System and method for collecting debug data from a wireless device

• US 20090138763A1
• Filed: 01/06/2006
• Published: 05/28/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Danger Incorporated (Microsoft Corporation)
• Inventors: Arnold, Baron
• Granted Patent: US 7,613,955 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/45
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/366 using diagnostics G06F11/0703 takes precedence

Abstract

A data processing apparatus having a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code, the data processing apparatus comprising: a radio module to communicatively couple the data processing apparatus to a wireless network, the radio module generating a plurality of debug data in a plurality of signal classes; a set of debug data filtering rules specifying certain debug data within the plurality of signal classes to be collected from the radio module; and a debug application executed on the data processing apparatus, the debug application to apply the set of filtering rules, thereby causing only the specified set of debug data to be collected from the radio module.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus having a memory for storing program code and a processor for processing the program code, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a radio module to communicatively couple the data processing apparatus to a wireless network, the radio module generating a plurality of debug data in a plurality of signal classes;

a set of debug data filtering rules specifying certain debug data within the plurality of signal classes to be collected from the radio module; and

a debug application executed on the data processing apparatus, the debug application to apply the set of filtering rules, thereby causing only the specified set of debug data to be collected from the radio module, wherein the debug application is further configured to communicate with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to a network state of the data processing apparatus.

2. The data processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein, after collection, the radio module transmits the specified set of debug data to a service for evaluation.

3. The data processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the debug data filtering rules further specify one or more messaging entities within each of the plurality of signal classes.

4. The data processing apparatus as in claim 1 further comprising:

debug filtering logic configured within the radio module to implement the debug data filtering rules to filter debug data in response to the debug application.

5. The data processing apparatus as in claim 1 wherein the debug application is further configured to communicate with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to the data processing apparatus being booted.

6. The data processing apparatus as in claim 5 wherein, in response to a request for a new set of debug data filtering rules from the debug application, the Web server selects between a set of default debug data filtering rules or a set of user- or device-specific debug data filtering rules.

7. The data processing apparatus as in claim 2 wherein, upon collecting the specified set of debug data, the debug application causes the specified set to be packaged in an email message and transmitted to an email server on the service.

8. A method for collecting debug data from a data processing device comprising:

providing a set of debug data filtering rules specifying certain debug data within a plurality of signal classes to be collected from a radio module of a wireless data processing device;

applying the set of debug data filtering rules to cause only the specified set of debug data to be collected from the radio module; and

communicating with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to a network state of the data processing device.

9. The method as in claim 8 further comprising:

transmitting the specified set of debug data to a service for evaluation.

10. The method as in claim 8 wherein the debug data filtering rules further specify one or more messaging entities within each of the plurality of signal classes.

11. The method as in claim 8 wherein applying further comprises:

implementing the debug data filtering rules to filter debug data generated by the radio module.

12. The method as in claim 8 further comprising:

communicating with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to the data processing device being booted.

13. The method as in claim 12 wherein, in response to a request for a new set of debug data filtering rules from the debug application, the Web server selects between a set of default debug data filtering rules or a set of user- or device-specific debug data filtering rules.

14. The method as in claim 9 wherein, upon collecting the specified set of debug data, the debug application causes the specified set to be packaged in an email message and transmitted to an email server on the service.

15. A machine-readable medium having program code stored thereon which, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform the operations of:

providing a set of debug data filtering rules specifying certain debug data within a plurality of signal classes to be collected from a radio module of a wireless data processing device;

applying the set of debug data filtering rules to cause only the specified set of debug data to be collected from the radio module; and

communicating with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to a network state of the data processing device.

16. The machine-readable medium as in claim 15 comprising additional program code to cause the machine to perform the additional operations of:

transmitting the specified set of debug data to a service for evaluation.

17. The machine-readable medium as in claim 15 wherein the debug data filtering rules further specify one or more messaging entities within each of the plurality of signal classes.

18. The machine-readable medium as in claim 15 wherein applying further comprises:

implementing the debug data filtering rules to filter debug data generated by the radio module.

19. The machine-readable medium as in claim 15 comprising additional program code to cause the machine to perform the additional operations of:

communicating with a remote Web server to retrieve a new set of debug data filtering rules in response to the data processing device being booted.

20. The machine-readable medium as in claim 19 wherein, in response to a request for a new set of debug data filtering rules from the debug application, the Web server selects between a set of default debug data filtering rules or a set of user- or device-specific debug data filtering rules.

21. The machine-readable medium as in claim 20 wherein, upon collecting the specified set of debug data, the debug application causes the specified set to be packaged in an email message and transmitted to an email server on the service.