Analyzing software users with instrumentation data and user...

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2007-06-15

2010-06-15

Rodriguez, Paul L (Department: 2123)

Data processing: software development, installation, and managem

Software program development tool

Testing or debugging

C714S038110, C714S039000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07739666

ABSTRACT:
Described is a technology by which software instrumentation data collected from user program sessions are analyzed, including by determining program usage metrics and/or command usage metrics. Information representative of the program usage metrics and/or the command usage metrics is output, such as in the form of a report. The software instrumentation data may be further analyzed, such as to determine at least one usage trend over time, and to determine user groups. For example, a usage subset of sessions that meet specified session usage criteria based on a set of session data may be located, along with a subset of users based on users whose sessions meet specified user criteria. The usage and user subsets may be combined via Boolean logic to produce a result set.

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