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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2007
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Heidi A. Crittenden, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mario R. Garzia, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Heidi A. Crittenden, Bellevue, WA (US);
Mario R. Garzia, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of grouping sets of computers into a single class for statistical analysis is disclosed. The method may look at various factors to create equivalent classes of computers depending on the level of aggregation desired which then may be used to provide additional data from which reliability statistics may be calculated on the uptime of computers.