US 12,271,504 B2
Method and system for identifying product features based on metadata
Shelesh Chopra, Bangalore (IN); Gururaj Kulkarni, Bangalore (IN); and Mahantesh Ambaljeri, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jan. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/157,242.
Prior Publication US 2024/0249017 A1, Jul. 25, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 21/62 (2013.01); G06F 9/455 (2018.01); G06F 16/2457 (2019.01); G06F 16/25 (2019.01)
CPC G06F 21/6245 (2013.01) [G06F 9/45558 (2013.01); G06F 16/24578 (2019.01); G06F 16/254 (2019.01); G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 2009/45587 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing a data protection module, the method comprising:
obtaining client metadata associated with a plurality of client environment (CE) data protection modules, wherein the client metadata comprises at least first product configuration information;
obtaining vendor metadata associated with a vendor environment (VE) data protection module, wherein the vendor metadata comprises at least second product configuration information;
analyzing the client metadata and the vendor metadata to extract relevant data;
obtaining, based on the relevant data, a plurality of product features that are commonly utilized by at least one user of the plurality of CE data protection modules;
making, based on the relevant data, a first determination that a mismatch exists between the client metadata and the vendor metadata;
generating, in response to the first determination, a ranked list of the plurality of product features that are commonly utilized, wherein the ranked list comprises product features ordered based on their respective feature utilization levels;
identifying, based on the ranked list, a product feature that has the highest rank in the ranked list;
making, based on the first determination, a second determination that the mismatch is a vendor-related mismatch; and
sending, based on the second determination, a recommendation to a user of the VE data protection module to manage the vendor-related mismatch.