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Hardware/software capability rating system

  • US 7,684,962 B2
  • Filed: 05/04/2007
  • Issued: 03/23/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2003
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of communicating a capability rating for a computer product, the method comprising:

  • assigning a capability rating to the computer product, wherein the assigning comprises associating a standard presentation of the capability rating with the computer product;

    determining the capability rating by a capability tool, executed by a processor, that determines the capability rating by comparing a set of computer system features obtained by the inventory module, performance results obtained by the performance testing module for the set of features, and rating level requirements that comprise a required set of features and required performance criteria;

    wherein the standard presentation of the capability rating comprises one of several integer numbers representing the capability rating, such that a higher integer number represents a higher capability rating; and

    providing information on how the computer product exceeds the capability rating.

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