System for reporting recorded video preceding system failures
US8495678B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W84/12
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method comprising running a game or application on a server of a hosting service system and constantly recording video/audio output of the game or application in a delay buffer. On periodic intervals reports are made to the hosting service system by a watchdog process whether the game or application is running smoothly. If the watchdog process fails to report in during a periodic interval, then collecting, by the hosting service system any available machine state of the game or application along with the video/audio recorded by the delay buffer.
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