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Method and system for monitoring tasks in a computer system

  • US 6,314,446 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/1997
  • Issued: 11/06/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A computer task monitor process comprising:

  • (A) creating a status window in a computer software display screen;

    (B) receiving a task for monitoring;

    (C) monitoring said received task, wherein said monitoring said received task further comprises starting a thread for polling said monitored task and receiving an indication as to when said started task will report back, thereby tracking a response time for determining a status of said monitored task; and

    (D) displaying said status of said monitored task, wherein said displaying the status includes setting an indicator to a mode selected from the group consisting of Running, Broken, Intermittent, and Stopped.

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