Patent · US Expired

User perception tool

US6856943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 26, 2002
Grant dateFeb 15, 2005
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/875
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for measuring performance of a computer system. The method includes generating a first setpoint, generating an event, timing at least a portion of the event, comparing the timed portion of the event with the first setpoint, and producing an indication of undesirable performance in response to the timed portion of the event being greater than the first setpoint. The apparatus includes a storage unit adapted to store a user perception tool, and a control unit adapted to execute the user perception tool, wherein the user perception tool causes the control unit to measure latency of a computer system and infer from the latency a user perception of performance.

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