Tracing the execution path of a computer program
US7353505B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 2001 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 17, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3636
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention relates to tracing the execution path of a computer program comprising at least one module including a plurality of instructions. At least one of these instructions is a branch instruction. Each branch instruction is identified and evaluated to be one of true and false. An evaluation of true results in a unique identifier being pushed into a predefined area of storage. This unique identifier is associated with the instructions executed as a result of an evaluation of true.
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