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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2024

Filed:

Sep. 09, 2021
Applicant:

International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);

Inventors:

Qi Li, Beijing, CN;

Bo Tong Liu, Beijing, CN;

Li Cao, Beijing, CN;

Jun Long Xiang, Beijing, CN;

Yan Wei Zhao, Beijing, CN;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 8/41 (2018.01); G06F 11/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/433 (2013.01); G06F 11/3688 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for dependency-based software upgrading. The method may include determining respective dependency degrees between a plurality of software products based on property information related to a plurality of upgraded versions of the plurality of software products, a target software product depending on the plurality of software products. The method may also include dividing the plurality of software products into a plurality of groups of software products based on the respective dependency degrees. The method may also include determining a plurality of test scores associated with the plurality of groups, each test score indicating a performance enhancement degree of the target software product achieved by installing upgraded versions of at least one software product comprised in one of the plurality of groups. The method may also include determining a target upgrade solution for the target software product based on the plurality of test scores.


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