Failure mode identification and reporting

US9104561B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9104561-B2
Application numberUS-201213614301-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateSep 13, 2012
Priority dateSep 13, 2012
Publication dateAug 11, 2015
Grant dateAug 11, 2015

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When a software component is starting ( 305 ), such as but not limited to a task or a subtask, the component pushes ( 310 ) its identification (ID) onto a stack. The component then executes ( 315 ) its other instructions. If the component completes its instructions so that it can terminate normally ( 320 ), then it pops ( 325 ) the stack, which removes its ID from the stack. If the component fails, such as by not being able to complete its instructions, then it will not be able to pop the stack so its ID will remain in the stack. Another software process can then read the IDs in the stack to identify ( 330 ) which components have failed and can automatically take a specified action ( 335 ), such as by sending an email message to, sending a text message to, or calling by telephone, a person or persons responsible for that software component.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method of operation of a computer, the method comprising: starting a task; pushing information regarding the task onto a stack; at least partially executing the task; if the task terminates normally, popping from the stack the information regarding the task; if the task does not terminate normally, then obtaining the information from the stack to identify the task, and performing a predetermined action related to the task, the predetermined a…

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What does patent US9104561B2 cover?
When a software component is starting ( 305 ), such as but not limited to a task or a subtask, the component pushes ( 310 ) its identification (ID) onto a stack. The component then executes ( 315 ) its other instructions. If the component completes its instructions so that it can terminate normally ( 320 ), then it pops ( 325 ) the stack, which removes its ID from the stack. If the component fa…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sevilmis Tarkan, Kapadia Arshish Cyrus, Lukiyanov Maxim, and 7 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G06F11/0793. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 11 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).