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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2005
Carol I. Delgaudio, Williston, VT (US);
Scott D. Hicks, Underhill, VT (US);
William M. Houston, Newburgh, NY (US);
Rachele Shannon Kurtz, Cary, NC (US);
Victoria A. Locke, Newburgh, NY (US);
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
Donald P. Mummey, Omaha, NE (US);
Douglas G. Murray, Johnson City, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Prince, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Richard R. Pritsky, Williston, VT (US);
Diane C. Rauch, Sunset Beach, NC (US);
Carol I. DelGaudio, Williston, VT (US);
Scott D. Hicks, Underhill, VT (US);
William M. Houston, Newburgh, NY (US);
Rachele Shannon Kurtz, Cary, NC (US);
Victoria A. Locke, Newburgh, NY (US);
James A. Martin, Jr., Endicott, NY (US);
Donald P. Mummey, Omaha, NE (US);
Douglas G. Murray, Johnson City, NY (US);
Jeffrey E. Prince, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Richard R. Pritsky, Williston, VT (US);
Diane C. Rauch, Sunset Beach, NC (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are a method, system and computer program for collecting inventory data about a group of machines at an office. This method comprises the steps of running an inventory tool on each of the machines, and the tool presenting dialogue displays on each of the machines, filling in or changing data in the dialogues presented by the tool, and submitting the collected information to a server. Also disclosed are a method, system and computer program for customizing an inventory data collection tool for a plurality of logical groups of users. Each of the logical groups of users is provided with a copy of the inventory data collection tool and with a first copy of a common control file. Each of the groups of users uses the first copy of the common control file to customize the tool for the group of users.