US 11,836,064 B2
Computing device monitoring
Andrew Mayo, Maidenhead (GB)
Assigned to 1E Limited, London (GB)
Filed by 1E Limited, London (GB)
Filed on Feb. 19, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/180,372.
Claims priority of application No. 2002493 (GB), filed on Feb. 21, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0263825 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 11/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/3409 (2013.01) [G06F 11/076 (2013.01); G06F 11/0706 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/3075 (2013.01); G06F 11/328 (2013.01); G06F 11/3419 (2013.01); G06F 11/3051 (2013.01); G06F 2201/865 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of monitoring an operating state of a computing device, the method comprising:
running a system agent on the computing device;
executing a low-level process on the computing device;
capturing a time taken to execute the low-level process, wherein the time taken to execute the low-level process is indicative of an impact on the system agent and/or the low-level process caused by interaction between the system agent and the low-level process;
comparing the captured time to a pre-determined time; and
where the captured time differs from the pre-determined time by more than a pre-determined threshold, outputting a signal indicative of a change in operating state of the computing device.