Pamela Adaire Day

US Patent:

7188170, Mar 6, 2007

Filed:

May 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/136177

Inventors:

Christopher Burnley - Daly City CA, US
Brian Gerhold - Los Gatos CA, US
Wei Zheng - El Cerrito CA, US
Pamela Day - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Sherman - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

Blazent, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173
H04M 11/00

US Classification:

709224, 710 18, 702186, 702188

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a system for tracking utilization of resources of computers. This system includes several client computers, where each computer has one or more resources that the system tracks. The system also includes a client application for each client computer. Each client application collects utilization duration data relating to the utilization of the resources of its corresponding client computer. The system further includes an application server that receives the utilization duration data collected by the client applications and stores the received data in a storage structure. In certain embodiments, the collected duration data includes time periods that the client applications measure. The application server then aggregates and/or stores the collected time periods. One of ordinary skill will realize that in other embodiments the client applications might report raw duration data (such as start and end times) from which the application server generates the appropriate time periods.

US Patent:

20070061347, Mar 15, 2007

Filed:

Oct 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/554632

Inventors:

Christopher Burnley - Daly City CA, US
Brian Gerhold - Los Gatos CA, US
Wei Zheng - El Cerrito CA, US
Pamela Day - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Sherman - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

BLAZENT, INC. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707100000

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for tracking the use of software resources of a computer. This method identifies an instance when a particular software resource is used. It then measures and records a time period relating to the detected utilization of the software resource. In some embodiments, this time period is an estimated duration of the utilization of the software resource.

US Patent:

20070061450, Mar 15, 2007

Filed:

Oct 31, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/554623

Inventors:

Christopher Burnley - Daly City CA, US
Brian Gerhold - Los Gatos CA, US
Wei Zheng - El Cerrito CA, US
Pamela Day - San Francisco CA, US
Mike Sherman - Redwood City CA, US

Assignee:

BLAZENT, INC. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/173

US Classification:

709224000

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.

US Patent:

6782350, Aug 24, 2004

Filed:

Apr 29, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/135864

Inventors:

Christopher Burnley - Daly City CA
Brian Gerhold - Los Gatos CA
Wei Zheng - El Cerrito CA
Pamela Day - San Francisco CA
Mike Sherman - Redwood City CA

Assignee:

Blazent, Inc. - San Mateo CA

International Classification:

G06F 900

US Classification:

702186, 702177, 702178, 702188

Abstract:

Some embodiments of the invention provide a method for tracking the use of software resources of a computer. This method identifies an instance when a particular software resource is used. It then measures and records a time period relating to the detected utilization of the software resource. In some embodiments, this time period is an estimated duration of the utilization of the software resource.