System and method for diagnosing computer program faults through the provision of program probe points and referenceable diagnostic program probes
US5826005A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 22, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3644
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product of especial utility in allowing a user to insert a diagnostic computer program probe into an operating application computer program to either obtain a readout concerning the state of the application program or to introduce new behavior into it such that the results can be monitored. Through the provision of a number of application computer program probe points and corresponding diagnostic computer program probes herein disclosed, the invention may be utilized in conjunction with an operational application program and the corresponding diagnostic program may be developed independently of the application program the behavior of which is to be diagnosed.
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