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Method and apparatus for efficiently generating and implementing engine error codes and verifying the correctness of the implementation of the engine error codes

US6658603B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateApr 17, 2000
Grant dateDec 2, 2003
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Expiry dateApr 17, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/0787
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and apparatus for efficiently generating engine error codes is disclosed. An error processing system according to the present invention includes an error table describing error states for use in generating error codes based upon the an error even, an engine for providing an error event and an error processor, coupled to the engine and the error table, the error processor including a general run time error generator for generating a list of errors according to the error table. Accordingly, modifications may be made to the error table for changes to the product error specification and for new products that do not necessitate a re-coding of the error processing system.

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