Method for analyzing and characterizing the usage pattern of a device
First Claim
1. A method for analyzing the operational characteristics of a device over a specified period of time comprising the steps of. generating a history of the operation of a device by compiling a set of data on the operational status of a device, the data containing each status change of a device over a particular period of time, the status of a device comprising the particular state of one or more of the deice attributes at any time;
- developing an operational characteristics query of the device based on the history of operation of one or more of the particular attributes of the device;
applying analytical processes to the compiled set of data based on the operational characteristics query to get a desired operational characteristic for the device; and
producing an operational characteristic of a device from the analytical processes.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method to analysis information collected in the form of a unique set of data that contains the operations of a device over a period of time. In this system, there is a can be a central or distributed depository of the statuses of all designated device attributes of a device including the past state history of the device. Each device on the system will transmit a state change notification to the central location each time the status of the device changes. This status change will be recorded in the central location storage. In the method of the present invention, analytical techniques are developed and applied to recorded data of the device status history. The analytical techniques can analyze the recorded data and produce a use pattern for a particular device based on the recorded information about the device. The first step in this method is to record status change information for a device. The next step is to formulate a query of the recorded data for a device. This query can include a particular characteristic of the data such as the amount of time the device is in the ‘on’ state during a predetermined time period. The third step is to apply analytical techniques to the data in accordance with the formulated query to get the desired information and results. These results could be part of a report on the operations of the device. The obtained information could be used to develop systems that will have a more efficient of device and appliances on the system.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for analyzing the operational characteristics of a device over a specified period of time comprising the steps of.
generating a history of the operation of a device by compiling a set of data on the operational status of a device, the data containing each status change of a device over a particular period of time, the status of a device comprising the particular state of one or more of the deice attributes at any time; -
developing an operational characteristics query of the device based on the history of operation of one or more of the particular attributes of the device;
applying analytical processes to the compiled set of data based on the operational characteristics query to get a desired operational characteristic for the device; and
producing an operational characteristic of a device from the analytical processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for analyzing the operational characteristics of a device over a specified period of time comprising:
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instructions for generating a history of the operation of a device by compiling a set of data on the operational status of a device, the data containing each status change of a device over a particular period of time, the status of a device comprising the particular state of one or more of the deice attributes at any time;
instructions for developing an operational characteristics query of the device based on the history of operation of one or more of the particular attributes of the device;
instructions for applying analytical processes to the compiled set of data based on the operational characteristics query to get a desired operational characteristic for the device; and
instructions for producing an operational characteristic of a device from the analytical processes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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