MONITORING COMPUTER USE THROUGH A CALENDAR INTERFACE

• US 20080005319A1
• Filed: 05/14/2007
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sargeant Laboratories Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Sargeant Laboratories Incorporated
• Inventors: Losen, David, Abbe, Robert, Anderholm, Eric
• Application Number:
  US11/748,232
• Publication Number:
  US 20080005319A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/00 Administration; Management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0803 Configuration setting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0866 Checking the configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks

Abstract

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for a method and system of monitoring a computer device including indicating on a computer device configuration settings used to monitor a user interaction, the configurations settings being saved on a storage device; comparing the user interaction to the configuration settings; identifying conflicts between the user interaction and the configuration settings, the conflicts being saved to a storage device; and displaying to a calendar style graphic user interface (GUI) at least one conflict.

Claims

1. A method of monitoring a computer device, comprising:

indicating on a computer device configuration settings used to monitor a user interaction, the configuration settings being saved on a storage device;

comparing the user interaction to the configuration settings;

identifying conflicts between the user interaction and the configuration settings, the conflicts being saved to a storage device; and

displaying to a calendar style graphic user interface (GUI), an indicator of at least one conflict.

8. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings define a user-inappropriate interaction.

17. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are to set program time limits.

18. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings set an email option.

22. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings set instant message options.

25. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are used to display a flash screen for inappropriate behavior.

28. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings block a software application from executing.

29. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are entered by a user.

30. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are downloaded from a network.

34. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are a combination of user entered settings and downloaded settings.

35. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein a user interaction is selected from a group including running a software application, sending an email, sending an instant message, browsing a network, browsing the internet, browsing a web page, and playing a computer game.

53. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the time period is selected from a list including an hour, a day, a week, a month, a fiscal quarter, a calendar quarter, a fiscal year, and a calendar year.

56. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the GUI includes a display of statistics for a particular computer device.

57. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the GUI includes a display of inappropriate interactions for a selected time period.

67. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the computer device is blocked from executing a software application.

69. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the computer device is blocked from executing a particular web browser.

70. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the computer device is blocked from using configuration defined content.

71. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein the computer device is blocked from operating after a certain amount of time.

72. The method of monitoring a computer device of claim 1, wherein identifying the conflict further comprises an instantaneous feedback.

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96. A system of monitoring a computer device, comprising:

a computer device with configuration settings used to monitor a user interaction, the configuration settings being saved on a storage device;

the user interaction compared to the configuration settings;

conflicts identified between the user interaction and the configuration settings, the conflicts being saved to a storage device; and

a calendar style graphic user interface (GUI), an indicator of at least one conflict.

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