Debugger With Audiation
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsCary L. Bates, Christopher A. Peterson, Joseph M. Vaillancourt
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Abstract
A method and computer program product are provided for audiating the occurrence of debugger events within a software debugger. The method begins by assigning a sound characteristic to a debugger event occurring within a software program under debug. Next, the audiation of the sound characteristic associated with the event is optimized to maximize performance of the debugger. Finally, the optimized sound characteristic associated with the event is played upon the occurrence of the event.
Claims23
A method of audiating the occurrence of debugger events within a software debugger, the method comprising:
- assigning a sound characteristic to a debugger event occurring within a software program under debug;
- optimizing the audiation of the sound characteristic associated with the event to maximize performance of the debugger;
- and
- playing the optimized sound characteristic associated with the event upon the occurrence of the event.
The method of claim 2 wherein the step of assigning a sound characteristic to a debugger event occurring within a software program under debug further comprises:
- assigning a different tone to each module of the software program under debug;
- assigning a different pitch to each line within each module of the software program under debug;
- and
- associating a sound hook with each line within each module of the software program under debug such that the sound hook is played when each line is encountered during the debug operation.
A debugger computer program product residing on a tangible computer readable media for implementing the audiation of the occurrence of debugger events within a software debugger running on a computer system, said debugger computer product including instructions executed by the computer system to cause the computer system to perform the steps of:
- assigning a sound characteristic to a debugger event occurring within a software program under debug;
- optimizing the audiation of the sound characteristic associated with the event to maximize performance of the debugger;
- and
- playing the optimized sound characteristic associated with the event upon the occurrence of the event.
An apparatus for audiating the occurrence of debugger events within a software debugger, the apparatus comprising:
- a computer program under debug within the software debugger;
- an audiator residing within the software debugger, the audiator configured to perform the steps of:
- assigning a sound characteristic to a debugger event occurring within a software program under debug;
- optimizing the audiation of the sound characteristic associated with the event to maximize performance of the debugger;
- and
- playing the optimized sound characteristic associated with the event upon the occurrence of the event.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.