Transparent monitoring system and method for examining an executing program in real time
OwnerDonald W. Miller JR., Alfred J. Blanchard +2inventors
InventorsDonald W. Miller JR., Alfred J. Blanchard, Kurt A. McIntyre, Michael E. Hellemn
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Abstract
A system (10) for examining an executing program in real time includes a program analyzer (12) that allows a user access to an executing program (14) through a user interface (16). The program analyzer (12) provides for the viewing of the executing program (14) during its operation and allows the user to change data in an associated memory (16) and perform patches to the code of the executing program (14) to correct errors that have been recognized during operation.
Claims20
A transparent monitoring system for examining an executing program in real time, comprising:
- a program code and a program variable defined in the executing program;
- a user interface operable to request data on the program code and the program variable during operation of the executing program;
- a program analyzer in communication with the user interface and the executing program, the program analyzer operable to determine a format and a character of the program code and the program variable, wherein the program analyzer communicates with the executing program to obtain the requested data on the program code and the program variable, the program analyzer communicating the requested data to the user interface during execution of the executing program, the user interface operable to monitor and modify the executing program during its execution.
A method of viewing in real time a program code and data variables of an executing program, comprising:
- registering the variables of the executing program;
- determining a format and a character of the program code and the data variables;
- providing access to the program code and program variables during execution of the executing program.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.