Windows Desktop monitoring system
First Claim
1. A method of monitoring computer activity on at least one computer in a network of computers, each of said computer having a display, an input device and access to an Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
- selecting a computer in said network;
determining when the computer is on the Internet periodically and automatically sampling an image on said display of said computer when said computer is on said Internet and storing said sampled image to a database;
retrieving said sampled image from said database; and
displaying said sampled image.
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Abstract
The invention consists of a computer program that operates in a workgroup environment in which a manager is responsible for the activities of employees each of whom have interconnected computer systems. The computer program creates an image of every employee'"'"'s Windows® 95, 98, NT or 2000 computer screen at selectable intervals and allows retrieval of these images at a later time on another computer in the networked workgroup. In a primitive case, the computer program allows retrieval of these images at a later time on the employee'"'"'s computer by a manager or other authorized person.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of monitoring computer activity on at least one computer in a network of computers, each of said computer having a display, an input device and access to an Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a computer in said network;
determining when the computer is on the Internet periodically and automatically sampling an image on said display of said computer when said computer is on said Internet and storing said sampled image to a database;
retrieving said sampled image from said database; and
displaying said sampled image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of monitoring computer activity on at least one computer in a network of computers, each of said computer having a display, an input device and access to an Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying;
a) a list of computers which can be monitored, b) a sampling rate field from which a sampling rate per unit of time can be selected in which a sampled image is saved to a database;
c) a list of days, selecting a computer from said list of computers;
selecting a sampling rate per unit of time;
determining when said selected computer is on the Internet;
automatically storing said sampled image to said database according to said sampling rate;
selecting a day from said list of days;
displaying a list of hours corresponding to said selected day;
selecting a hour from said list of hours;
retrieving said sampled image that corresponds to said hour from said database;
displaying said sampled image; and
deleting said sampled image from said database after a predetermined time period. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of monitoring computer activity on at least one computer in a network of computers, each of said computer having a display, an input device and access to an Internet, said method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first screen display having a) a list of computers which can be monitored, and b) a sampling rate field;
displaying a second screen having a) a list of days including a list of individual days color coded a first color code if there is no said sampled image stored in the database and a second color code if there is said sampled image stored in the database per inch corresponding said individual days, b) a list of hours including a list of individual hours color coded the first color code if there is no said sampled image stored in the database and the second color code if there is said sampled image stored in the database for reach corresponding said individual hours; and
displaying a third screen having a) at least one of said sampled image.
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Specification