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US 2006/0190770 A1Published application
Forward projection of correlated software failure information
AssigneeAutodesk, Inc.
InventorMuir Harding
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Abstract
A method, apparatus and article of manufacture are provided for analyzing a program for failures. Error reporting data concerning the program's failures is collected from customer computers. Source code associated with the program is analyzed to generate analysis data. The analysis data is correlated with the error reporting data to determine patterns of errors that lead to failures in the program.
Claims42
A method of analyzing programs for failures, comprising:
- (a) collecting error reporting data concerning the program's failures from customer computers;
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- (b) analyzing source code associated with the program to generate analysis data;
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- (c) correlating the analysis data with the error reporting data to determine patterns of errors that lead to failures in programs.
2 more elements
An apparatus for analyzing programs for failures, comprising:
- (a) means for collecting error reporting data concerning the program's failures from customer computers;
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- (b) means for analyzing source code associated with the program to generate analysis data;
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- (c) means for correlating the analysis data with the error reporting data to determine patterns of errors that lead to failures in programs.
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An article of manufacture embodying logic for a method of analyzing programs for failures, comprising:
- (a) collecting error reporting data concerning the program's failures from customer computers;
- and
- (b) analyzing source code associated with the program to generate analysis data;
- and
- (c) correlating the analysis data with the error reporting data to determine patterns of errors that lead to failures in programs.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.