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Granted Patent B2
US 10,372,438 · App. 15/815,824 · Granted Aug 6, 2019

Cognitive installation of software updates based on user context

Inventors: Kapish Kumar (Bangalore, IN); Gaurav Mehrotra (Pune, IN); Rulesh Rebello (Maharashtra, IN); Praveen R. Sogalad (Bangalore, IN)
Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
G06F8/65G06F8/71G06F11/34G06N20/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,372,438
App. No.
15/815,824
Granted
Aug 6, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system receives one or more messages including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application installed on a user device. In response to receiving the message, a processor in the system identifies a user context associated with the user device, wherein the user context comprises usage information related to the software application. The processor further analyzes the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application. One or more software updates that are available and associated with the one or more errors are determined. The system automatically installs one or more of the determined software updates on the user device. Embodiments of the present invention further include a method and computer program product for managing and installing one or more software updates in substantially the same manner as is described above.

Claims (43)

1. A method of managing and installing one or more software updates comprising:

receiving a message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device;

identifying a user context associated with the user device, wherein the user context comprises usage information related to the software application;

analyzing the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application;

determining one or more software updates associated with the one or more errors that are available; and

installing one or more of the determined software updates on the user device, wherein installing one or more of the determined software updates on the user device further comprises:

generating a list of the one or more errors and forwarding the one or more errors to a user;

receiving a message from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix; and

installing one or more software updates based on the message received from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the usage information includes product version information associated with the software application.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the product version information includes release data and a version number associated with the software application.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device is periodically received.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein one or more machine learning techniques are used to analyze the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing information associated with the one or more errors in a relational database.

7. A system for managing and installing one or more software updates comprising:

at least one processor configured to:

receive a message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device;

identify a user context associated with the user device, wherein the user context comprises usage information related to the software application;

analyze the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application;

determine one or more software updates associated with the one or more errors that are available; and

install one or more of the determined software updates on the user device wherein installing one or more of the determined software updates on the user device further comprises:

generating a list of the one or more errors and forwarding the one or more errors to a user;

receiving a message from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix; and

installing one or more software updates based on the message received from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the usage information includes product version information associated with the software application.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the product version information includes release data and a version number associated with the software application.

10. The system of claim 7 , wherein the message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device is periodically received.

11. The system of claim 7 , wherein one or more machine learning techniques are used to analyze the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application.

12. A computer program product for managing and installing one or more software updates, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:

receive a message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device;

identify a user context associated with the user device, wherein the user context comprises usage information related to the software application;

analyze the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application;

determine one or more software updates associated with the one or more errors that are available; and

install one or more of the determined software updates on the user device, wherein installing one or more of the determined software updates on the user device further comprises:

generating a list of the one or more errors and forwarding the one or more errors to a user;

receiving a message from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix; and

installing one or more software updates based on the message received from the user indicating which of the one or more errors the user wants to fix.

13. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the usage information includes product version information associated with the software application.

14. The computer program product of claim 13 , wherein the product version information includes release data and a version number associated with the software application.

15. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the message including information related to one or more issues associated with a software application on a user device is periodically received.

16. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein one or more machine learning techniques are used to analyze the received information and the user context associated with the user device to determine one or more errors associated with the software application.

17. The computer program product of claim 12 , wherein the program instructions are further configured to cause the at least one processor to:

store information associated with the one or more errors in a relational database.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 17, 2017
From: KUMAR, KAPISH; MEHROTRA, GAURAV; REBELLO, RULESH; SOGALAD, PRAVEEN R.
To: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 044158/0617 →
Continuity (1)
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