COMPUTER PERFORMANCE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM

• US 20080301505A1
• Filed: 05/31/2007
• Published: 12/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Harrington, Nathan John
• Application Number:
  US11/755,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20080301505A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/47
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/32 with visual or acoustical indication of the functioning of the machine
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3409 for performance assessment
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/351 Environmental parameters, e.g. temperature, ambient light, atmospheric pressure, humidity, used as input for musical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2230/035 Power management, i.e. specific power supply solutions for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. auto power shut-off, energy saving designs, power conditioning, connector design, avoiding inconvenient wiring
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/311 MIDI transmission G10H2240/056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 7/00 Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs

Abstract

A monitoring method and system. The method includes receiving by a software application within a computing system, data comprising a first data point associated with an operating parameter for a characteristic associated with the computing system. The software application converts the data point into a mathematical value and associates the mathematical value with a scaled value. The software application associates the scaled value with a first timbre and a harmonic interval and generates a first musical note value from the scaled value. The first musical note value is transmitted to an amplifier device within the computing system. The amplifier device generates a first audible musical note from the first musical note value and presents the first audible musical note to a user of the computing system.

Claims

1. A monitoring method comprising:

receiving, by a software application within a computing system, first data comprising a first data point associated with a first operating parameter for a first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said first data point into a first mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said first mathematical value with a first scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said first scaled value with a first timbre and a first harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a first musical note value from said first scaled value, said first musical note value comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to an amplifier device within said computing system, said first musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a first audible musical note from said first musical note value; and

presenting, by said computing system, said first audible musical note to a user of said computing system, said first musical note comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with said first operating parameter for said first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with a second operating parameter for a second characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating said first musical note value from said first scaled value comprises synthesizing said first scaled value to generate said first musical note value.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said software application comprises a midi synthesizer software module, and wherein said synthesizing is performed by said midi synthesizer software module.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said first characteristic associated with said computing system comprises a computer characteristic selected from the group consisting of computer network utilization percentage, central processing unit (CPU) percent usage for said computing system, and computer readable memory unit utilization percentage for said computing system.

7. A computing system comprising a processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising a software application and instructions that when executed by the processor implement a monitoring method, said method comprising:

receiving, by said software application, first data comprising a first data point associated with a first operating parameter for a first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said first data point into a first mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said first mathematical value with a first scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said first scaled value with a first timbre and a first harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a first musical note value from said first scaled value, said first musical note value comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to an amplifier device within said computing system, said first musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a first audible musical note from said first musical note value; and

presenting, by said computing system, said first audible musical note to a user of said computing system, said first musical note comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval.

8. The computing system of claim 7, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with said first operating parameter for said first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

9. The computing system of claim 7, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with a second operating parameter for a second characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

10. The computing system of claim 7, wherein said generating said first musical note value from said first scaled value comprises synthesizing said first scaled value to generate said first musical note value.

11. The computing system of claim 10, wherein said software application comprises a midi synthesizer software module, and wherein said synthesizing is performed by said midi synthesizer software module.

12. The computing system of claim 7, wherein said first characteristic associated with said computing system comprises a computer characteristic selected from the group consisting of computer network utilization percentage, central processing unit (CPU) percent usage for said computing system, and computer readable memory unit utilization percentage for said computing system.

13. A process for supporting computer infrastructure, said process comprising providing at least one support service for at least one of creating, integrating, hosting, maintaining, and deploying computer-readable code in a computing system, wherein the code in combination with the computing system is capable of performing a monitoring method, said method comprising:

receiving, by a software application within said computing system, first data comprising a first;

data point associated with a first operating parameter for a first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said first data point into a first mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said first mathematical value with a first scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said first scaled value with a first timbre and a first harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a first musical note value from said first scaled value, said first musical note value comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to an amplifier device within said computing system, said first musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a first audible musical note from said first musical note value; and

presenting, by said computing system, said first audible musical note to a user of said computing system, said first musical note comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval.

14. The process of claim 13, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with said first operating parameter for said first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

15. The process of claim 13, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with a second operating parameter for a second characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

16. The process of claim 13, wherein said generating said first musical note value from said first scaled value comprises synthesizing said first scaled value to generate said first musical note value.

17. The process of claim 16, wherein said software application comprises a midi synthesizer software module, and wherein said synthesizing is performed by said midi synthesizer software module.

18. The process of claim 13, wherein said first characteristic associated with said computing system comprises a computer characteristic selected from the group consisting of computer network utilization percentage, central processing unit (CPU) percent usage for said computing system, and computer readable memory unit utilization percentage for said computing system.

19. A computer program product, comprising a computer usable medium comprising data and a computer readable program code embodied therein, said computer readable program code adapted to implement a monitoring method within a computing system, said method comprising:

receiving, by a software application within said computing system, first data comprising a first data point associated with a first operating parameter for a first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said first data point into a first mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said first mathematical value with a first scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said first scaled value with a first timbre and a first harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a first musical note value from said first scaled value, said first musical note value comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to an amplifier device within said computing system, said first musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a first audible musical note from said first musical note value; and

presenting, by said computing system, said first audible musical note to a user of said computing system, said first musical note comprising said first timbre and said first harmonic interval.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with said first operating parameter for said first characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

21. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said method further comprises:

receiving, by said software application, second data comprising a second data point associated with a second operating parameter for a second characteristic associated with said computing system;

converting, by said software application, said second data point into a second mathematical value;

associating, by said software application, said second mathematical value with a second scaled value;

associating, by said software application, said second scaled value with a second timbre and a second harmonic interval;

generating, by said software application, a second musical note value from said second scaled value, said second musical note value different from said first musical note value, said second musical note value comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval;

transmitting, by said software application to said amplifier device within said computing system, said second musical note value;

generating, by said amplifier device, a second audible musical note from said second musical note value, said second audible musical note different from said first audible musical note; and

presenting, by said computing system, said second audible musical note to said user of said computing system, said second musical note comprising said second timbre and said second harmonic interval.

22. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said generating said first musical note value from said first scaled value comprises synthesizing said first scaled value to generate said first musical note value.

23. The computer program product of claim 22, wherein said software application comprises a midi synthesizer software module, and wherein said synthesizing is performed by said midi synthesizer software module.

24. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein said first characteristic associated with said computing system comprises a computer characteristic selected from the group consisting of computer network utilization percentage, central processing unit (CPU) percent usage for said computing system, and computer readable memory unit utilization percentage for said computing system.