Patent ID: 7152212

Claim:
In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display and a user input device, a method for displaying statistical measures for selected parameter values produced from analysis of time-tagged data from a mail or paper processing system, the method comprising: (a) analyzing time-tagged data associated with a plurality of machines of different types associated with a mail or paper processing system for producing parameter values of the mail or paper processing system, wherein analyzing the time-tagged data comprises: (i) reading a plurality of time-tagged data items received from the plurality of machines, wherein the reading includes accessing a log file containing the time-tagged data items, the time-tagged data items associated with an event of interest for a particular machine spanning multiple, separated entries in the log file; and (ii) parsing the time-tagged data items to identify multiple, separated data items relating to at least one event of interest for a particular machine associated with the mail or paper processing system; (b) displaying, on the display, a first window including parameter descriptions for mail or paper processing parameter values produced from the analysis of time-tagged data, and including status information indicating the results of comparing the parameter values to reference values; (c) displaying, on the display, a second window including a table of statistical measures for a selected parameter description produced from the analysis of time-tagged data in the first window; (d) displaying, on the display, a third window including a graph of measured values for the selected parameter description; and (e) receiving input from a user for selecting the parameter description.