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System for managing resources

  • US 7,188,170 B1
  • Filed: 05/01/2002
  • Issued: 03/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for tracking utilization of resources of computers, the system comprising:

  • a) a plurality of client computers, wherein each computer has at least one software resource that the system tracks;

    b) a client application for each client computer, each client application for collecting utilization duration data relating to the utilization of the at least one software resource of the application'"'"'s corresponding client computer; and

    c) an application server for receiving the utilization duration data collected by the client applications and for storing the received data in a storage structure;

    wherein at least one collected duration data provides an estimated amount of time that a software resource was in focus, wherein a software resource is in focus when the software resource is the designated software resource for receiving input.

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