Stephen R Olson

US Patent:

20130138801, May 30, 2013

Filed:

Nov 30, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/308241

Inventors:

David Maralack - Snoqualmie WA, US
Paul A. Cooke - Sammamish WA, US
Stephen T. Olson - Duvall WA, US
Joseph P. Mullally - Seattle WA, US
Frank Riese - Kirkland WA, US
Scott Sovine - Kirkland WA, US

Assignee:

Microsoft Corporation - Redmond WA

International Classification:

G06F 15/16
G06F 11/30

US Classification:

709224

Abstract:

A monitoring information reporting system for a client computer, the system provides monitoring information to a server computer which receives monitoring information for analysis. The system provides a framework for a client computer to identify to a server computer the monitoring information it can provide. The server computer then determines, based on the notification, whether monitoring information is to be provided, and if so, the specific monitoring information that will be provided. When monitoring information is to be provided, the server computer sends a response to the client computer with a command to control the client computer to collect monitoring information, which is then provided to the server computer. In this way, the server computer can control the amount and nature of monitoring information collected and transferred.