Administering devices in dependence upon user metric vectors with multiple users
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1. A method for administering devices, the method comprising:
- receiving a plurality of disparate metrics for a plurality of users;
creating a first user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a first user;
creating a second user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a second user;
creating a first user metric space comprising a plurality of first user metric ranges;
creating a second user metric space comprising a plurality of second user metric ranges;
creating a mutual metric space in dependence upon the first user metric space and the second user metric space;
determining whether the first user vector is outside the mutual metric space;
if the first user metric vector is outside the mutual metric space, identifying an action; and
executing the identified action.
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Abstract
Methods for administering devices, including creating a user metric vector including a plurality of disparate user metrics, creating a user metric space including a plurality of metric ranges, determining whether the user metric vector is outside the user metric space, creating, in dependence upon the user metric vector, a dynamic action list, if the user metric vector is outside a user metric space, identifying at least one action in the dynamic action list, and executing the action.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for administering devices, the method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of disparate metrics for a plurality of users;
creating a first user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a first user;
creating a second user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a second user;
creating a first user metric space comprising a plurality of first user metric ranges;
creating a second user metric space comprising a plurality of second user metric ranges;
creating a mutual metric space in dependence upon the first user metric space and the second user metric space;
determining whether the first user vector is outside the mutual metric space;
if the first user metric vector is outside the mutual metric space, identifying an action; and
executing the identified action. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for administering devices, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a plurality of disparate metrics for a plurality of users;
means for creating a first user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a first user;
means for creating a second user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a second user;
means for creating a first user metric space comprising a plurality of first user metric ranges;
means for creating a second user metric space comprising a plurality of second user metric ranges;
means for creating a mutual metric space in dependence upon the first user metric space and the second user metric space;
means for determining whether the first user vector is outside the mutual metric space;
if the first user metric vector is outside the mutual metric space, means for identifying an action; and
means for executing the identified action. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer program product for administering devices, the computer program product comprising:
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a recording medium;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for receiving a plurality of disparate metrics for a plurality of users;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a first user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a first user;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a second user metric vector comprising a plurality of disparate metrics for a second user;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a first user metric space comprising a plurality of first user metric ranges;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a second user metric space comprising a plurality of second user metric ranges;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for creating a mutual metric space in dependence upon the first user metric space and the second user metric space;
means, recorded on the recording medium, for determining whether the first user vector is outside the mutual metric space;
if the first user metric vector is outside the mutual metric space, means, recorded on the recording medium, for identifying an action; and
means, recorded on the recording medium, for executing the identified action. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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