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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorAndrew James Stanford-Clark
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The present invention relates to the monitoring of attempts by a reader device at reading data off a data-holding entity. Data relating to the attempt at reading the data-holding entity is received and responsive to the attempt not being successful, one is added to a read count which is used to determine the working order of the data-holding entity. The data obtained from a successful read, along transaction information is transmitted to a processing entity. This information is stored along with information relating to other data-holding entity transactions. The totality of information is periodically analysed in order to identify those data-holding entities which are repeatedly failing to be read within a predetermined number of reads/reader devices which are repeatedly failing to work properly. New data-holding entities/reader devices are sent out as appropriate.
A method for monitoring attempts by a reader device at reading data off a data-holding entity, said method comprising the steps of:
The method of claim x, wherein the information regarding the obtaining of the data includes the read count, said read count being used to determine at least one of the working order of the data-holding entity and the working order of the device used to read the data-holding entity, said read count only being transmitted to said processing entity if said count is greater than a predetermined threshold.
A method for analysing the number of attempts at reading data off each of a plurality of data-holding entities, comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for monitoring attempts by a reader device at reading data off a data-holding entity, comprising:
An apparatus for analysing the number of attempts at reading data off each of a plurality of data-holding entities, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.