Honeywell International Inc.

David J Brummet

Seth G Carpenter

Eric T Boice

Ganesh Patilba Gadhe

Dennis P L Belletti

Shawn M Gold

Michael L Witt

This disclosure provides for patch monitoring and analysis, such as in an industrial process control and automation system. A method includes discovering at least one connected device by a risk manager system, including a software module for the connected device and installed patch information for the software module. The method includes identifying current patch information for the software module by the risk manager system. The method includes populating a patch definition file according to the device, the software module, the installed patch information, the current patch information, by the risk manager system. The method includes analyzing the patch definition file. The method includes producing an output based on the analysis by the risk manager system, the output including the software module, the installed patch information, the current patch information, and the status of the software module with respect to the installed patch information.

Patch monitoring and analysis

A method includes obtaining information associated with a service provider's activities with respect to a computing system, where the service provider's activities include changes to the computing system. The method also includes identifying a specified time period and generating a graphical display containing a service roadmap. The service roadmap identifies one or more of the changes to the computing system that have occurred or will occur within the specified time period. The method further includes, in response to a user selection of one of the changes to the computing system in the service roadmap, updating the graphical display to include additional information about the selected change to the computing system. The characteristics of the service provider's activities could include multiple characteristics related to contractual requirements of a service agreement and multiple characteristics related to performance characteristics of computing devices and computing networks in the computing system.

System and method for providing visual feedback in site-related service activity roadmap

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New River, AZ, United States of America

David J Brummet