Usage characteristic based software customization
US6357040B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Software is customized by generating, for a first set of software objects having usage characteristic data collected, a second set of software objects to totally or partially replace the first set of software objects. The second set of software objects is generated based at least in part on the collected usage characteristic data of the first set of software objects. In one embodiment, the generation includes optimizing the second set of software objects being generated based on the usage characteristic data, which include calling frequencies of caller/callee objects of the first set of software objects. In one embodiment, the generation is automatically performed at idle periods of the user's system, if the usage characteristics are determined to be sufficiently changed.
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