software category.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the categories include a security traits category.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the geography category includes an America value.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein the geography category includes an Asia Pacific value.

12. The method of claim 6, wherein the computer type category includes a desktop value.

13. The method of claim 6, wherein the computer type category includes an exchange server value.

14. The method of claim 6, wherein the computer type category includes a file server value.

15. The method of claim 6, wherein the computer type category includes a laptop value.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving further comprises:

identifying at least one category, and

selecting at least one value for each of the at least one category.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the at least one selected value for each of the at least one category is capable of being de-selected.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein a query is run against a database including data relating to the computers corresponding to the plurality of values, in response to the receipt of the at least one value.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein a master statement is created in response to the receipt of a plurality of the values, where the master statement includes a combination of the queries reflecting each of the plurality of the values.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein an additional query is run against the subset of the computers, in response to the receipt of an additional value.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the displaying is updated based on results of the additional query.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein one of the queries associated with a de-selected value is removed from the master statement.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein a graphical user interface is utilized for the displaying and receiving.

24. A computer program product embodied on a computer readable medium, comprising:

computer code for storing a plurality of categories associated with computers on a network, each category including a plurality of values;

computer code for identifying at least one of the values; and

computer code for outputting a subset of the computers based on the received at least one value.

25. A system, comprising:

memory in communication with a processor for storing a plurality of categories associated with computers on a network, each category including a plurality of values;

an input device in communication with the processor, the input device for receiving at least one of the values; and

an output device in communication with the processor, the output device for outputting a subset of the computers based on the received at least one value.