Computer management system

• US 20060277294A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kanevsky, Dimitri, Zlatsin, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US11/147,787
• Publication Number:
  US 20060277294A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/145 the attack involving the propagation of malware through the network, e.g. viruses, trojans or worms

Abstract

A computer management system including a system manager, a user behavior system, and an integrator system. The system manager is coupled to a plurality of clients. The user behavior system is adapted to receive an individual user activity information regarding physical behavior of at least one user of at least one of the clients. The integrator system is adapted to modify at least one operation of the system manager based upon the individual user activity information received by the user behavior system.

Claims

1. A computer management system comprising:

a system manager coupled to a plurality of clients;

a user behavior system adapted to receive an individual user activity information regarding physical behavior of at least one user of at least one of the clients; and

an integrator system adapted to modify at least one operation of the system manager based upon the individual user activity information received by the user behavior system.

2. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the system manager comprises a server adapted to allocate system resources with the clients.

3. A computer management system as in claim 2 wherein the system manager is adapted to at least partially predict system resources needed by the clients.

4. A computer management system as in claim 2 wherein the system manager is adapted to re-allocate system resources based at least partially on the integrator system.

5. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the user behavior system is adapted to receive biometric information from at least one sensor.

6. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the user behavior system is adapted to predict the behavior of the user based upon a history of behavior of the user.

7. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the user behavior system is adapted to interpret a situation of a user based upon a least one input to the user behavior system

8. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the individual user activity information comprises an action taken regarding an email acted upon by the user.

9. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the individual user activity information comprises use of a software license by the user.

10. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the individual user activity information comprises calendar information in a user'"'"'s electronic calendar on the user'"'"'s client.

11. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the integrator system is adapted to modify an update or maintenance schedule of the client based upon the individual user activity information received by the user behavior system.

12. A computer management system as in claim 1 wherein the system manager comprises an interruption manager coupled to the user behavior system.

13. A method for operating a computer system manager comprising:

providing a user behavior system adapted to receive an individual user activity information regarding physical behavior of a user at a client coupled to the system manager; and

modifying at least one operation of the system manager based upon the individual user activity information received by the user behavior system.

14. A method as in claim 13 wherein the user behavior system comprises a sensor, and wherein the sensor senses a physical parameter regarding the user at the client.

15. A method as in claim 13 wherein the individual user activity information comprises information regarding an action by the user on an email to the user.

16. A method as in claim 13 wherein the individual user activity information comprises information regarding use of a software license by the user at the client.

17. A method as in claim 13 wherein the individual user activity information comprises information regarding a calendar appointment in a calendar of the user on the client.

18. A method as in claim 13 wherein the individual user activity information comprises information regarding telephone activity by the user.

19. A method as in claim 13 wherein modifying the at least one operation comprises re-allocating system resources by the system manager.

20. A method as in claim 13 wherein modifying the at least one operation comprises performing an electronic update or maintenance on by client.

21. A method as in claim 13 further comprising predicting system resources needed by the client based upon modifying the at least one operation of the system manager.

22. A method as in claim 13 wherein the user behavior system is adapted to interpret a situation of the user, based upon the individual use activity information, and classify the situation into at least one of a plurality of classifications for modifying the at least one operation.

25. A method as in claim 22 wherein receiving data indicative of a physical characteristic of at least one member of the group of subjects comprises use of a software program by the member.

26. A method as in claim 22 wherein receiving data indicative of a physical characteristic of at least one member of the group of subjects comprises a calendar appointment of the member in an electronic calendar of the member.

27. A method as in claim 22 wherein receiving data indicative of a physical characteristic of at least one member of the group of subjects comprises a biometrics sensor sending information to a system manager regarding a physical parameter of the member.

28. A method as in claim 22 further comprising predicting system resource requirements of the group of subjects on a computer system, and wherein determining a course of action comprises modifying system resources.

23. A method for providing feedback comprising:

determining a desired action associated with a group of subjects;

receiving data indicative of a physical characteristic of at least one member of the group of subjects;

determining a course of action based, at least in part, on the physical characteristic and the desired action; and

providing a notification based on the course of action.

24. A method as in claim 23 wherein receiving data indicative of a physical characteristic of at least one member of the group of subjects comprises action by the member regarding an email.

29. A system for facilitating feedback comprising:

a memory;

a communication port; and

a processor connected to the memory and the communication port, the processor being operative to;

receive data indicative of a physical characteristic of a first subject and a physical characteristic of a second subject;

determine an evaluation of the data; and

provide a notification regarding the evaluation to device.

30. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for using feedback, comprising:

first instructions for obtaining receiving data representative of a physical characteristic of a first subject and a physical characteristic of a second subject;

second instructions for preparing an evaluation of the data; and

third instructions for sending data indicative of the evaluation of the data to a device.