IP Library Granted Patent US 10,817,520
Granted Patent B1
US 10,817,520 · App. 14/631,218 · Granted Oct 27, 2020

Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for sharing user activity data

Inventor: Ying Victor Zhang (Plano, TX)
Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
G06F16/24578G06F16/245
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Patent No.
US 10,817,520
App. No.
14/631,218
Granted
Oct 27, 2020
Kind
B1
Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable mediums for sharing user activity data are disclosed. According to one example, a method includes receiving a collection of user activity records, wherein each of the user activity records is associated with at least one user-defined system management query and analyzing the collection of user activity records to identify one or more correlations existing among the user-defined system management queries. The method further includes generating system management compilation data based on the identified one or more correlations and distributing the system management compilation data to a plurality of subscriber entities.

Claims (38)

1. A method for sharing user activity data, the method comprising:

receiving a collection of user activity records, wherein each of the user activity records includes user-defined system management query data;

extracting the user-defined system management query data from the collection of user activity records, wherein the system management query data includes user-defined free form queries generated by a plurality of client entities, wherein the user-defined free form queries includes natural language queries;

analyzing the extracted user-defined system management query data to identify one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries, wherein the one or more identified correlations is based at least on metric data extracted from the user-defined system management query data;

generating system management compilation data based on the identified one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries;

distributing the system management compilation data to a plurality of subscriber entities;

producing an enhanced user-defined free form query based on an original user-defined free form query that is modified by one of the plurality of subscriber entities via a front end server and that is included in the system management compilation data;

providing the enhanced user-defined free form query to at least one of the plurality of subscriber entities as update data; and

pushing additional update data for updating the system management compilation data to the front end server in response to determining that a same type of user activity records is requested on a periodic basis by the front end server.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein each of the user activity records includes at least one member selected from a group consisting of a search query, a user activity, a user input, a key performance indicator (KPI), a custom indicator, an access rule, a security policy, a quality of service (QoS) policy, historical information, preconfigured information, management information, and user preference information.

3. The method of claim 1 comprising aggregating the user activity records received from a plurality of management servers into the collection of user activity records.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein receiving the collection of user activity records includes receiving the collection of user activity records on a predefined periodic basis.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein analyzing the collection of user activity records includes ascertaining at least one pattern existing among the user-defined free form queries.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising establishing one or more rankings based on the at least one ascertained pattern.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the one or more rankings are established in accordance to at least one of a frequency, an origination time, and a system component domain associated with the user-defined free form queries.

8. A system for sharing user activity data, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a communal management analysis (CMA) engine implemented using the processor, wherein the CMA engine is configured to receive a collection of user activity records, wherein each of the user activity records includes user-defined system management query data, to extract the user-defined system management query data from the collection of user activity records, wherein the system management query data includes user-defined free form queries generated by a plurality of client entities, wherein the user-defined free form queries includes natural language queries, to analyze the extracted user-defined system management query data to identify one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries, wherein the one or more identified correlations is based at least on metric data extracted from the user-defined system management query data, to generate system management compilation data based on the identified one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries, to distribute the system management compilation data to a plurality of subscriber entities, to produce an enhanced user-defined free form query based on an original user-defined free form query that is modified by one of the plurality of subscriber entities via a front end server and that is included in the system management compilation data, to provide the enhanced user-defined free form query to at least one of the plurality of subscriber entities as update data, and to push additional update data for updating the system management compilation data to the front end server in response to determining that a same type of user activity records is requested on a periodic basis by the front end server.

9. The system of claim 8 wherein each of the user activity records includes at least one member selected from a group consisting of a search query, a user activity, a user input, a key performance indicator (KPI), a custom indicator, an access rule, a security policy, a quality of service (QoS) policy, historical information, preconfigured information, management information, and user preference information.

10. The system of claim 8 wherein the CMA engine is further configured to aggregate the user activity records received from a plurality of management servers into the collection of user activity records.

11. The system of claim 8 wherein the CMA engine is further configured to receive the collection of user activity records includes receiving the collection of user activity records on a predefined periodic basis.

12. The system of claim 8 herein the CMA engine is further configured to ascertain at least one pattern existing among the user-defined free form queries.

13. The system of claim 12 herein the CMA engine is further configured to establish one or more rankings based on the at least one ascertained pattern.

14. The system of claim 13 wherein the one or more rankings are established in accordance to at least one of a frequency, an origination time, and a system component domain associated with the user-defined free form queries.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon executable instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the computer to perform steps comprising:

receiving a collection of user activity records, wherein each of the user activity records includes user-defined system management query data;

extracting the user-defined system management query data from the collection of user activity records, wherein the system management query data includes user-defined free form queries generated by a plurality of client entities, wherein the user-defined free form queries includes natural language queries;

analyzing the extracted user-defined system management query data to identify one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries, wherein the one or more identified correlations is based at least on metric data extracted from the user-defined system management query data;

generating system management compilation data based on the identified one or more correlations existing among the user-defined free form queries; and

distributing the system management compilation data to a plurality of subscriber entities;

producing an enhanced user-defined free form query based on an original user-defined free form query that is modified by one of the plurality of subscriber entities via a front end server and that is included in the system management compilation data;

providing the enhanced user-defined free form query to at least one of the plurality of subscriber entities as update data; and

pushing additional update data for updating the system management compilation data to the front end server in response to determining that a same type of user activity records is requested on a periodic basis by the front end server.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein each of the user activity records includes at least one member selected from a group consisting of a search query, a user activity, a user input, a key performance indicator (KPI), a custom indicator, an access rule, a security policy, a quality of service (QoS) policy, historical information, preconfigured information, management information, and user preference information.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 15 comprising aggregating the user activity records received from a plurality of management servers into the collection of user activity records.

18. The computer readable medium of claim 15 wherein analyzing the collection of user activity records includes ascertaining at least one pattern existing among the user-defined free form queries.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 18 further comprising establishing one or more rankings based on the at least one ascertained pattern.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 19 wherein the one or more rankings are established in accordance to at least one of a frequency, an origination time, and a system component domain associated with the user-defined free form queries.

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From: VCE IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
To: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: CREDANT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; DELL INTERNATIONAL L.L.C.; DELL MARKETING L.P.; DELL PRODUCTS L.P.; DELL USA L.P.; EMC CORPORATION; FORCE10 NETWORKS, INC.; WYSE TECHNOLOGY L.L.C.; EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 26, 2015
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