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System and method of implementing user action monitoring to automatically populate object launchers

a user action and launcher technology, applied in error detection/correction, instruments, data processing applications, etc., can solve problems such as deficiency of known applications, and inability to detect users of monitored computers

Active Publication Date: 2007-02-08
APPLE INC
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[0015] Once patterns for selected objects are identified, a comparison may be performed between (1) the number of times selected parameters in the usage information for the identified objects recur, over a predetermined period of time, and (2) the usage pattern threshold value. A usage pattern may be generated if the usage information recurs more than the usage pattern threshold value over a predetermined period of time.

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Known event monitoring applications are typically run in stealth mode to make them undetectable to users of the monitored computer.
While known applications present logged events and / or selected types of object-level actions, known applications are deficient at least because they do not monitor and log all types of object-level actions performed across multiple unrelated applications.
Additionally, known applications are deficient because they do not identify relationships between the events and / or selected types of object-level actions.
Furthermore, known applications do not analyze the relationships to generate usage patterns for automatically launching events and / or object-level actions that coincide with the known usage patterns.
Other drawbacks exist with these and other known applications.

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[0023]FIG. 1 illustrates an example of the system architecture 100 according to one embodiment of the invention. Client terminals 112a-112n (hereinafter identified collectively as 112) and server(s) 130 may be connected via a wired network, a wireless network, a combination of the foregoing and / or other network(s) (for example the Internet) 120. The system of FIG. 1 is provided for illustrative purposes only and should not be considered a limitation of the invention. Other configurations may be used.

[0024] The client terminals 112 may include any number of terminal devices including, for example, personal computers, laptops, PDAs, cell phones, Web TV systems, devices that combine the functionality of one or more of the foregoing or other terminal devices, and various other client terminal devices capable of performing the functions specified herein. According to one embodiment of the invention, users may be assigned to one or more client terminals.

[0025] According to one embodimen...

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Abstract

The invention is directed to a system and method of observing actions performed on a computer and inferring relationships between objects based on information corresponding to the observed actions. Relationships between the objects may be determined based on usage information and a usage pattern may be generated if the usage information recurs a selected number of times in a predetermined period of time. When a usage pattern is generated, objects may be automatically launched, icons may be automatically presented to users, and / or menu bars may be automatically configured based on established profiles.

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BACKGROUND [0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] This invention relates to a system and method of observing actions performed on a computer and processing information that corresponds to the observed actions. In particular, the invention is directed to inferring relationships between objects based on information corresponding to the observed actions. More particularly, the invention is directed to automatically populating object launchers based on the inferred relationships between objects. [0003] 2. Background Information [0004] During the course of a computer session, many actions may be performed on a computer. For several reasons, including increasing workforce productivity, it may be desirable to monitor these actions. Known applications enable monitoring of actions performed on the computer through logging of events, such as keystrokes, web sites visited, emails sent / received, windows viewed, and passwords entered. Known applications further enable capturing of screen shots ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06F15/00
CPCG06F11/3438G06F11/3466G06F17/30696Y10S707/99936G06F17/30991G06F2201/81G06F2201/86G06F17/30702G06F16/9038G06F16/337G06F16/338
Inventor TROWBRIDGE, JON ERICFRIEDMAN, NATHANIEL DOURIF
Owner APPLE INC
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