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System and method for logging hardware usage data, and uses for such logged hardware usage data

  • US 7,451,064 B2
  • Filed: 10/06/2004
  • Issued: 11/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • means for collecting, via a basic input/output system (BIOS) of at least one computer system, data about usage of at least one hardware component of said at least one computer system; and

    means for generating a usage profile, wherein the generating means receives the usage data of said at least one hardware component and processes said received data to generate a usage profile for the at least one computer system, wherein said means for generating a usage profile computes an average of the hardware usage data of a plurality of computer systems.

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