System and method for debugging of webcasting applications during live events

• US 9,892,028 B1
• Filed: 05/16/2008
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/16/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Original Assignee: ON24, Inc.
• Inventors: Garland, Harry B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chavis, John
• Application Number:
  US12/122,153
• Time in Patent Office: 3,560 Days
• Field of Search: 717124-135, 714 15- 24, 714 37- 39, 714 48, 714799-824, 709203-231
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3476 Data logging G06F11/14, G06F11/2205 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/362 Software debugging
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3664 Environments for testing or debugging software
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3684 for test design, e.g. generating new test cases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3688 for test execution, e.g. scheduling of test suites
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/875 Monitoring of systems including the internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]

Abstract

A system and method for debugging of live webcasting applications during live events is disclosed. The debugging system permits a user to quickly locate errors in real time during time sensitive webcasting where it is imperative to find and fix errors before the conclusion of the live event.

Claims

1. A web cast debugging system implemented on a computer system, comprising:

a computer system having a processor and a memory in which a plurality of code modules are stored in the memory and communicate with each other and are executed by the processor;

one of the plurality of code modules configured to create an action data log line following the completion of an action performed by the code module, the action data log line comprising information on one of an action and a code execution performed by the one code module;

wherein the code module transmits the action data log line to an artifact log; and

a data grid display that receives the action data log line for real time monitoring of errors described in the action data log line during a multi-user web cast.

2. The web cast debugging system of claim 1 wherein the code module transmits the action data log line to the artifact log by sending the action data log line to a library apparatus;

and the library apparatus transmits the action data log line to the artifact log.

3. The web cast debugging system of claim 2 wherein the library apparatus transmits the action data log line to the artifact log in response to a log dispatch command received by the library apparatus.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the debug data stored in the code module includes category data and class data received by the code module from a library debug apparatus upon registration of the code module with the library debug apparatus.

5. The web cast debugging system of claim 1 wherein the action data log line includes data for describing the action by the code module including one or more of an execution time stamp, an application ID;

a version ID;

a user ID;

a session ID, a category, a class, a type of the code module that executed the action; and

a description of the code execution.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the debug data stored in the code module includes category data and class data received by the code module from a library debug apparatus upon registration of the code module with the library debug apparatus.

7. A webcast debugging method implemented on a computer system having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

storing, in the memory, debug data in a code module contained within a processor;

transmitting, via the processor, the debug data from the code module to an artifact log when the code module executes an action during a web cast event, artificial log comprising information on one of an action and a code execution performed by the code module; and

sorting, via the processor, and viewing the debug data in the artifact log using a datagrid interface during the webcast event.

8. The method of claim 7 wherein the debug data stored in the code module includes category data and class data received by the code module from a library debug apparatus upon registration of the code module with the library debug apparatus.

9. A webcast debugging method implemented on a computer system having a processor and a memory, the method comprising:

storing, in the memory, debug data in a code module contained within a processor;

transmitting, via the processor, debug data from the code module to a debug library apparatus when the code module executes an action during a web cast event, the debug data comprising information on one of an action and a code execution performed by the one code module;

transmitting, via the processor, debug data from the debug library apparatus to an artifact log in response to a log dispatch command received by the debug library apparatus; and

sorting and viewing the debug data in the artifact log, stored in a monitoring unit, using a datagrid interface during the webcast event.

10. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

transmitting, via the code module, the action data log line to the artifact log by sending the action data log line to a library apparatus; and

transmitting, via the library apparatus, the action data log line to the artifact log.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising:

transmitting, via the library apparatus, the action data log line to the artifact log in response to a log dispatch command received by the library apparatus.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the debug data stored in the code module includes category data and class data received by the code module from a library debug apparatus upon registration of the code module with the library debug apparatus.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting, via the code module, the action data log line to the artifact log by sending the action data log line to a library apparatus; and

transmitting, via the library apparatus, the action data log line to the artifact log.

14. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

transmitting, via the library apparatus, the action data log line to the artifact log in response to a log dispatch command received by the library apparatus.