US6243745B1
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Configuring computer network operations based upon the correlation of a sequence of interactive display user entries apparently unrelated to computer operations
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1998-07-17
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Granted: 2001-06-05
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Expires: 2018-07-17
Abstract
Abstract A system is provided for the configuration of operations in a network comprising at least a server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer. The system involves the combination of means for interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations and covering a demographic aspect of the business environment using the network, and means for allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network in response to and based upon said user entries. All of the programming resources which are allocated may be found in the server and the algorithms for allocating and distributing are also on the server. The allocation of programs by the server computer is based upon user profiles for each user developed as a result of the data entries made in response to the above-described prompt panels.
Inventors
- 👤 Walter William Casey
- 👤 Jeffrey Randell Dean
- 👤 Ingrid Milagros Rodriguez
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 06:44
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/2866; H04L67/30; H04L67/306; H04L69/00; H04L69/30; H04L69/32; H04L69/322; H04L69/329
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
76 words
A system for the configuration of operations in a network comprising at least a server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer comprising: means for interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and means for allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network in response to and based upon said user entries.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
76 words
A system for the configuration of operations in a network comprising at least a server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer comprising: means for interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and means for allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network in response to and based upon said user entries.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1 wherein at least one of said entries covers a demographic aspect of the business environment using the network.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 2 further including means for correlating said entries to computer operations, said means for allocating said network computing components and operations being responsive to said correlating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said client computers are interactive display computers accessible to users in said business environment, and said system further includes means for storing a user profile of computing components and operations allocated for each user based upon said correlated data entries.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said means for correlating and said means for allocating are in said server computer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system of claim 5 wherein said means for storing said user profiles are controlled by said server computer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the working hours of said users in said business environment.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the job functions of said users in said business environment.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the hours during which said business environment is open.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said server computer is an interactive display computer and said data entries are made into said server computer.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for the configuration of operations in a network comprising at least one server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, including the steps of: interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network based upon said user entries.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
71 words
A method for the configuration of operations in a network comprising at least one server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, including the steps of: interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network based upon said user entries.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 11 wherein at least one of said entries covers a demographic aspect of the business environment using the network.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 12 further including the step of correlating said entries to computer operations prior to allocating said network computing components and operations.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said client computers are interactive display computers accessible to users in said business environment, and further including the step of storing a user profile of computing components and operations allocated for each user based upon said correlated data entries.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 13 wherein said steps of correlating and allocating are carried out by said server computer.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the working hours of said users in said business environment.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the job functions of said users in said business environment.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the hours during which said business environment is open.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The method of claim 14 wherein said server computer is an interactive display computer and said data entries are made into said server computer.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
85 words
A computer program having program code included on a computer readable medium for the configuration of a computer network comprising at least a server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, comprising: means for interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and means for allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network in response to and based upon said user entries.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
85 words
A computer program having program code included on a computer readable medium for the configuration of a computer network comprising at least a server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, comprising: means for interactively prompting a user to make a sequence of data entries, each of said entries being apparently unrelated to computer operations, and means for allocating network computing components and operations among the computers in the network in response to and based upon said user entries.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
The computer program of claim 20 wherein at least one of said entries covers a demographic aspect of the business environment using the network.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
32 words
The computer program of claim 21 further including means for correlating said entries to computer operations, said means for allocating said network computing components and operations being responsive to said correlating means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
45 words
The computer program of claim 22 wherein said client computers are interactive display computers accessible to users in said business environment, and further include means for storing a user profile of computing components and operations allocated for each user based upon said correlated data entries.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
21 words
The computer program of claim 21 wherein said means for correlating and said means for allocating are in said server computer.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
20 words
The computer program of claim 24 wherein said means for storing said user profiles are controlled by said server computer.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
23 words
The computer program of claim 23 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the working hours of said users in said business environment.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
23 words
The computer program of claim 23 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the job functions of said users in said business environment.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer program of claim 23 wherein said data entries include entries indicating the hours during which said business environment is open.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
25 words
The computer program of claim 23 wherein said server computer is an interactive display computer and said data entries are made into said server computer.
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