Patent ID: 7676760

Claim:
A method for analyzing access log information, the method comprising: processing an access log to identify file access information associated with accessed regions of a file; displaying a graphical representation of the file; and displaying visual renderings at relative locations in association with the graphical representation to identify accessed regions of the file as indicated by the file access information in the access log, a first visual rendering in the graphical representation indicating an access by a first process of multiple processes, a second visual rendering in the graphical representation indicating an access by a second process of the multiple processes; wherein displaying the graphical representation includes: displaying the graphical representation of the file on a display screen to be proportional in size to a respective size of the file; providing a start indicator and an end indicator at a corresponding relative location of the graphical representation to visually indicate relative positions of a respective beginning and end of a respective access to the file; and generating a series of display elements connecting the start indicator and the end indicator of the graphical representation to identify a relative position of the respective access in the file as well as a relative size associated with the respective access, the series of display elements forming a diagonal segment from the start indicator to the end indicator.