System and method to combine debugging messages from diverse applications or operating systems executed within a mobile device
US7861225B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 25, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3632
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a debugging application operable to synchronize debug information associated with multiple software components to a common frame of reference. These multiple software components may be executed on a common platform and may have distinct diagnostic applications associated with them. This debugging application includes a first diagnostic application operable to gather output diagnostic information associated with the first software application. A second diagnostic application gathers output debug information associated with a second software application. A diagnostic agent receives the diagnostic information associated with both the first software application and the second software application and may combine these using a common frame of reference. This information may then be outputted by the debugging application to an external diagnostic monitor. This eliminates the need for individual operators to cross-reference sources of debug information and in so doing provide an improved debugging environment for development and testing of both application and operating system software applications.
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