Michael W Terrell

US Patent:

58677143, Feb 2, 1999

Filed:

Oct 31, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/740584

Inventors:

David K. Todd - Atlanta GA
Michael R. Terrell - Spencerport NY

Assignee:

NCR Corporation - Dayton OH

International Classification:

G06F 9445

US Classification:

395712

Abstract:

There is disclosed a system for detecting and avoiding faults stemming from conflicts in hardware and/or software configurations in a computer system. The system comprises communications circuitry that, from time to time, automatically transmits at least part of the current hardware and software configuration data of the computer system to a remote data source capable of identifying inherent conflicts in the hardware and software configuration. The remote data source then transmits to the computer system software revisions that are capable of resolving the inherent conflicts. After the communications circuitry receives the software revisions, processing circuitry in the computer system modifies the current software configuration according to the received software revisions.