System and method for filtering collected data

Abstract

A system and method for filtering collected data in connection with tracking the use of resources of a computer is disclosed. Embodiments of the system comprise a plurality of client computers, wherein each computer has one or more resources that the system tracks; a client application for each client computer, each client application for collecting utilization duration data relating to the utilization of the resources of the application's corresponding client computer; an application server for receiving the utilization duration data collected by the client applications and for storing the received data in a storage structure; wherein each client application has a filter for filtering data collected by the client application. Embodiments of the method comprise identifying an instance when a particular software resource is used; measuring and recording a period relating to the detected utilization of the software resource; wherein the period is an estimated duration of the utilization of the software resource.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a divisional application of application Ser. No. 10 / 136,177, entitled “System for Managing Resources”, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 10 / 135,864, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Managing Resources”, filed Apr. 29, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,782,350, which issued Aug. 24, 2004, and which claims the benefit of provisional Application Ser. No. 60 / 286,814, entitled “Digital Asset / Digital Resource Management and Reporting System”, filed Apr. 27, 2001, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.BACKGROUND [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a system and method for managing resources and in particular toward a system and method for filtering data collected by a client application for managing resources. [0004] 2. Description of Related Art [0005] In the last few years, there has been a dramatic increase in the nu...

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Benefits of technology

"The present invention provides a system and method for filtering data collected by a client application in the process of tracking utilization of computer resources. The system includes a plurality of client computers, a client application for each client computer, and an application server. The method includes detecting when a particular computer resource is used and measuring and recording a time period relating to the detected utilization of the resource. The client application or the application server may include a filter for filtering data collected by the client application. The technical effect of the invention is to improve the accuracy and efficiency of tracking computer resource utilization."

Problems solved by technology

The use of computers, however, is not well understood.

This is because currently there are few mechanisms for gathering data relating to the hardware and software resources of computers and to the usage of these resources.

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