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Managing settings of computing devices

  • US 9,450,825 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2010
  • Issued: 09/20/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a subsystem, a platform-independent template to manage settings of a plurality of distinct operating systems associated with a corresponding plurality of computing devices linked to the subsystem;

    creating, based on the received template, a profile to manage settings of one of the plurality of operating systems of a computing device of the plurality of computing devices linked to the subsystem, wherein the created profile includes different parameters than the received template and wherein the different parameters are selected based on characteristics of the operating system of the computing device;

    sending the created profile to an agent on the computing device for modification of the settings of the one operating system of the computing device; and

    receiving, at the subsystem, a report from the agent on a status of a deployment of the created profile on the computing device, details of individual commands associated with the deployment of the created profile, results of the individual commands, and data associated with the settings of the operating system of the computing device gathered by the agent on the computing device.

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