Defect tracking by utilizing real-time counters in network computing environments
AssigneeSun Microsystems, Inc.
InventorsTrung M. Tran, Sze Tom, Alan C. Folta
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Abstract
Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for manipulating and generating a real-time counter in network computing environments. In an embodiment, a method of tracking a defect is disclosed. The method includes providing a defect abstract, the defect abstract including information to identify the defect; identifying a component having the defect; assigning a user to resolve the defect; and assigning a defect number to identify the defect, the defect number obtained by incrementing a counter value stored in a file, the file being accessible by a single user at a time.
Claims20
A method of tracking a defect, the method comprising:
- providing a defect abstract including information to identify the defect;
- identifying a component having the defect;
- assigning a user to resolve the defect;
- and
- assigning a unique defect number to identify the defect by associating a counter value with the defect.
A system for tracking a defect, the system comprising:
- a defect abstractor to provide information to identify the defect;
- an identifier to identify a component having the defect;
- a resolution assigner to assign a user to resolve the defect;
- and
- a defect number assigner to assign a unique defect number to identify the defect by associating a counter value with the defect.
An article of manufacture for tracking a defect, the article comprising:
- a machine readable medium that provides instructions that, if executed by a machine, will cause the machine to perform operations including:
- providing a defect abstract including information to identify the defect;
- identifying a component having the defect;
- assigning a user to resolve the defect;
- and
- assigning a unique defect number to identify the defect by associating a counter value with the defect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.