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Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020

Filed:

May. 18, 2017
Applicant:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.a., San Francisco, CA (US);

Inventors:

Lawrence T. Belton, Jr., Charlotte, NC (US);

Ryan B. Benskin, Charlotte, NC (US);

Peter A. Makohon, Huntersville, NC (US);

Timothy H. Morris, Lexington, NC (US);

Christopher J. Houser, Mount Holly, NC (US);

Douglas C. Rambo, Davidson, NC (US);

Assignee:

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., San Francisco, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/1433 (2013.01); G06F 9/44 (2013.01); H04L 63/1441 (2013.01);
Abstract

The innovation disclosed and claimed herein, in one aspect thereof, comprises systems and methods of managing network entities. The innovation scans a network system to determine network entities, e.g. hardware devices and/or software applications. The innovation receives version information about hardware and software. The innovation compares version information to end-of-life information regarding the network entities. The innovation determines potential mitigating actions based on the comparison and creates an end-of-schedule for managing vendor contracts with regards to end-of-life network entities.


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