METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REMOTE MODIFICATION OF SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating the system configuration settings of a computer system. Embodiments include a remote system configuration system that enables a user to update the system configuration of a target machine from a server machine over a network or similar communications system. Another embodiment includes a system configuration method using a bus master device to write system configuration data into a target computer system.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method, comprising:
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collecting first configuration settings stored at a client computer, the first configuration settings related to at least one of one or more central processing units (CPUs) in the client computer, memory in the client computer, or an operating system installed on the client computer; comparing the first configuration settings to reference configuration settings to determine whether to update the first configuration settings at the client computer; and sending one or more configuration settings updates to the client computer based on the comparison of the first configuration settings to the reference configuration settings. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
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a first computing device including first logic to; compare an up-to-date version of a system configuration with a second system configuration version of a second computing device to determine whether to update the second computing device; and send the up-to-date version of the system configuration to the second computing device based on the comparison; and the second computing device including second logic to; send to the first computing device the second system configuration version; and update the second computing device using the up-to-date version of the system configuration received from the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. At least one machine readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to at least:
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obtain a first system configuration utilized by a client computing device; compare the first system configuration with an up-to-date version of a system configuration to determine whether to update the first system configuration; and send the up-to-date version of the system configuration to the client computing device based on the comparison of the first system configuration with the up-to-date version of the system configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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