Managing extrinsic processes
US8239709B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/0793
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, program products, and systems for monitoring extrinsic processes are described. A monitoring process can monitor one or more target processes. The target processes can be extrinsic, e.g., not spawned by the monitoring process. The monitoring process reads a process registry to identify which processes among multiple processes to monitor. The monitoring process can send status requests to the identified target processes periodically to check whether the target processes are healthy. If a target process is terminated, the monitoring process determines whether the termination is normal (e.g., by a user), or abnormal (e.g., the target process crashed). The monitoring process can restart the abnormally terminated or hung target process.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.