发明名称 |
Software Portfolio Management Based on Feature Usage |
摘要 |
An approach is provided to gather items of usage data that pertain a number of instrumented software modules that are included in a software offering. The usage data is gathered from a number of customer installations of the software offering. Usage statistics are computed for the software modules and are used to determine support levels for the instrumented software modules. In another aspect, an approach is provided that detects execution of the software modules included in a software offering. Usage statistics are recorded in a local data store. One of the usage statistics is a module identifier that the software module that was executed. In addition, the usage statistics track the number of times each of the software modules was executed. The usage statistics are periodically transmitting a computer network to a software provider that develops and maintains the software offering.
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申请公布号 |
US2013254742(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2013.09.26 |
申请号 |
US201313746355 |
申请日期 |
2013.01.22 |
申请人 |
CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES;INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
HOCKINGS CHRISTOPHER JOHN;READSHAW NEIL IAN |
分类号 |
G06F9/44 |
主分类号 |
G06F9/44 |
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