Method and device for questioning a plurality of computerized devices
First Claim
1. A central device for questioning a plurality of computerized devices in an organization'"'"'s network, said device comprising:
- a microprocessor coupled to a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program,wherein the microprocessor is programmed to;
receive data specifying the plurality of computerized devices to be questioned;
receive data indicating which one or more questioning subjects are to be questioned within the plurality of computerized devices, at least one of the questioning subjects is associated with one or more specific locations within a computerized device; and
invoke and configure a plurality of threads of a remote access process running locally within the central device to remotely question in parallel and without using agents a plurality of the specified computerized devices according to respective questioning subjects.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the present invention may relate to a device and a method of questioning computerized devices within an organization'"'"'s network. The device, in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, may include a questioning module and an agentless module. The questioning module may be adapted to receive data specifying a plurality of computerized devices to be questioned, and to receive data indicating which one or more questioning subjects are selected to be questioned on the specified computerized devices. The agentless module may be adapted to invoke and configure at least a remote access process, to question at least a registry of a remote computerized device. In accordance with some embodiments of the present invention, the questioning module may be adapted to utilize multiple threads of the agentless module to invoke and configure a plurality of remote access processes to question in parallel and without using agents at least a registry of the specified computerized devices, in accordance with the selected questioning subjects.
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1. A central device for questioning a plurality of computerized devices in an organization'"'"'s network, said device comprising:
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a microprocessor coupled to a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program, wherein the microprocessor is programmed to; receive data specifying the plurality of computerized devices to be questioned; receive data indicating which one or more questioning subjects are to be questioned within the plurality of computerized devices, at least one of the questioning subjects is associated with one or more specific locations within a computerized device; and invoke and configure a plurality of threads of a remote access process running locally within the central device to remotely question in parallel and without using agents a plurality of the specified computerized devices according to respective questioning subjects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of questioning a plurality of computerized devices in an organization'"'"'s network using a central questioning device, said method comprising:
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specifying a plurality of computerized devices to be questioned; selecting one or more questioning subjects to be questioned on the specified plurality of computerized devices; and invoking and configuring a plurality of threads of a remote access process running locally within the central questioning device to remotely question in parallel and without using agents a plurality of the specified computerized devices, in accordance with respective questioning subjects. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory program storage device readable by a central questioning device, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the central questioning device to perform a method of internally questioning a plurality of computerized devices in an organization'"'"'s network, said method comprising:
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specifying a plurality of computerized devices to be questioned; selecting one or more questioning subjects to be questioned on the specified plurality of computerized devices, at least one of the questioning subjects being associated with one or more specific locations within a computerized device; and invoking and configuring a plurality of threads of a remote access process running locally within the central questioning device to remotely question, in parallel and without using agents, a plurality of the specialized computerized devices in accordance with respective questioning subjects.
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