Digital device and method
First Claim
1. A digital device comprising:
- a real-time performance information unit;
a functional unit, whereinsaid real-time performance information unit is connected to or integrated in said functional unit and arranged to provide real-time performance information about said functional unit, and said real-time performance information unit has a host interface for connecting said real-time performance information unit to a local host device, thus, during a development phase of the digital device, said local host device enabled to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit as the said real-time performance information is collected by said real-time performance information unit, wherein the development phase is when the digital device is connected directly to the local host device;
a monitoring unit, whereinsaid monitoring unit is connected to said real-time performance information unit and arranged to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit,said monitoring unit has a network interface to connect said monitoring unit to a network, andsaid monitoring unit, during a maintenance phase of the digital device subsequent to the development phase, is arranged to upload said real-time performance information to said network via said network interface, wherein the maintenance phase is after the digital device is delivered to a customer; and
a trace buffer of the real-time performance unit, the trace buffer to store first trace data collected before detection of an event of interest, and second trace data collected after the detection of the event of interest.
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Abstract
A digital device comprising a functional unit, a real-time performance information unit, and a monitoring unit is described. The real-time performance information unit provides real-time performance information about the functional unit. The real-time performance information unit enables the local host device to retrieve the real-time performance information from the real-time performance information unit. The monitoring unit retrieves the real-time performance information from the real-time performance information unit. The monitoring unit has a network interface for connecting to a network. The monitoring unit is arranged to upload the real-time performance information to the network via the network interface. A method of operating the digital device is also described.
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19 Claims
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1. A digital device comprising:
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a real-time performance information unit; a functional unit, wherein said real-time performance information unit is connected to or integrated in said functional unit and arranged to provide real-time performance information about said functional unit, and said real-time performance information unit has a host interface for connecting said real-time performance information unit to a local host device, thus, during a development phase of the digital device, said local host device enabled to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit as the said real-time performance information is collected by said real-time performance information unit, wherein the development phase is when the digital device is connected directly to the local host device; a monitoring unit, wherein said monitoring unit is connected to said real-time performance information unit and arranged to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit, said monitoring unit has a network interface to connect said monitoring unit to a network, and said monitoring unit, during a maintenance phase of the digital device subsequent to the development phase, is arranged to upload said real-time performance information to said network via said network interface, wherein the maintenance phase is after the digital device is delivered to a customer; and a trace buffer of the real-time performance unit, the trace buffer to store first trace data collected before detection of an event of interest, and second trace data collected after the detection of the event of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of operating a digital device;
- said digital device comprising a functional unit, a real-time performance information unit, and a monitoring unit;
wherein said real-time performance information unit is connected to or integrated in said functional unit;
wherein said method comprises;a development phase of the digital device, the development phase comprising; connecting said real-time performance information unit directly to a local host device, and simultaneously operating said functional unit, said real-time performance information unit, and said local host device, thereby prompting said real-time performance information unit to provide real-time performance information about said functional unit and prompting said local host device to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit as the said real-time performance information is collected by said real-time performance information unit; a maintenance phase of the digital device subsequent to the development phase, the maintenance phase comprising; connecting said real-time monitoring unit to a network, and simultaneously operating said functional unit, said real-time performance information unit, said monitoring unit, and said network, thereby prompting said real-time performance information unit to provide real-time performance information about said functional unit and prompting said monitoring unit to retrieve said real-time performance information from said real-time performance information unit and to upload said real-time performance information to said network, wherein the maintenance phase is after the digital device is delivered to a customer; and storing, in a trace buffer of the performance information unit, said real-time performance information, wherein the real-time performance information in the trace buffer includes first trace data collected before detection of an event of interest, and second trace data collected after the detection of the event of interest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- said digital device comprising a functional unit, a real-time performance information unit, and a monitoring unit;
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