System and Method for Dynamically Grouping Devices Based on Present Device Conditions
First Claim
1. In a system for monitoring device information that communicates information between a device and an enterprise, a method for dynamically grouping the devices, the method comprising:
- collecting information from a device information source to obtain an actual status of a device;
comparing the actual status of the device to a stored status of the device, the stored status being stored in a database of the enterprise;
determining, in the enterprise, if the actual status has been changed from the stored status; and
when a change is detected, performing at least one of automatically disassociating the device from a group that reflects the stored status and automatically associating the device with a new group to reflect the actual status.
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Abstract
A method to dynamically group devices based on device information, which is associated with a system for monitoring the device information that communicates information between a device and an enterprise. Information is collected from a device information source to obtain an actual status of a device. The actual status of the device is compared to a stored status of the device. The stored status is stored on a server of the enterprise. The enterprise determines if the actual status has been changed from the stored status. When a change is detected, the method performs at least one of the acts of automatically disassociating the device from a group that reflects the stored status and automatically associating the device with a new group to reflect the actual status.
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21 Claims
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1. In a system for monitoring device information that communicates information between a device and an enterprise, a method for dynamically grouping the devices, the method comprising:
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collecting information from a device information source to obtain an actual status of a device; comparing the actual status of the device to a stored status of the device, the stored status being stored in a database of the enterprise; determining, in the enterprise, if the actual status has been changed from the stored status; and when a change is detected, performing at least one of automatically disassociating the device from a group that reflects the stored status and automatically associating the device with a new group to reflect the actual status. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. In a system for monitoring device information that communicates information between a device and an enterprise, a method for dynamically grouping the devices, the method comprising:
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installing at least one of a new software and hardware to the device; collecting information from a device information source to obtain an actual status of the device; and automatically associating the device with a group to link the device to a defined rule. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for dynamically grouping devices associated with a monitor agent that monitors a device, the system comprising:
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a server that communicates with the device, the device being configured to collect information to obtain an actual status of the device; and an enterprise configured to compare the actual status of the device to collected information previously stored on the device and to determine whether the actual status has changed from the stored status, when the actual status is changed, the enterprise is configured to perform at least one of automatically disassociating the device from a group that reflects the stored status and automatically associating the device with a new group to reflect the actual status. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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