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Method and apparatus for employing network loadable debugging agents, capable of first failure support on retail versions of software products

  • US 6,357,019 B1
  • Filed: 01/29/1999
  • Issued: 03/12/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a computer controlled object-oriented programming system having means for interfacing a plurality of programming objects with each other, to provide combination objects combining programming functions of said objects, each object respectively including predetermined interface data defining a required common interface with the other programming objects through which interface of said objects are further combined to form objects of increasing complexity which function as program versions;

  • the improvement wherein said system further comprises, network loadable debugging agents, capable of failure support on a first failure detection on software products comprising;

    detecting means for when said failures first occur;

    specialized debugging “

    agents”

    means, each capable of interacting with separate parts of a software product, and which are selected based on the symptoms of the problem, means for downloading a debugging agent;

    means of interacting said debugging agent with said detected failure.

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