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Apparatus and method for real-time caution and warning and system health management

US7237223B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 11, 2003
Grant dateJun 26, 2007
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Expiry dateJul 26, 2025

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F9/44
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods and systems consistent with the present invention include developing a real-time caution and warning (CW) and system health management (HM) software, having an architecture that partitions the application software into two major components: a) a Bytecode, which is an organized collection of CW and/or HM data objects that defines the components and attributes of that particular application function within the given system, and b) a software entity, called the Virtual Engine (VE), which is executed within an embedded system, which takes as its input the “Bytecode” that it manipulates according to a predefined instruction set. The system user or designer can define, design, test, and validate the system using a user-friendly tool. The VE is intended to be reusable within the CW and system HM application domain.

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