KR100625867B1 - Apparatus, system and method for extracting, analysing, storing, managing and collecting statistics on programs on a computer system and computer readable medium processing the method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for extracting installation status information and program usage information of programs installed in a computer system. In particular, the present invention relates to a registry, shortcut icons (link files), files, or installation programs (constituting programs installed on the computer system). Analyze program installation information managed by InstallShield, an installation program such as Microsoft's Windows Installer), extract components (registry, files, folders) of the programs, register the extracted information, and register the registered information. Storage and management. The present invention also provides a program analysis module for analyzing and extracting execution information or usage information for a component of the program, registering the extracted information, and storing and managing the registered information, and the program analysis module. And a program management module for managing information about each program by structuring or statistically managing the software resource for easy maintenance. In addition, the present invention analyzes the information of the program file that has been installed in the computer system or the changes (installation, removal, modification) and usage information of the newly installed program, for the purpose of forecasting demand for programs to be used in the computer system. And registering the analyzed information, and storing and managing the registered information to collect information on application and anticipation of use of a new program for predicting a user's demand for a new program. Include.

Computer, server, client, program analysis module, program management module, program information collection, execution information collection

Description

Apparatus, system and method for analyzing, extracting, storing, managing, and statistics information about programs installed, running, or in use on computers, and computer-readable recording media programmed therein (APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING, ANALYSING, STORING, MANAGING AND COLLECTING STATISTICS ON PROGRAMS ON A COMPUTER SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM PROCESSING THE METHOD}

1 illustrates a server / client system architecture that may be applied in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a diagram showing the internal structure of a computer system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

2B is a diagram showing the internal structure of a server and a client system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a program analysis module in a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4A is a diagram illustrating the structure of a program analyzer in a program analysis module of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4B is a diagram illustrating a structure of a usage information extracting unit in a program analysis module of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a program management module in a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a program information generation procedure in a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in a server computer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of extracting usage information of a program according to an embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of identifying a program expected demand according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a diagram illustrating a method for displaying information collected at a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

100: server 110: network

120: client 200, 290: memory

201: OS 202: program information analysis device

203: Program 205: Program Analysis Module

206: program management module 210, 280: CPU

220, 250: I / O adapter 230, 260: data storage device

240, 270: network I / F 300: program analysis unit

310: program registration unit 320: usage information extraction unit

330, 520: control unit 340: report data processing unit

350: information collection database 360: transmission processing unit

400: installation / removal information extraction unit 410: execution monitoring method determination unit

420: process monitoring unit 430: file load monitoring unit

440: component load monitoring unit 500: data processing unit

510: data management unit 530: program information database

The present invention relates to an information collection method for efficient resource management of an installed program in a computer system, and more particularly, to information about a program for efficiently managing software resources by extracting information about programs installed in the computer system. An apparatus, system, method for analysis, extraction, storage management, and statistics, and a computer-readable recording medium programmed therein.

In recent years, as network systems, or server / client deployment technologies, have become widespread in society, software developers have purchased and installed software to reduce distribution costs, and customers to reduce software purchase costs and use mature software. Rather than using an offline application, an online application leasing service (Application Service Provider) (“ASP”) technology is used to install a program directly in an online environment without installing software. The desire to use is increasing. The company is also trying to turn its software around when it's needed, such as water, gas, telephone, and electricity, to pay for what it wants to use.

Meanwhile, due to the recent speed of software development, program makers are releasing upgraded versions of the program every one to two years on average. As a result, if companies do not manage various versions of software resources, they can be distributed to people who don't need them. In addition, it is difficult to distinguish between the software requester and the actual consumer when purchasing the software, and it is difficult to know exactly how many pieces of software are actually required by the enterprise by relying only on the users who use data about how much software to purchase. In addition, fluctuating personnel and departments made it difficult to dynamically allocate the required software demand.

An object of the present invention is to check the installation location, deletion time, information on the components (registry, files, folders) of the programs installed in a predetermined computer system and the usage time for the programs installed in the computer system, Devices, systems, methods, and programs for analyzing, extracting, storing, managing, and analyzing information about programs installed, running, or in use on computers that analyze and store the frequency of use and usage of each program. A computer-readable recording medium is provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide information about the installation location, deletion time, components (registry, files, folders) of programs installed on each client in a network system constructed as a server / client, and programs installed on each client. By checking the usage time in real time, the frequency of use of each program and the usage of each program are transmitted to the server, which is installed, running, or in use on a computer that comprehensively manages the usage of the programs used at the same time. An apparatus, a system, a method for analyzing, extracting, storing, and managing information about a program, and a computer-readable recording medium having the program recorded thereon are provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is the installation location, deletion time, information on the installation components (registry, files, folders) of the respective programs installed on each client in a network system built as a server / client and programs installed on each client Devices, systems, methods, and programs for analyzing, extracting, storing, managing, and analyzing information about programs installed, running, or in use on a computer managed by a server by extracting statistics of usage time from individual clients. The present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium.

An object of the present invention is to set the installation location, installation time, deletion time, information on components (registry, files, folders) of programs newly installed in a predetermined computer system, and usage time of programs newly installed in the computer system. By checking, the frequency of use of the newly installed program is analyzed, the device, system, method for program analysis, extraction, storage management and statistics on the program that is installed, executed or used in the storage management and the computer program A computer-readable recording medium is provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide information on the installation location, installation time, deletion time, components (registry, files, folders) of programs newly installed on each client in a network system constructed as a server / client and on the client. Check the usage time of the newly installed programs in real time, collect and use the newly installed program's usage frequency and usage to the server, and install it on a computer that comprehensively manages the usage of the programs used at the same time. An apparatus, a system, a method for analyzing, extracting, storing, and managing information about a program that is being executed or used, and a computer-readable recording medium having the program recorded thereon are provided.

In addition, an object of the present invention is the installation location, installation time, deletion time, information on the installation components (registry, files, folders) of the newly installed programs on each client in a network system built as a server / client and each client Device, system, and method for analyzing, extracting, storing and managing information about programs installed, running, or in use on a computer managed comprehensively by a server by extracting statistics of usage time of newly installed programs from individual clients And it provides a computer-readable recording medium that recorded the program.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is a program that is expected to use deleted information previously installed in a predetermined computer system from the information in the registry and the installation program's information file, the information in the newly installed programs, and the previously installed information in the program. Devices, systems for analyzing, extracting, storing and managing information about programs installed, running, or in use on a computer to collect more information on the programs required by a given institution. It provides a method and a computer-readable recording medium that is recorded by programming it.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide information on the information file of the registry and the installation program and the information of the newly installed programs and the previously installed information on each client in a network system constructed as a server / client. Collect information about the programs that are expected to be used from the information of the programs, and analyze and extract information about the programs installed, running, or in use on a computer to more accurately extract the demands for the programs required within a given institution. In addition, the present invention provides an apparatus, a system, a method for storage management and statistics, and a computer-readable recording medium which is programmed and recorded.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a software license for an online program rental service (ASP) server in a network system constructed with a server / client, and to use the software required in a predetermined institution by using it online on demand on each client computer. Provides a computer-readable recording medium that programs and programs the information, analysis, extraction, storage management and statistics on the programs installed, executed or used in the computer to extract the quantity more accurately. Is in.

In addition, an object of the present invention is to provide a software license for a server in a network system constructed as a server / client, and to rent more online as needed on each client computer to more accurately extract the required amount of software in a given institution. An apparatus, a system, a method for analyzing, extracting, storing, and managing information about a program installed, executed, or in use on a computer, and a computer-readable recording medium including the program are recorded.

An apparatus of the present invention for achieving the above object is a computer system in which one or more programs are installed and executed, the apparatus for analyzing information about the programs installed in the computer system, the components (registry, files) , Folder) and the installation information of the program is extracted and registered through the installation information file of the installation program that installs the program, collecting information on the execution state of the registered program, and installing on the computer system In the device for analyzing the information about the deleted and deleted program, Residual information that is not deleted about the components (registry, files, folders) of the deleted program and the removal information file of the uninstall program removing the program is extracted by Register and finalize the removed date of the removed program The component analysis and execution information for the programs installed and executed in the computer system from the program analysis module and the installation information of each program, which collects the confirmed date and collects data of the installed / removed programs; And a program management module that analyzes and statistics information on the installed / removed programs from the removal element information and the deletion date information of the programs deleted from the computer system.

In the system of the present invention for achieving the above object, one or more clients and a server in which one or more programs are installed for each client are connected by wire / wireless communication means, and a predetermined communication protocol between the server and clients is provided. In the server / client system for transmitting and receiving data, the program is installed on the client, the installation of the program through the information on the components (registry, files, folders) of the program and the installation information file of the installation program that installed the program A device for extracting and registering information, collecting information on an execution state of the registered program, and analyzing information about a program installed in the computer system and deleted, the component of the deleted program (registry) , Undeleted cups (for files, folders) A program analysis module for extracting and registering information and a removal information file of a removal program from which the program has been removed, collecting a date on which the removal date of the removed program was finally confirmed, and transmitting data of the installed / removed program; And installed in the server, receiving installation and execution information on the transmitted program from each client, and transmitting component information and execution time information of the programs for each client from the received information and transmitting the information from each client. And a program management module for structuring and storing information on the installed / removed programs from the component information of the deleted program for each client and the deleted date information from the deleted information on the deleted program.

In addition, the additional expected program information extraction system collects the concurrent usage of the installed program for each client, collects the information of the removed program for each client, and compares it with the amount of the license of the program currently owned, It is characterized in that it includes a module for predicting further purchase of software that is expected to be lacking and a program management module for structuring and storing the collected data.

In addition, the first method of the present invention for achieving the above object is a computer system in which one or more programs are installed and executed, the method for analyzing information about the programs installed in the computer system, the components of the program Extracts and registers installation information of the program through information on the registry, files, and folders, and an installation information file of an installation program that installs the program, collects information on the execution state of the registered program, and An apparatus for analyzing information about a program installed in a computer system and then deleted, wherein the remaining information is not deleted about components (registry, files, and folders) of the deleted program and information on the removal of the uninstall program from which the program is removed. Extract and register files, remove date of the removed program And a program analysis step of collecting the date of the final confirmation, and collecting the data of the installed / removed program, and the component information of the programs for each computer system from the installation information and execution information for each program, and And a program management step of analyzing and statistically analyzing execution information, information on components installed and removed from the component information on the programs deleted in each of the computer systems, and the deletion date information.

In addition, in the second method of the present invention for achieving the above object, one or more clients and a server in which one or more programs are installed for each client are connected by wire / wireless communication means, and the server and the clients are connected to each other. In a server / client system that transmits and receives data by a communication protocol, a method of transmitting information about the program installed on the client to the server, comprising: a component (registry, file, folder) of the program installed on the client. Extracting and registering installation information of the program through the installation information file of the installation program and the installation program for installing the program, collecting information on the execution state of the registered program, and being installed in the computer system. Analyzes information about deleted programs In the device, extracting and registering the undeleted residual information for the components (registry, files, folders) of the deleted program and the uninstall information file of the uninstall program from which the program is removed, the removal of the removed program And collecting the date on which the date has been finally confirmed and transmitting the collected information to the server.

In addition, the method of extracting additional estimated program information includes: collecting the concurrent usage of the installed program for each client; collecting information of the removed program for each client; comparing the amount of the license of the program that is currently owned with or without the above license. It is characterized in that it comprises a step of anticipating the additional purchase of software that is expected to be lacking and a program management step of structuring and storing collected data.

In addition, in the method of extracting additional expected program information according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the server transmits a list of additional expected programs to each client, and each client that receives the expected program list is to be added. The method may further include generating a list of programs and transmitting the list to the server.

Methods for analyzing, extracting, storing, and managing information about programs installed, executed, or in use on the computer may be stored in a recording medium readable by a server computer. Such recording media includes all types of recording media on which programs and data are stored so that they can be read by a computer system. Examples include Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), Compact Disk (CD), Digital Video Disk (DVD) -ROM, Magnetic Tape, Floppy Disk, Optical Data Storage, etc. It also includes implementations in the form of (eg, transmission over the Internet). In addition, these recording media can be distributed over network coupled computer systems so that the computer readable code is stored and executed in a distributed fashion.

Hereinafter, a detailed description according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, detailed descriptions of well-known functions or configurations will be omitted when it is determined that the detailed descriptions of the known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a program information management method for extracting, storing, and managing detailed information (eg, program installation information, execution information, usage information, etc.) about one or more programs installed in a computer system.

On the other hand, the extraction of the information about the installation program is preferably performed in a computer system in which the corresponding program is installed, and the various information about the extracted corresponding program is performed in the same computer system or another computer system through an external network. It may also be performed in.

That is, the present invention may be implemented in one computer system or in a network system in which a plurality of computers communicate with each other.

For example, the present invention may be applied to information management of a program installed in the clients in a server / client system in which a server and one or more (generally plural) clients are connected by a network. That is, detailed information about programs for each of the plurality of clients is collected by the methods according to the present invention, and the collected information is collectively transmitted to the server. The server can collectively grasp the detailed status of the entire software in the network by analyzing the information about the programs collected from each client.

Here, the server and the client according to the present invention communicate with each other through a predetermined connection means, the server and the plurality of clients are connected in a certain type of network method. In this case, the present invention may be applied to all types regardless of the connection type between the server and the clients, and may be equally applicable to communication by the direct connection between the server and the clients.

In addition, the network is applicable to the present invention irrespective of its type. Examples of the network include an Internet network, an internal network, an intranet, a local area network, a wide area network, and an internal bus. In addition, it is obvious that the same can be applied to a wired network as well as a wireless network.

Meanwhile, the term 'program' is used the same as the term 'software' in the following description. The program applied to the present invention generally refers to most programs installed and executed on a computer except a system program (for example, an operating system (OS)) for operating a system.
Here, the definition of 'software' includes a uniquely executable program including a middleware software, a utility software, a system software, a DLL library constituting the software, and a module constituting the uniquely executable software. do.
In addition, the program generally consists of one or more files, the files storing an execution file used for the execution of the program, and other drivers or data necessary for the execution. It consists of various types of files. In this case, the types of the files are distinguished by an extension (for example, exe, dll, txt, etc.) displayed at the back of the corresponding file name.

The present invention examines whether each executable or non-executable file constituting each program is used to determine whether to install, execute and use various programs installed in a predetermined computer system. Then, based on the survey result, it is possible to perform a comprehensive analysis on the installation information and usage time information of the respective programs.

In addition, the present invention can be applied to the following six items.

1. Extract information and obtain usage information about software that is currently installed or used on a single computer.

2. Extract information and obtain usage information about past or present installations and software on all or some computers installed within a network or organization.

3. In order to derive the preliminary demand for the software required in the future in a network or an institution connected to a predetermined network, the information of the software installed / deleted / modified on the client is extracted, and the same program is simultaneously used on each client. Collect virtually any list of changes in usage over time to anticipate virtual demands, or extract and obtain software list information required by the user in the future.

4. Provide a preliminary demand list on the server in order to derive preliminary demand for future software in a networked institution or organization, through which the client checks the virtual demand, or the user lists the software required in the future. Obtain and extract that information by requesting it.

5. Have sufficient software licenses on the ASP server to extract usage statistics for more accurate software, and use the software online when needed on client computers to more accurately determine the quantity of software required within the organization and organization. extraction.

6. In order to extract usage statistics for more accurate software, the server shall be equipped with sufficient software licenses, and shall be rented and used online when necessary on the client computer, and operated by returning online after use. More accurate extraction of software needs within the organization.

That is, the first and second numbers provide static statistics indicating only the amount of software resources currently managed in an institution. On the other hand, the third time provides the data that can estimate the change and type of software quantity required in an institution as well as the static statistics without a user's request.

Hereinafter, a system and procedures for concretely implementing the above-described methods will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. First, the structure of a system constructed according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

1 is a diagram illustrating a server / client system structure applicable according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Meanwhile, as described above, the method for collecting and analyzing program information according to the present invention may be implemented to be performed in one computer system 130, or may be implemented in a server / client system as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 1, the server / client system according to the present invention is based on a system in which one server 100 communicates with a plurality of clients 120 (that is, 120a or 120b) through a predetermined network 110. do. In this case, as described above, the connection method between the server and the clients (eg, the connection method as in 120a or 120b) and the type of the network 110 may be variously modified in applying the present invention.

The server 100 knows login information of each of the clients 120, and also detects a network connection state of each of the clients 120. In addition, the server 100 and the clients 120 can transmit and receive data by a predetermined communication protocol (that is, a protocol).

Meanwhile, one or more programs are installed in each of the clients 120, and the installed programs are executed according to a user's request. At this time, the installation information and execution information of various programs installed in each of the clients 120 according to the present invention is collected by a predetermined module provided in each client, the installation information for the programs of the collected clients and Execution information is periodically transmitted to the server 100 or at the request of the server 100 in accordance with the present invention.

In this case, the information collected from each of the clients 120 may be integrated in the server 100 and may be implemented to be displayed in a predetermined predetermined format in order for the user to easily grasp.

As described above, the analysis and statistics on the program-related information extracted for the programs installed in each of the computer systems 100 and 120 may be performed in the corresponding computer systems 100 and 120, as shown in FIG. 1. As described above, the program extraction process may be performed by each client 120, and the synthesis and analysis of the extracted data may be performed by the server 100.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the computer system for implementing the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 to 5.

2A and 2B illustrate an internal structure of a computer system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, an apparatus for performing the present invention in one computer system will be described with reference to FIG. 2A, and an embodiment to which the present invention is applied to the server / client system described above with reference to FIG. 2B will be described.

2A is a diagram showing the internal structure of a computer system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2A, the computer system 130 to which the present invention is applied includes a central processor unit 210, an input / output adapter; I / O adapter) 220, a data storage device 230, a memory 200, and the like. Although not shown in FIG. 2A, a predetermined network interface (hereinafter, referred to as “I / F”) (not shown) may be provided to transmit / receive data with external systems.

The CPU 210 is a general purpose programmable processor and executes certain instructions stored in the memory 200, although a single CPU is shown in FIG. 2A, but a computer system with multiple CPUs may be used.

The memory 200 may be composed of a semiconductor random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM) or the like for storing data and programs. The memory is conceptually illustrated as a single monolithic object in the drawings, but is often cached. caches and other memory devices. Meanwhile, an operating system 201 and a plurality of programs 203 are present in the memory 200 of the computer system 130.

The program 203 is an object of data collection according to the present invention, and means a program composed of a plurality of files executed on a computer as described above. The program 203 is generally stored and installed in the data storage device 230, and is loaded and executed in a memory such as a RAM when an execution request is made. The program 203 may be set to be automatically executed when the computer system 130 is booted according to its type, and may be installed so that it always runs when needed. In addition, as described above, the files constituting the program are composed of an execution file used to execute the program, and various types of files storing drivers or data necessary for the execution. Each file type is identified by an extension.

The data storage device 230 may preferably include one or more rotating magnetic hard disk drive devices, although other types of storage devices may be used.

On the other hand, the communication bus 231 supports the transfer of data, commands, and other information between different devices, and is simply illustrated as a single bus in the drawings, and typically, the communication bus is composed of multiple buses and may be configured in a hierarchical form. It may be.

In addition, the computer system shown in FIG. 2A is a simplified diagram and many modifications other than those specifically described herein in the system configuration are possible. The computer system 130 may be considered a personal computer system or may be a large computer system such as an IBM enterprise system or an IBM AS / 400 system.

According to the present invention, the computer system 130 includes a program information analysis device 202 in the memory 200 for implementing the present invention. The program information analysis device 202 extracts and stores program related information such as installation, execution, and usage information of the programs 203 installed in the computer system 130, and analyzes the stored program related information. By statisticalizing, the user of the computer system 130 can effectively use the computer system 130.

In addition, the program information analysis apparatus 202 may be configured as a program analysis module 205 for collecting information about the program 203 and a program management module 206 for analyzing and statistically collecting the collected information. Can be.

On the other hand, the program analysis module 205 according to the present invention may be stored in the memory 200 as described above in the form of software or in a separate data storage device 230 in accordance with the implementation method, or in another way It may be composed of a predetermined separate processing module configured in hardware. Accordingly, the program analysis module 205 according to the present invention installed in the computer system 130 checks the installation, removal and execution states of the one or more programs 203 and collects the results.

In addition, according to the present invention, the data collected by the program analysis module 205 of the client 120 is transmitted to the program management module 206. The program management module 206 organizes and manages program related information collected by each program analysis module 205.

More specific operations and structures of the program analysis module 205 and the program management module 206 will be described later.

2B is a diagram illustrating the internal structure of a server and a client system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2B, the server 100 and the client 120 are types of computer systems, respectively, CPUs 210 and 280, I / O adapters 220 and 250, data storage devices 230 and 260, and a network. I / F 240, 270, memory 200, 290, and the like.

In addition, the various devices in the server 100 and the client 120 communicate with each other via an internal communication bus 231, respectively. The CPUs 210 and 280 are general-purpose programmable processors and execute predetermined instructions stored in the memory 200 and 290. In FIG. 2B, a single CPU for each device is shown, but a computer system having multiple CPUs is used. It may be.

The memory 200 or 290 may be configured as a semiconductor random access memory (RAM) or a read only memory (ROM) for storing data and programs, and the memory is conceptually illustrated as a single monolithic object in the drawings. Often it may be organized in a hierarchical structure of caches and other memory devices. Meanwhile, an operating system 201 and a plurality of programs 203 exist in the memory 200 of the client 120.

The program 203 is an object of data collection according to the present invention, and means a program composed of a plurality of files executed on a computer as described above. The program 203 is generally stored and installed in the data storage device 230, and is loaded and executed in a memory such as a RAM when an execution request is made. On the other hand, the program 203 may be set to be automatically executed upon booting the client 120 according to its type, or may be installed so that it always runs when necessary by resident in the RAM. In addition, as described above, the files constituting the program are composed of an execution file used to execute the program, and various types of files storing drivers or data necessary for the execution. Each file type is identified by an extension.

The data storage devices 230, 260 may preferably include one or more rotating magnetic hard disk drive devices, although other types of storage devices may be used. Network I / Fs 240 and 270 provide a physical connection for the transfer of data from and to network 110. In a preferred embodiment, the network 100 is an intranet, but any small self-maintaining network such as the Internet, WAN, LAN, or other internal or external network using telephone transmission lines, satellites, optical fibers, T1 lines, and the like. May be any number of available technologies.

On the other hand, the communication bus 231 supports the transfer of data, commands, and other information between different devices, and is simply illustrated as a single bus in the drawings, and typically, the communication bus is composed of multiple buses and may be configured in a hierarchical form. It may be.

In addition, the computer system illustrated in FIG. 2B is a simplified diagram and many modifications other than those specifically described herein in the system configuration are possible. The client 120 and server 100 may be considered a personal computer system or may be a large computer system such as an IBM enterprise system or an IBM AS / 400 system.

According to the present invention, the client 120 includes a program analysis module 205 in the memory 200 for collecting information about the program 203 executed in the client 120, and includes the server ( The program management module 206 is provided in the memory 290 of the server 100 for integrated management at 100.

On the other hand, the program analysis module 205 according to the present invention may be stored in the memory 200 as described above in the form of software or in a separate data storage device 230 in accordance with the implementation method, or in another way It may be composed of a predetermined separate processing module configured in hardware. Accordingly, the program analysis module 205 according to the present invention installed in the client 120 checks the installation, removal and execution status of the one or more programs 203 and collects the results.

In addition, the data collected by the program analysis module 205 of the client 120 according to the present invention is the program management module of the server 100 through the network I / F (240, 270) and network 110 ( 206). The program management module 206 organizes and manages program related information collected from the clients 120.

Hereinafter, the program analysis module 205 of the client 120 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a diagram showing the detailed structure of the program analysis module 205 in the client according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the program analysis module 205 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a program analyzer 300, a program register 310, a usage information extractor 320, a controller 330, and a report data processor. 340, a collection information database 350, and a transmission processor 360.

The program analyzing unit 300 analyzes a program currently installed in the client 120 as a part of analyzing the installation status of a program, and includes an executable file (for example, a file having an extension of 'exe') included in the program. ) And component files. In addition, a list of programs that have been installed in the past but not installed in the client 120 but has been deleted in the past is prepared.

The analysis method of the files can be variously implemented. For example, first, a method of searching by the registry information extraction unit 401 may be analyzed. The uninstall item may be analyzed to find a file and a folder in which the program is installed, or a unique UUID ( Finding a file through the information of a component file (files such as OLE, OCX, DLL, etc.) having a Universally Unique Identifiers value, or finding a file and folder by locating the software registration information. In the case of a deleted program, the contents of some of the registries may remain without being deleted, and the information of the deleted program may be obtained through the remaining information.

Second, referring to the search method by the link information extracting unit 402, information and arguments of an execution path and an executable file included in a shortcut icon or the like included in a desktop or a program are described. Find out the contents of folders and files that are passed to, or analyze the '* .msi' file (installation information file format of the Windows installer) by analyzing the information that works in conjunction with the Windows installer. Can be found.

Third, look at how to retrieve the installation information of the program by the install / uninstall program information extraction unit 403, the installer information such as '* .msi' file or uninstallers (Uninstaller) information Installation information of the program can be found. In the case of a deleted program, there may be a file that manages deletion information of the program. The information of the deleted program may be obtained through the remaining information.

Fourth, looking at a method of retrieving the installation information of the program by the registration information extraction unit 404 of the files, the programs listed in the list through the version (version) information or size (size) information, etc. The program component information can be used to find out the installation information of a program. In addition, in the case of a deleted program, some files and folders may be left without being deleted. The information of the deleted program may be displayed by using the above-mentioned program components previously listed or through information registered in the file. You can get it.

The function of the program analyzer 300 may be classified as shown in FIG. 4A in detail by referring to the above description.

4A is a diagram illustrating a structure of a program analyzer 300 in a program analysis module of a client according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the program analyzing unit 300 searches for installation information data or files installed by the installation program of the program, and installs / removes information extracting unit 400 to generate a list and file information of the program. And an execution monitoring method determiner 410 that determines a monitoring method for the execution status of each program and / or the usage status of the program component file based on the information generated by the installation / removal information extraction unit 400. Can be configured.

In addition, the installation / removal information extraction unit 400 may extract the registry information extraction unit 401, the link information extraction unit 402, and the installation / removal program information extraction unit 403 according to the above-described installation information extraction methods. And the registration information extraction unit 404.

That is, the program analysis unit 300 determines the execution status monitoring method of each program by analyzing the installation information on which programs are currently installed on the client. In addition, by analyzing the information about the programs installed in the client, but currently deleted, it is possible to obtain information about the program installation changes in each client. The data obtained in this way may be processed by the data management unit 510 and used to predict demand of programs required in one institution.

Accordingly, as described above, the installation / removal information extraction unit 400 searches for installation information of a program to generate a list and file information of the program, and the execution monitoring method determination unit 410 based on the generated information. ) Determines how to monitor the execution status of each program.

The execution monitoring method of each program determined by the execution monitoring method determiner 410 is determined according to the characteristics of the files constituting the programs, and may be divided into the following criteria. First, an executable file such as "* .exe", "* .com", a file that is loaded and executed in memory, and second, a file such as "* .dll" (dynamic linked library). A file that is not loaded into memory by itself but executed by other executable files, and thirdly, a file shared by multiple processes for a distributed environment, such as component files (dll, ocx). And besides, it does not affect execution like a word processor program, but determines the execution monitoring method by dividing into contents files necessary for viewing contents.

As a method of searching for the installation information of the program in the installation / removal information extracting unit 400, as described above, the installation information of each program may be extracted.

On the other hand, the result of the program installation information and removal information generated in the program analysis unit 300 is transmitted to the program registration unit 310, the program registration unit 310 for the convenience of execution monitoring for the program Performs organic management of related files and information by referring to installation information of installed programs.

Here, the related file and information are organic structures configured according to the characteristics of the files constituting each program determined by the execution monitoring method determiner 410.

Meanwhile, execution information of each program extracted by the usage information extracting unit 320 is input to the report data processing unit 340, and is documented in a predetermined structure according to a predetermined format and stored in the collection information database 350. do.

In addition, the report data processing unit 340 manages the use time (start / end time) of each program obtained through the usage information extraction unit 320, and defines the structure of the data to be exchanged with the server, each client It performs data processing that manages information about program and data about usage.

The transmission processor 360 transmits the predetermined information to the server 100 so that the information extracted by the program analyzer 300 and the usage information extractor 320 of the client 120 may be transmitted to the server 100. The data is converted into a format suitable for the format and transferred.

On the other hand, the installation and registration information of the program generated by the program analysis unit 300 is transmitted to the server 100 when the installation and deletion of the program occurs, that is, when the information of the program installed in the client is changed It is preferable. In addition, since the usage information of each program extracted by the usage information extracting unit 320 is changed in real time, it is preferable to process the transmission to the server 100 in real time or periodically. As another method of transmitting data from the transmission processing unit 360, the transmission processing unit 360 may process the data to be transmitted when the server 100 provides the information.

In this case, as a method of registering the files through the program registration unit 310, in addition to the method of creating a program list through the information obtained by the program analysis unit 300, the user manually creates the program list, and each program Including an exe file and other files which are components of the program, or when creating the program list, the user selects an arbitrary folder and analyzes each file using the program analyzer 300 to analyze the file list of each program. Can be registered.

When the list and files of each program are registered through the program registration unit 310, the usage information extraction unit 320 monitors the execution status of each program by referring to the list of the registered programs.

In order to implement this, the usage information extracting unit 320 may include a process monitoring unit 420, a file load monitoring unit 430, and a component load as shown in FIG. 4B. The monitoring unit 440 may be configured.

The process monitoring unit 420 is an executable file such as “* .exe” or “* .com”, and uses a file that is loaded and executed in a memory and a “* .bat” (batch file) file. A combination of several executables monitors the start and end times of a running process. Monitoring is performed using the relevant file information registered in the program register 310.

In addition, the file load monitoring unit 430 is a file, such as a "* .dll" (dynamic linked library), which is not loaded and executed by other programs by itself, but is used by another executable file or As a word processor program, it does not affect the execution, but it is a contents of device files such as "* .vxd", "* .drv", and "* .sys" which are necessary to view the contents. It monitors files executed as execution elements of other executable files, such as files that are loaded and executed before startup or during execution.

In addition, by using the component load monitoring unit 440 to accurately call the corresponding component file to extract information on the used process, it serves to inform which process (process) uses the component file correctly. For example, most enterprise resource planning (ERP) programs use or integrate components of an Excel program of Microsoft Office, which is used for handling such cases.

Meanwhile, execution information of each program extracted by the usage information extracting unit 320 is input to the report data processing unit 340, and is documented in a predetermined structure according to a predetermined format and stored in the collection information database 350. do.

In addition, the report data processing unit 340 manages the use time (start / end time) of each program obtained through the usage information extraction unit 320, and defines the structure of the data to be exchanged with the server, each client It performs data processing that manages information about program and data about usage.

The transmission processor 360 transmits the predetermined information to the server 100 so that the information extracted by the program analyzer 300 and the usage information extractor 320 of the client 120 may be transmitted to the server 100. The data is converted into a format suitable for the format and transferred.

On the other hand, the installation and registration information of the program generated by the program analysis unit 300 is transmitted to the server 100 when the installation and deletion of the program occurs, that is, when the information of the program installed in the client is changed It is preferable. In addition, since the usage information of each program extracted by the usage information extracting unit 320 is changed in real time, it is preferable to process the transmission to the server 100 in real time or periodically. As another method of transmitting data from the transmission processing unit 360, the transmission processing unit 360 may process the data to be transmitted when the server 100 provides the information.

The controller 330 controls data processing between the elements constituting the program analysis module 205.

In the above, the program analysis module 205 for performing the present invention in the client 120 has been described in detail. Hereinafter, an operation of the program management module 206 for performing the present invention in the server 100 will be described with reference to FIG. 5.

5 is a diagram illustrating a detailed structure of a program management module in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the program management module 206 of the server 100 according to the present invention includes a data processor 500, a data manager 510, a controller 520, a program information database 530, and the like. do.

The data processor 500 analyzes data collected and transmitted by the client 120 to extract information about the client, program information installed in the corresponding client, execution information of the program, and the like.

The data analyzed by the data processor 500 is stored in the program information database 530 via the controller 520. At this time, the information stored in the program information database 530 is structured and stored the installation status information of the program for each client and the execution information for each program.

On the other hand, the data management unit 510 processes the data to generate and output the program information for each client in accordance with a predetermined format by the request of the server administrator. In addition, the data manager 510 analyzes the information about the programs collected for each client and generates predetermined statistical data to assist the server administrator in managing the programs installed in the clients.

In addition, to collect information about the programs installed and used in each client, or to collect the information of the programs that have been installed and deleted to generate the usage history information of the programs used in each client, and to use Collecting simultaneous usage information of programs can be used as a tool to inform basic data and license purchase time when additional software is purchased.

The system and method for measuring the simultaneous usage amount is the simultaneous usage amount when the number of users visible in the window is measured while moving the time window to the left and right time zones for the collected information. Here, the definition of the time window is an arbitrary time zone, that is, a virtual time zone that can be variably adjusted between the start time and the end time, which may range from a few seconds to a few days. The simultaneous usage may of course vary according to the time zone to which the time window is applied.

Accordingly, the time window may be applied to various time zones, the value may be extracted to calculate an average value, or the maximum and minimum values may be utilized. In addition, it is preferable to narrow the time window to extract the simultaneous usage for several seconds, and to extract the desired simultaneous usage by making the time window large enough to extract the simultaneous usage for a long time of several days.

In addition, when the server 100 requests information about a program according to the present invention to each client 120, the server 100 generates a predetermined request message together with the identification ID of the corresponding client and processes the transmitted information.

The detailed configurations of the server and the client system according to the embodiment of the present invention have been described in detail above. Hereinafter, a procedure of performing the present invention through the system will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 9.

6 is a flowchart illustrating a program information generation procedure in a client according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 6, first, the client searches for a list of program and file information (step S600). Then, the list of the searched programs and the file information are organized as described above to create a program list (step S610). On the other hand, it is preferable to perform the above procedures periodically according to the user's setting, etc., as described above can also be performed at the request of the user.

On the other hand, by referring to the created program list and file information to monitor whether or not to execute each program (step S620). Execution information on the execution result monitoring result for the program is structured and stored in a predetermined database (step S630). In this case, the stored information may be messaged in a predetermined format and periodically transmitted to the server.

Alternatively, as described above, if the server has a request for information transmission of the data (step S640), it may be implemented to transmit the execution information of the program to the server (step S650). In addition, the data transmission request from the server may be implemented periodically.

7 is a flowchart illustrating a processing procedure in a server according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 illustrates a procedure of receiving information collected by a client by requesting it from a server. However, as described above, each of the clients may be periodically transmitted, not at the request of the server.

Referring to FIG. 7, first, the server requests program execution information for each client (step S700). When the requested information is transmitted to the corresponding client, the client transmits various information about the collected program to the server in response to the request.

The server receives the transmitted information (step S710), analyzes a message including information on a program received from each client (step S720), classifies the information for each client, and stores the information in a predetermined database. (Step S730).

On the other hand, when the server manager requests the program information for each of the clients, the stored information or various statistical information analyzed from the information are displayed (step S740).

8 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of extracting usage information of a program according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

8 illustrates an embodiment in which the client searches for information about each program and registers the information, and checks whether the registered programs are executed.

First, the client collects information of a program installed in the client (step S801), and registers a program and files to be managed by the client (step S802).

The execution of the corresponding program is checked by checking the execution files among the corresponding file information of each registered program.

For example, an executable file, for example, an 'exe file' having an extension of 'exe' (that is, a file name of * .exe) may be checked (step S803). When the result of the check of the 'exe file' is executed, it is checked whether the 'exe file' is first executed (step S804). If the 'exe file' is first executed as a result of the inspection, the execution start time is recorded (step S811).

On the other hand, if the 'exe file' is not executed for the first time as a result of the check, it is checked whether the executable file is terminated (step S805). If the 'exe file' is terminated as a result of the inspection, the execution end time is recorded (step S810).

On the other hand, if it is not the first execution or the end of the inspection of the 'exe file', after waiting for a predetermined time (step S806), it is checked whether or not the check item for the program is changed (step S807). As a result of the check, if the check item for the program is changed, the check item is corrected according to the changed information (step S808).

After completing the above operation, confirm that the modification has been made with "exit flag == true" (step S814) to indicate the end (that is, if the flag is true), then terminate the operation; If the flag is set to false, the flow proceeds to the check of the 'exe file' (step S803).

On the other hand, if the result of the check of the 'exe file' is not executed, it is checked whether another program file is used (step S809), and the execution start time or the execution end time is recorded according to the inspection result (step S811 or step S810). ) After the recording procedure is completed, when the real time update is to be performed (step S812), the recorded result, that is, the change is transmitted to the server (step S813).

As described above, the program execution checking procedure may be performed periodically or by user's setting and request. In addition, the procedure of transmitting the information collected as a result of the inspection to the server may be implemented to be performed at the request of the server or in real time or periodically.

6 to 8 described how to check whether or not the program has already been installed. Hereinafter, FIG. 9 illustrates a method of identifying an expected demand for a program required for each user in the server.

9 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of identifying a program expected demand according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in order to identify an expected demand for software required in the future on all or some computers installed in a predetermined institution or organization, the server adds a program additional expected list to each client (step S900).

At this time, the expected list collects information about programs installed and used in each client, and collects information about programs installed and deleted, and generates usage history information of programs used in each client, and in each client. You can also collect the concurrent usage information of the programs you are using to create a list of expected program additions.

Each of the clients receives the program addition expectation list transmitted from the server (step S910), and then makes a list of programs required by the client and feeds back to the server.

Each client receiving the program addition expectation list checks the list and checks whether there is a program to apply for (S920). As a result of the check, if there is a program to apply, the corresponding program included in the list is checked (step S930).

Then, if there is a program to be further applied from among the programs not in the list (step S940), a program application list is created by adding a program to be applied to the list (step S950).

When the list is completed, the created list is transmitted to the server (step S960), and the server receives the created list from each client.

The server refers to the program application list collected from the clients and the concurrent usage information of the programs used by each client, and anticipates the software causing the current shortage and the software that may cause the shortage compared to the number of personnel in an institution. Statistical values for the expected program demand of all the clients are calculated (step S970).

By doing the above, it is possible to easily conduct a program demand survey for a plurality of computers installed in a predetermined institution connected by a network. In the above method, a preliminary demand list is provided by the server, and in response, the clients check and transmit the virtual demand. Alternatively, the quantity of software required by the institution and organization by having sufficient software licenses on the ASP server to extract usage statistics for more accurate software and using the software online as needed on the client computer. Can be extracted more accurately.

Alternatively, in order to extract usage statistics for more accurate software, you must first have sufficient software licenses on the server, and then lease and use the software online as needed on each client computer. You can use the return method. In this way, the quantity of software required by the organization or organization can be extracted more accurately.

6 to 9, it is possible to extract information on the past or present software installed or in use on all or some computers installed in a single computer or an institution or a group connected to a predetermined network, and to obtain usage information. .

In addition, the server provides a preliminary demand list for the programs, and the client checks the virtual demand through the list, or the user requests a list of required software in the future and extracts the corresponding information. Will be able to efficiently identify the preliminary demand for software needed in the future. In addition, in order to extract usage statistics on more accurate software, the server is provided with sufficient software licenses, the software is rented online when needed on the client computer, and operated by returning online after use. The amount of software needed by the organization can be extracted more accurately.

10 is a diagram illustrating a method of displaying information collected by a server according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 10, the server manager may collectively grasp whether or not the program for each client is installed and execution information collected by the above-described procedures in a predetermined format.

For example, a list of all programs installed in each client (eg, Hangul 2002, MS Messenger, MS word, etc.) is displayed according to the names (S-1, S-2, ..., etc.) for each client. In addition, information on a current execution state and usage time of each program may be displayed by one page or a linked page.

Although not shown in FIG. 10, various analysis data or statistical data may be generated based on the collected data. For example, information such as installation status, frequency of use, usage time statistics, and program certification for each program may be provided.

On the other hand, in the embodiment of the present invention has been described with respect to specific embodiments, various modifications are possible without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, but should be defined not only by the appended claims, but also by those equivalent to the claims.

According to the present invention, there is an advantage in that resource management of the programs can be efficiently performed by extracting and analyzing state information of programs installed in a predetermined computer system. In particular, by analyzing, extracting, registering, storing, and managing installation information, execution information, or usage information of the programs through analysis of a list, registry, and file information about programs installed on the computer system or programs being executed, It is possible to prepare an operation on one computer system, extract all the information of the past and present which has been operated or operated, and generate statistics based on this.

In addition, in the network system constructed as a server / client, it is possible to determine the current status of the programs installed in each client, the location of the client, and extract statistics about the usage of the programs currently used by the users of the client from the individual clients. By grasping the detailed and specific usage status of the installed programs and the usage trend of the programs of the users belonging to the institution, it is possible to effectively use the software resources possessed by the institution. In addition, the additional purchase time and quantity are predicted for the software that requires the addition of the program due to the increase in the usage of the program, and the efficient purchase and management of the software resources is predicted by predicting the desire for the software preferred by the users. The advantage is that you can.

In addition, the above-described features of the present invention can be used to measure and analyze the concurrent usage of the software being used within a given institution or organization. The measured and analyzed simultaneous usage can be utilized as important information for purchasing software and managing assets. In addition, by using the present invention described above, it is possible to accurately identify the genuine and illegal copies in use in a given institution or organization can be utilized as a tool to help spread the software genuine.

In addition, by using the features of the present invention, the usage may be used hourly, per user, or in a complex manner in the pay-per-age era in which an institution or a group will pay for the software used as a service in the future. It can be used as basic information that can be calculated, statistics, or extracted.

In conclusion, according to the present invention, it is possible to more accurately calculate the software required in the past, present or future in a predetermined institution or organization.

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In a computer system in which one or more programs are installed and executed, an apparatus for analyzing information about a program installed in the computer system, A program analysis module for extracting and registering installation information of the program through a list of the program and file information, and collecting information on an execution state of the registered program; And And a program management module for analyzing and statistically installing information and / or execution status information for each of the programs. The method of claim 1, The program analysis module; A program analyzer for analyzing installation information of the program installed in the computer system; A program registration unit that registers the list and file information of each program from the installation information of each program analyzed by the program analysis unit; And And a usage information extracting unit configured to monitor an execution state of each program by referring to the information about the program registered in the program registration unit. The method of claim 2, The program analysis unit, An installation / removal information extraction unit for retrieving installation information data or files installed by the installation program of the program and generating a list and file information of the program; And And an execution monitoring method determiner configured to determine a monitoring method for execution states of each program and / or usage states of the program component files based on the information generated by the installation / removal information extraction unit. Information analysis device for programs installed on a computer system. The method of claim 3, The installation / removal information extraction unit, A registry information extraction unit for extracting registry information of a currently installed program by analyzing information of a previously stored registry; A link information extracting unit for extracting link information of a program installed by analyzing link information of each file constituting the program; An installation / removal program information extraction unit for extracting a list of installed programs and file installation information through information on the installation program of each program; And A registration information extraction unit for extracting installation information of respective programs by extracting registration information of installed files; Information analysis apparatus for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that it comprises one or more selected from. The method of claim 3, The installation / removal information extraction unit, A registry information extracting unit for extracting information of the deleted program by analyzing the undeleted registry information of the program that was previously installed and the program was deleted but the registry was not deleted; A link information extracting unit configured to extract the information of the deleted program by analyzing the link information that constitutes the program but is not deleted; An installation / removal program information extraction unit for extracting information of the deleted program through the information of the undeleted removal information file of the program; And A registration information extraction unit for extracting information of the removed program by extracting names, sizes, and registration information of undeleted folders and files of the deleted program; Information analysis apparatus for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that it comprises one or more selected from. The method of claim 2, The program registration unit, Installing in a computer system characterized by performing an organic management between an executable file for executing the program and files providing information for executing the program associated with the executable file with reference to the information of the installed program Information analysis device for the program being. The method of claim 2, The usage information extraction unit, A process monitoring unit for monitoring whether an execution file of the program is registered and executed as a predetermined process based on the result obtained by the program analyzing unit; A file load monitoring unit that monitors files executed as executable elements of other executable files by using other executable files instead of executable files; And A component load monitoring unit that checks how many times it is loaded for a file having a structure that can be shared and used by a plurality of processes; Information analysis apparatus for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that it comprises one or more selected from. The method of claim 1, The program management module, And a data processing unit for analyzing the data collected by the program analysis module and storing the program information installed / removed in the computer and the execution information of the program. A server / client system in which one or more clients and a server on which one or more programs are installed for each client are connected by wire / wireless communication means, and data is transmitted and received between the server and clients by a predetermined communication protocol. A program analysis module installed in the client and extracting and registering installation information of the program through a list and file information of the program, and collecting and transmitting information on an execution state of the registered program; And A program installed in the server, receiving installation information and / or execution status of the transmitted program from each client, and storing and storing information about the programs for each client from the received information A management module; program management system for a client in a server / client network system. The method of claim 9, The program analysis module; A program analyzer for analyzing installation information of the program installed in the client; A program registration unit that registers the list and file information of each program from the installation information of each program analyzed by the program analysis unit; A usage information extracting unit configured to monitor an execution state of each program by referring to information about the program registered in the program registering unit; And And a report data processing unit for documenting information according to a monitoring result performed by the usage information extracting unit according to a predetermined format. The program management system for a client in a server / client network system. The method of claim 9, The program analysis module, And a transmission processor converting the information to be transmitted as a data format suitable for a predetermined format so that the information extracted by the program analyzer and / or the usage information extractor is transmitted to a server. A program management system for a client in a server / client network system. The method of claim 9, The program analysis unit, An installation / removal information extraction unit for retrieving installation information data or files installed by the installation program of the program and generating a list and file information of the program; And And an execution monitoring method determiner configured to determine a monitoring method for execution states of each program and / or usage states of the program component files based on the information generated by the installation / removal information extraction unit. Program management system for clients on server / client network systems. The method of claim 12, The installation / removal information extraction unit, A registry information extraction unit for extracting registry information of a currently installed program by analyzing information of a previously stored registry; A link information extracting unit for extracting link information of a program installed by analyzing link information of each file constituting the program; An installation / removal program information extraction unit for extracting a list of installed programs and file installation information through information on the installation program of each program; And A registration information extraction unit for extracting installation information of each program by extracting registration information of installed files; Program management system for the client in the server / client network system, characterized in that it comprises any one or more selected. The method of claim 12, The installation / removal information extraction unit, A registry information extracting unit for extracting information of the deleted program by analyzing the undeleted registry information of the program that was previously installed and the program was deleted but the registry was not deleted; A link information extracting unit configured to extract the information of the deleted program by analyzing the link information that constitutes the program but is not deleted; An installation / removal program information extraction unit for extracting information of the deleted program through the information of the undeleted removal information file of the program; And A registration information extraction unit for extracting information of the removed program by extracting names, sizes, and registration information of undeleted folders and files of the deleted program; Program management system for the client in the server / client network system, characterized in that it comprises any one or more selected. The method of claim 10, The program registration unit, A server / client network characterized by performing an organic management between an executable file for executing the program and files providing information for executing the program associated with the executable file with reference to the information of the installed program Program management system for clients on the system. The method of claim 10, The usage information extraction unit, A process monitoring unit for monitoring whether an execution file of the program is registered and executed as a predetermined process based on the result obtained by the program analyzing unit; A file load monitoring unit that monitors files executed as executable elements of other executable files by using other executable files instead of executable files; And A component load monitoring unit that checks how many times it is loaded for a file having a structure that can be shared and used by a plurality of processes; Program management system for the client in the server / client network system, characterized in that it comprises any one or more selected. The method of claim 10, The report data processing unit, Managing the usage time of the program acquired through the usage information extracting unit, defining structures of data to be exchanged with the server, and performing data processing for managing information about the program and data on usage for each client; Program management system for clients on a server / client network system. The method of claim 9, The program management module, A data processor configured to analyze data transmitted and collected by the client and to store program information and execution information of the program installed / removed in each client; And And a data management unit for calculating a list of the additional expected programs and a calculation algorithm necessary for extracting the number of simultaneous users for the software programs used by the client systems. Program management system for. In a computer system in which one or more programs are installed and executed, a method for analyzing information about a program installed in the computer system, A program analysis step of extracting and registering installation information of the program through the list and file information of the program and collecting information on an execution state of the registered program; And And a program management step of analyzing and statistically analyzing installation information and execution status of each program. The method of claim 19, The program analysis step, Analyzing installation information of the program installed in the computer system; Registering the list and file information of each program from the analyzed installation information of each program; Monitoring the execution status of each program by referring to the information on the registered program; And And documenting information according to the result of the monitoring according to a predetermined format. The information analysis method for the program installed in the computer system, further comprising. The method of claim 19, The program analyzing step; An installation information extraction step of searching for installation information data or files generated by the installation program of the program and generating a list and file information of the program; And A execution monitoring method determining step of determining a monitoring method for execution status of each program and / or usage status of a program component file based on the information generated in the step; a program installed in a computer system, comprising: Information analysis method for. The method of claim 21, The installation information extraction method in the installation information extraction step, A registry information extraction method for extracting registry information of a currently installed program by analyzing previously stored registry information, and a link for extracting link information of an installed program by analyzing link information of each file constituting the program. An information extraction method, an installation information extraction method for extracting a list of installed programs and file installation information through the information of the installation program of each program, and a registration for extracting installation information of each program by extracting registration information of installed files An information analysis method for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that performed by at least one selected from among information extraction methods. The method of claim 21, The installation information extraction method in the installation information extraction step, A registry information extraction method for extracting information of a deleted program by analyzing the undeleted registry information of the program that was previously installed and the program was deleted but the registry was not deleted. Link information extraction method for extracting the information of the deleted program, the installation / removal program information extraction unit method for extracting the information of the deleted program through the information of the undeleted removal information file of the program and the deleted program is not deleted Information analysis method for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that performed by one or more selected from among the information extraction unit methods for extracting the information of the removed program by extracting the name, size, registration information of the folder and file . The method of claim 19, The program analysis step, Installing in a computer system characterized by performing an organic management between an executable file for executing the program and files providing information for executing the program associated with the executable file with reference to the information of the installed program How to analyze information about the program being run. The method of claim 20, Execution status monitoring method in the execution status monitoring step, Process monitoring method that monitors whether the executable file of the program is registered and executed by a predetermined process, and monitors files that are executed as execution elements of other executable files by using another executable file instead of the executable file A file load monitoring method for performing a method, and a component load monitoring method for checking how many times a file has been loaded with respect to a file having a structure that can be shared and used by multiple processes; Information analysis method for a program installed in a computer system, characterized in that performed in any one or more of the selected method. In a server / client system in which one or more clients and a server on which one or more programs are installed for each client are connected by wire / wireless communication means, and data is transmitted and received by a predetermined communication protocol between the servers. In the method for transmitting information about the program to the server, Extracting and registering installation information of the program through a list and file information of the program installed in the client, and collecting information on an execution state of the registered program; And And transmitting the collected information to the server. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting the collected information to the server. The method of claim 26, Collecting information about the program installed in each client, Registering a list and file information of each program from installation information of a program installed in each client; Monitoring the execution status of each program by referring to the information on the registered program; And And documenting the information according to the result of the monitoring according to a predetermined format. The program management method for the client in the server / client network system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 26, The method, In the server / client network system, characterized in that it further comprises a transmission processing step of converting the information to be transmitted as a data format suitable for a predetermined predetermined format so that the extracted information can be transmitted to the server; How to manage programs for clients. The method of claim 27, Collecting information about the program installed in the client, An installation information extraction step of searching for installation information data or files generated by the installation program of the program and generating a list and file information of the program; And In the server / client network system comprising a; execution monitoring method determining step of determining a monitoring method for the execution status of each program and / or the use status of the program component file based on the information generated in the step How to manage programs for clients. The method of claim 27, The installation information extraction method performed in the installation information extraction step, A registry information extraction method for extracting registry information of a currently installed program by analyzing previously stored registry information, and a link for extracting link information of an installed program by analyzing link information of each file constituting the program. An information extraction method, an installation information extraction method for extracting installation information of a program installed through the information of an installation program of each program, and a registration information extraction method for extracting installation information of respective programs by extracting registration information of installed files Program management method for a client in a server / client network system, characterized in that it performs at least one selected from among them. The method of claim 27, The installation information extraction method in the installation information extraction step, A registry information extraction method for extracting information of a deleted program by analyzing the undeleted registry information of the program that was previously installed and the program was deleted but the registry was not deleted. Link information extraction method for extracting the information of the deleted program, the installation / removal program information extraction unit method for extracting the information of the deleted program through the information of the undeleted removal information file of the program and the deleted program is not deleted A program for a client in a server / client network system, characterized in that it is performed by one or more selected among the property extraction unit methods of extracting the information of the removed program by extracting the names, sizes, and properties of folders and files. How to manage your program. The method of claim 26, A server / client network characterized by performing an organic management between an executable file for executing the program and files providing information for executing the program associated with the executable file with reference to the information of the installed program How to manage programs for clients on your system. The method of claim 27, Execution status monitoring method performed in the step of monitoring the execution status, A process monitoring method for monitoring whether an executable file of the program is registered and executed by a predetermined process based on the result obtained by the program analyzing unit, and executing another executable file by using another executable file instead of the executable file A file load monitoring method that monitors files executed as elements, and a component that checks how many times it has been loaded for a file having a structure composed of component files that can be shared and used by multiple processes. Load monitoring method; Program management method for a client in a server / client network system, characterized in that performed in any one or more of the selected method. The method of claim 26, The method, And a report data processing step of managing a use time of the program from the collected execution state information. The program management method for a client in a server / client network system further comprises. The method of claim 34, wherein The report data processing step, A method of managing a program for a client in a server / client network system, the method comprising: defining structures of data to be exchanged with the server, and performing data processing for managing information on a program and data on usage for each client. The method of claim 26, The server sending a list of additional expected programs to each client; And And generating a list of programs to be added by each client to which the client has received the expected program list, and transmitting the list of programs to the server. The method of claim 36, In the server / client network system, if a program to be applied by the client is in the received list of additional expected programs in the predetermined client that has received the additional expected program list, the program to be applied is checked in the list and applied for. How to manage programs for clients. The method of claim 36, In the server / client network system, if a program to be applied by the client is not in the received list of additional expected programs in the predetermined client that has received the additional expected program list, the program to be applied is added to the list and applied. How to manage programs for clients. The method of claim 36, The step of transmitting the list of the additional expected program, Estimating the type and quantity of programs requested through the list of deleted programs obtained by the installation / removal information extraction unit; And Estimating the demand of the program based on the list of installed programs obtained by the installation / removal information extraction unit and the usage of the program obtained by the usage information extraction unit. The program for the client in the server / client network system further comprises: How to manage. A computer-readable recording medium containing a program capable of performing the method according to any one of claims 19 to 39.

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