Monitoring system for use status of computer apparatus

• US 20050272410A1
• Filed: 06/03/2004
• Published: 12/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Yung-Che
• Application Number:
  US10/859,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20050272410A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/414.100
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss

Abstract

The present invention discloses a monitoring system for use status of a computer apparatus, which includes a monitoring program and a data storage medium being installed in the monitoring system and a video device controlled by the monitoring program being set on a proper position of the computer apparatus, for performing the steps of determining whether any pre-set event occurred so as to trigger the video device to photograph/or film, storing the photographed/or filmed image data in the data storage medium, recording and storing all of the executed operating record data in the data storage medium, and then transmitting the stored image data outwardly to an electronic device through a network scheme.

Claims

1. A monitoring system for use status of a computer apparatus, in which a monitoring program and a data storage medium are installed in the monitoring system, a video device which is controlled by the monitoring program is set on a proper position of the computer apparatus, wherein several kinds of events are pre-set in the monitoring program, so as to perform the following steps as the monitoring program is enabled:

determining whether any pre-set event occurred, if “

yes”

, the video device is triggered and started to photograph/or film, and the photographed or filmed image data are stored in the data storage medium as well;

recording entire executed operating record data of the computer apparatus and storing the operating record data in the data storage medium; and

transmitting the stored image data outwardly to an electronic device through a network scheme.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein if the programming program does not determine the occurrence of any pre-set event, the determining step is then performed again for determining whether any pre-set event occurred.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone and the network scheme is a mobile telecommunication network so as to enable the monitoring program to transmit the image data to the mobile phone through the mobile telecommunication by using a short message service (SMS).

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic device is a personal computer and the network scheme is an internet network so as to enable the monitoring program to transmit the image data to the personal computer through the internet network by using a packet.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein a sound recording device which is controlled by the monitoring program is set on a proper location of the computer apparatus so that when any pre-set event occurred the sound recording device will be triggered by the monitoring program to record immediately and the recorded sound will be stored in the data storage medium.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein a login name item and a password item are set on the monitoring program for enabling identification when the monitoring program is enabled.

7. The system of claim 2, wherein an event setting option is set on the monitoring program so as to enable the monitoring program to determine the occurrence of any pre-set event according to a setting of the event setting option.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein a data transmitting way option is set on the monitoring program so as to enable the monitoring program to determine a way of transmitting a recorded data according to a setting of the data transmitting way option.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein a monitoring function switch option is set on the monitoring program so as to enable the monitoring program to determine a way of collecting data according to a setting of the monitoring function switch option.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein a transmitting interval setting option is set on the monitoring program so as to enable the monitoring program to decide a timing to outwardly transmit the data according to a setting of the transmitting interval setting option.