Patent ID: 7194539
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for display of activity of users at a plurality of workstations, the method comprising: continuously collecting data from each workstation of the plurality of workstations, each workstation of the plurality of workstations being in a different geographical location, the collected data relating to a rate of computer input activity of at least one user at each workstation; compiling the data continuously collected from each workstation in a central database; displaying the compiled data in a display in a representation of the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation; wherein the rate of computer input activity of the at least one user at each workstation comprises the number of input device clicks of each user at each workstation in a given period, and wherein the input device clicks of each user at each workstation are independently selected from the group consisting of key clicks, mouse clicks, and a combination of key clicks and mouse clicks; wherein the key clicks are associated with a first color and the mouse clicks are associated with a second color that differs from the first color, wherein the at least one user at each workstation comprises a first user and a second user, wherein the computer input activity of the first user consists of key clicks, wherein the computer input activity of the second user consists of mouse clicks, wherein the representation of the rate of computer input activity of the first user is a first symbol in the first color, and wherein the representation of the rate of computer input activity of the second user is a second symbol in the second color.