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Diagnostics of state transitions

US10078575B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC · US

Inventors

Michael C. Fanning · Redmond, US
Felix Gerard Torquil Ifor Andrew · Seattle, US
Daniel J. Moseley · Redmond, US
Simon Calvert · Sammamish, US
Andrew R. Sterland · Issaquah, US
Timothy S. Rice · Seattle, US
Jeffrey T. Fisher · Redmond, US
Robert A. Paveza · Redmond, US
Taylor C. Woll · Sammamish, US
Gregg Bernard Miskelly · Seattle, US
Harold L. Pierson, III · Redmond, US
Christopher Douglas Edmonds · Carnation, US
Elliot H. Omiya · Kirkland, US
Karthik Vivek Nadig · Redmond, US
Francisco Javier Wong · Redmond, US
Zhaochuan Gao · Redmond, US
Andriy Stasyuk · Redmond, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 13, 2013
Grant date	Sep 18, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 25, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/366
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for diagnosing computer readable instructions related to transfers of control is disclosed. A state transition of a unit of execution within a logical operation is logged during runtime of the computer readable instructions. Diagnostic information of the logical operation is associated with the state transition. The state transition and associated diagnostic information is provided for retrieval at a selected point in the computer readable instructions.

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