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Method and apparatus for monitoring communication between a computer and plural console devices including one main console device and plural sub-consoles

US5504880A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 3, 1990
Grant dateApr 2, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 3, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/3476
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Method and system for identifying history of console devices capable of rapidly analyzing and determining a factor of obstacle of a computer system due to misoperation of a console device in the computer system comprising at least one central processing unit including a computer, a main console device connected thereto and a plurality of sub-console devices for controlling the operation of the computer. History of the console devices as to which one of the sub-console devices command data has been issued from and/or which one of the sub-console devices command data has been sent to is examined to analyze and determine the factor of computer system obstacle.

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