Patent ID: 9230069
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: collecting multiple parameters of execution information for one or more software processes on one or more servers in an operating system; generating a time series for each of the multiple collected parameters of execution information for each of the one or more software processes; mapping each generated time series for the one or more software processes to one or more software products; determining usage of a software product in the operating system based on the mapping of each generated time series for the one or more software processes to one or more software products; and identifying one or more software product license optimization opportunities based on a comparison of the determined usage of the software product in the operating system and an indication of all installations of the software product in the operating system; wherein said collecting, said generating, said mapping, said determining, and said identifying are carried out by a computer device.