Method and apparatus for computer program usage monitoring
US5499340A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1994 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/34
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring events relating to executable program modules, for example, the usage of computer programs, and automatically recording each monitored event. The system is provided with a knowledge/data base of information relating module names and the products associated with those modules. A surveying component surveys the storage devices and records a list of modules names stored on the storage device in a system configuration log. The surveying component also, based in part upon the information in the knowledge base, records associations between each module and the product it is associated with. A monitoring component monitors events, e.g. invocations, of program modules, recording these events in a event log. Finally, a reporting component correlates these log files and produces an output report correlating the monitored events and the products stored on the storage device.
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