Patent ID: 6446119
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A method for monitoring usage activities of a user on a computer system, said usage activities of said user including the viewing of a plurality of screen images on a display connected to said computer system, said method comprising the steps of:intercepting a data transmission over a span of time within said computer system, said data transmission corresponding to at least some of said screen images being viewed by said user at a given time within said span of time on said display, said screen images each being a snapshot short in time length compared to said span of time, said snapshots being illustrative of the usage activities of said user of said computer system within said span of time, said data transmission being a portion of data available to said user of said computer system, said data available to said user not being subject to blocking; storing, within a memory, said snapshots; and viewing, by another user after said step of storing, said snapshots on a display device connected to said computer system, whereby said another user monitors the usage activities of said user on said computer system.