METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAY OF ACTIVITY OF USERS

• US 20070106944A1
• Filed: 01/03/2007
• Published: 05/10/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kyndryl Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Ian Hughes, Robert Lawrence
• Inventors: Hughes, Ian, Lawrence, Robert
• Granted Patent: US 7,877,475 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2294 by remote test
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3495 for systems

Abstract

A method for display of activity of users at workstations. Each workstation is in a different geographical location. Data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation is continuously collected from each workstation, compiled in a central database, and displayed in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation as a different musical characteristic for each workstation. Each different musical characteristic for each workstation is displayed in accordance with the combined number of input device clicks of the users in each workstation in a given period. The input device clicks are key clicks, mouse clicks, or a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks. The representation of the rate of computer input activity may alternatively comprise a visual swirl across a screen or an activity of a robot.

Claims

1. A method for display of activity of users at a plurality of workstations, the method comprising:

continuously collecting data from each workstation of the plurality of workstations, each workstation of the plurality of workstations being in a different geographical location, the collected data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation;

compiling the data continuously collected from each workstation in a central database;

displaying the compiled data in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation,

wherein the representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user is a different musical characteristic for each workstation, and

wherein each different musical characteristic for each workstation is displayed in accordance with a combined number of input device clicks of the users in each workstation in a given period, and

wherein the input device clicks of each user at each workstation are independently selected from the group consisting of key clicks, mouse clicks, and a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each different musical characteristic is independently selected from the group consisting of musical instruments, musical melodies, musical beats, musical pitch, musical style, and combinations thereof.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a first workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected from the group consisting of the musical instruments.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a second workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected the group consisting of the musical melodies, the musical beats, the musical pitch, and the musical style.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a first workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected from the group consisting of the musical melodies.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a second workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected the group consisting of the musical instruments, the musical beats, the musical pitch, and the musical style.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a first workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected from the group consisting of the musical beats.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a second workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected the group consisting of the musical instruments, the musical melodies, the musical pitch, and the musical style.

9. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a first workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected from the group consisting of the musical pitch.

10. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a second workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected the group consisting of the musical instruments, the musical melodies, the musical beats, and the musical style.

11. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a first workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected from the group consisting of the musical style.

12. The method of claim 2, wherein the different musical characteristic for a second workstation of the plurality of workstations is selected the group consisting of the musical instruments, the musical melodies, the musical beats, and the musical pitch.

13. A system, comprising a server adapted to implement the method of claim 1, said server being coupled to the plurality of workstations.

14. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising computer readable program code for performing the method of claim 1.

15. A method for display of activity of users at a plurality of workstations, the method comprising:

continuously collecting data from each workstation of the plurality of workstations, each workstation of the plurality of workstations being in a different geographical location, the collected data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation;

compiling the data continuously collected from each workstation in a central database;

displaying the compiled data in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation,

wherein the representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation comprises a visual swirl representing X and Y coordinates traced by mouse cursor movement across a screen in accordance with a combined number of input device clicks of the users in each workstation in a given period, and

wherein the input device clicks of each user at each workstation are independently selected from the group consisting of key clicks, mouse clicks, and a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks.

16. A system, comprising a server adapted to implement the method of claim 15, said server being coupled to the plurality of workstations.

17. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising computer readable program code for performing the method of claim 15.

18. A method for display of activity of users at a plurality of workstations connected to a network, the method comprising:

continuously collecting data from each workstation of the plurality of workstations, each workstation of the plurality of workstations being in a different geographical location, the collected data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation;

compiling the data continuously collected from each workstation in a central database;

displaying the compiled data in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation,

wherein the representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation comprises an activity of a robot wirelessly attached to the network in accordance with a combined number of input device clicks of the users in each workstation in a given period, and

wherein the input device clicks of each user at each workstation are independently selected from the group consisting of key clicks, mouse clicks, and a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks.

19. A system, comprising a server adapted to implement the method of claim 18, said server being coupled to the plurality of workstations.

20. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium, the computer program product comprising computer readable program code for performing the method of claim 18.