System and method for controlling installed third party software components
US7904901B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 8, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44505
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of controlling operation of an installed component includes the steps of generating auxiliary information relating to the installed component in user space; launching a control program in operating system space for controlling operation of the installed component; and controlling, from the operating system space, the operation of the installed component using the auxiliary information. The installed component can be an operating system component running in a Virtual Private Server, or a component of third party software. The auxiliary information can be, e.g., time stamps, CRC, access control information, function names, function address offsets and function parameter passing information derived from the debug file. The controlling step can monitor behavior of the installed component. The auxiliary information can be generated based on a debug file, which can be a pdb file.
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