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5590056 Method and apparatus for computer program usage monitoring  
A method and apparatus for monitoring events relating to executable program modules, for example, the usage of computer programs, and automatically recording each monitored event. The system is...
5586059 Automated data management system for analysis and control of photolithography stepper performance  
An automated data management system for enabling the analysis and control of the performance of photolithography steppers in a submicron fabrication facility is disclosed. In a preferred...
5581482 Performance monitor for digital computer system  
An apparatus for monitoring the performance of a computer system. A number of performance monitoring hardware elements may be placed throughout a computer system to simultaneously monitor the...
5572671 Method for operating application software in a safety critical environment  
A method for operating application software in a safety critical environment, comprises loading application software into a computing system, linking the computing system to a set of safety...
5563799 Low cost/low current watchdog circuit for microprocessor  
A watchdog circuit and method are provided for monitoring a microprocessor to detect the presence of a malfunction condition such as a program lock-up. The watchdog circuit includes a first...
5544082 Method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state  
A method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system monitors the performance of a monitored activity of a...
5544077 High availability data processing system and method using finite state machines  
The invention is a high availability data processing system. It includes a primary processor at a first node of a communications network with a serial data stream, having failure detection logic...
5526288 Multiple channel discrete to digital interface  
An integrated circuit device for comparing the state of a large number of inputs (i.e. "discretes") against any one of a plurality of selectable voltage levels. The compared data is examined in a...
5483468 System and method for concurrent recording and displaying of system performance data  
A system and method for concurrently recording and displaying of system performance data. System statistical data which is useful in determining the overall performance of a data processing system...
5463775 System and method for performing monitoring of resources in a data processing system in real time  
A graphical system resource monitor is provided to depict, in real-time, a data processing system's internal resource utilization. A window or viewport of a data processing system displays user...
5459837 System to facilitate efficient utilization of network resources in a computer network  
In a method and system for monitoring the performance of servers across a network and for suggesting an appropriate server to a client requesting a service, a plurality of probes are placed in...
5450349 Computer system performance evaluation system and method  
A system for evaluating the performance of a computer system having a processor that passes through a plurality of processor states during operation and an associated system memory includes an...
5371689 Method of measuring cumulative processing time for modules required in process to be traced  
In a computer program having a plurality of functional modules, an operational time for a functional module must be sometimes measured by tracing of the process, to improve the program. In this...
5367473 Expert system for computer system resource management  
An expert system methodology for operating a computer system is disclosed to facilitate tuning, that is, resource balancing of the various resources comprising a large-scale software system. The...
5353240 Apparatus and method for automatically testing computing equipment  
A test apparatus and method for automatically testing computing equipment. The test apparatus comprises (1) a switch circuit, coupled to the computing equipment, capable of interrupting and...
5347647 Method of predicting the performance of an emulated computer system  
A method and apparatus as described for predicting the performance of a computer system. A benchmark program is run on an existing host computer, and is monitored to determine the actual sequence...
5337258 Cost metrics  
A resource oriented host computer-printer system is disclosed in which the host computer and printer share information and data processing duties. A system and method for analyzing the execution...
5331574 System and method for collecting response times for exception response applications  
A system and method for performance monitoring of transactions which involve an application which normally operates in exception response mode. A network performance monitor sets information in...
5303166 Method and system for automated network benchmark performance analysis  
A method and system for automated network benchmark performance analysis which providing a highly realistic benchmark test representative of actual operation of specific software applications,...
5297256 Digital image processing system and method  
A digital image processing system comprises a processor at a central, first site; and digital image processing equipment such as an analyze scanner and an expose scanner at a second site remote...
5245638 Method and system for benchmarking computers  
A testing system and method for benchmarking computer systems. The system includes a store containing a scalable set of tasks to be performed to produce a solution in ever-increasing degrees of...
5161116 System for evaluating the performance of a large scale programmable machine capable of having a plurality of terminals attached thereto  
A robot system for evaluating the performance of a host computer system which has a plurality of host communication ports connectable to a corresponding plurality of user terminals. Prior to...
5109350 Evaluation system  
An evaluation system for computer performance resulting from user generated information at a remote workstation. The system 6 includes interfaces 8, 9 between the computer 5 and the workstation 14...
5107450 Method of testing a network setup  
A method for testing a network setup with a plurality of computers, in particular controllers or microprocessors, the data of which is to be transmitted and, if appropriate, received over a data...
5086393 System for testing human factors and performance of a system program  
A system for testing certain attributes (i.e., performance and usability) of an interactive system program. A memory device stores data representative of interactive commands generated by a user. A...
5047967 Digital front end for time measurement and generation of electrical signals  
An integrated circuit cell module for performing precise time measurements for use in applications such as disk drive controllers. The combination of the cell module and a hard disk controller chip...
5031124 Method for selecting computer storage devices for computer applications  
A method selects a storage system, performed by assigning values to preselected parameters relating to each storage system under review. Several performance factors are calculated, each performance...
4982349 Response time analysis system  
A terminal response time analysis system is disclosed for measuring the response time of a terminal system connected to a host processor. The terminal system has a keyboard for inputing information...
4930093 Method of measuring message response time performance of a data processing system including data terminals  
A method of measuring message response time performance of a data processing system includes the generation of timing messages when a data or status message is sent from a data terminal, such as a...
4905171 Workstation controller performance monitor  
A workstation controller (WSC) performance monitor for locating performance bottlenecks is disclosed. The user notifies the host that he wants to start performance measurements. The host notifies...
4858152 Operator access to monitoring applications  
Information from multiple CICS host applications is gathered and the information is displayed on a single display screen. The information includes graphics, reports, and monitoring information. The...
4851998 Method for analyzing performance of computer peripherals  
A process for uniformly measuring the performance characteristic of a computer peripheral by accommodating for variations in the clock rate of the host computer system is disclosed, where after...
4725968 Disk drive testing method and apparatus  
A disk drive testing apparatus (20) is disclosed which provides substantially automatic cycling through various tests of disk drive units. A graphical display is provided on a screen (25) to the...
4713791 Real time usage meter for a processor system  
This invention is a device which permits the percentage of real time consumed by software tasks of a telecommunications switching system or other process controller to be measured and displayed on...
4677580 Real time usage indicator for a processor system  
This invention is a device which permits the percentage of real time consumed by software tasks of a telecommunications switching system or other process controller to be measured and displayed on...
4484269 Apparatus for providing measurement of central processing unit activity  
Apparatus and method for measurement of the activity of a central processing unit of a data processing system resulting from the execution of a program or series of programs. A value is initially...
4231106 Performance monitor apparatus and method  
Performance monitor apparatus is adapted to monitor various computer program events such as the length of time required to execute a particular program, the number of times a particular program or...
4217636 Computer performance measurement device and process  
A device and process for determining the performance of a computer by determining the performance of its disc information storage system. The read-write heads of the storage system are moved by a...