METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MONITOR EQUIPMENT OF AN IT INFRASTRUCTURE

• US 20120311145A1
• Filed: 09/27/2010
• Published: 12/06/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Mallya, Satya, Chervirala, Srinivas, Banumukkala, Venkat
• Application Number:
  US13/499,216
• Publication Number:
  US 20120311145A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce

Abstract

The present system relates to a method for rating an application by a user. The application is downloaded by the user from an application store server to his/her electronic device and is executable on the electronic device. The method includes, for the electronic device, the acts of monitoring application usage data for the application after a first execution of the application by the user, when the application usage data matches a predefined usage data criterion, sending a request to the user for evaluation of the application, and upon entry of an evaluation by the user, forwarding the entry to the application store server.

Claims

1. A method for rating an application by a user, said application being downloaded by said user from an application store server to an electronic device of the user, said application being executable on said electronic device, the method comprising for said electronic device the acts of:

monitoring application usage data for the application after first execution of said application by the user,

when the application usage data matches a predefined usage data criterion, sending a request to said user for evaluation of the application,

upon entry of an evaluation by said user, forwarding said entry to the application store server.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined usage data criterion is application dependent and downloaded from the application store server with the application.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the application usage data comprises the application running time, the predefined usage criterion being matched when the application running time exceeds a predefined running time threshold.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the application usage data comprises the data consumed by the application over a data connection with a distant server, the predefined usage criterion being matched when the data consumed exceeds a predefined consumed data threshold.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the application comprises a first number of modules, the application usage data comprising the number of modules invoked by the user when executing said application, the predefined usage criterion being matched when the number of modules invoked by the user exceeds a predefined module threshold.

6. An electronic device for rating an application, said application being downloaded by a user of said electronic device from an application store server to said electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor for executing the application, said processor being arranged to:

monitor application usage data for the application after first execution of said application by the user,

when the application usage data matches a predefined usage data criterion, send a request to said user for evaluation of the application,

upon entry of an evaluation by said user, forward said entry to the application store server.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the predefined usage data criterion is application dependent and downloaded from the application store server with the application.

8. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the application usage data comprises the application running time, the predefined usage criterion being matched when the application running time exceeds a predefined running time threshold.

9. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the application usage data comprises the data consumed by the application over a data connection with a distant server, the predefined usage criterion being matched when the data consumed exceeds a predefined consumed data threshold.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the application comprises a first number of modules, the application usage data comprising the number of modules invoked by the user when executing said application, the predefined usage criterion being matched when number of modules invoked by the user exceeds a predefined module threshold.

11. A telecommunication system comprising:

an application store server for providing applications to electronic devices,

an electronic device for rating an application, said application being downloaded by a user of said electronic device from the application store server to said electronic device, the electronic device comprising a processor for executing the application, said processor being arranged to;

monitor application usage data for the application after first execution of said application by the user,

when the application usage data matches a predefined usage data criterion, send a request to said user for evaluation of the application,

upon entry of an evaluation by said user, forward said entry to the application store server.

12. A computer readable carrier including computer program instructions that cause a computer to implement a method for rating an application by a user, said application being downloaded by said user from an application store server to the computer, said application being executable on said computer, the readable carrier comprising:

instructions for monitoring application usage data for the application after first execution of said application by the user,

when the application usage data matches a predefined usage data criterion, instructions for sending a request to said user for evaluation of the application,

upon entry of an evaluation by said user, instructions for forwarding said entry to the application store server.