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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2022
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Robert Jacob Linial Small, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving information associated with a plurality of devices. The information includes a manufacturer, a model name, and a current version of software for each of the plurality of devices. The method also includes generating a plurality of classifications. Each of the plurality of classifications is associated with a particular manufacturer and a particular model name. The method further includes determining a number of the plurality of devices in a first classification of the plurality of classifications, categorizing the number of the plurality of devices in the first classification into a plurality of categories by the current version of software, and determining, independent of any type of device identifier, a latest available version of software for the first classification.