Dell Patent Granted Apr 21 for Data Protection Configuration Analysis
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12608732B2 to Dell Products L.P. on April 21, 2026. The patent covers methods for managing a data protection module by analyzing client metadata and vendor metadata to identify configuration mismatches, calculating similarity scores, and generating recommendations to resolve vendor-related mismatches. The patent includes 20 claims under CPC classification G06Q 30/0621.
What changed
USPTO issued patent US12608732B2 to Dell Products L.P., covering systems and methods for identifying customer profiles based on metadata analysis. The invention compares client metadata (CM) and vendor metadata (VM) from data protection modules to detect configuration mismatches, calculates similarity scores between resources, and generates recommendations to resolve vendor-related mismatches.
Technology companies and manufacturers holding software or data protection patents may review this grant to understand emerging approaches to automated configuration analysis and metadata-driven recommendations. The patent's claims focus on the technical process of mismatch detection and similarity scoring rather than creating compliance obligations for other parties.
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Methods and system for identifying a customer profile based on metadata
Grant US12608732B2 Kind: B2 Apr 21, 2026
Assignee
Dell Products L.P.
Inventors
Shelesh Chopra, Gururaj Kulkarni, Mahantesh Ambaljeri
Abstract
A method for managing a data protection module includes: obtaining client metadata (CM) of a client environment (CE) data protection module, in which the CM includes at least first product configuration information; obtaining vendor metadata (VM) of a vendor environment (VE) data protection module, in which the VM includes at least second product configuration information; analyzing the CM and the VM to extract relevant data; making a first determination that a mismatch exists between the CM and the VM; making a second determination that the mismatch is a vendor-related mismatch; obtaining a first similarity score (SS) for a first resource and a second SS for a second resource; identifying, based on the first SS and the second SS, that the first SS is lower than the second SS; and sending a recommendation to a user of the VE data protection module to manage the vendor-related mismatch.
CPC Classifications
G06Q 30/0621
Filing Date
2023-01-20
Application No.
18157273
Claims
20
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