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7617416 System, method, and apparatus for firmware code-coverage in complex system on chip  
Presented herein is a system, method, and apparatus for firmware code-coverage in complex system on chip. A circuit for analyzing code coverage of firmware by test inputs comprises an input and a...
7613956 Microcomputer capable of monitoring internal memory  
A microcomputer comprises: a CPU which sequentially executes a program; an internal memory connected to the above CPU via an internal bus; a debug support unit, which monitors the internal state in...
7613952 Method for facilitating BIOS testing  
A method for facilitating basic input and output system (BIOS) testing is provided. In the method, a BIOS program code to be tested is loaded into a memory unit by a BIOS debugging card to execute...
7613105 Methods and systems for removing data inconsistencies for a network simulation  
A network troubleshooting framework is described. In an implementation, a method includes forming a plurality of reports by a plurality of nodes in a network, wherein each of the reports is formed...
7610516 Recording analog characteristics of data from a data line in a protocol analyzer  
This disclosure relates to systems and methods for recording analog characteristics of data. In one example embodiment, a method for recording and outputting a waveform in a protocol analyzer...
7607045 System and method for testing a modification to a process using a simulator  
A method of testing a process that has undergone modification. The process consists of multiple steps, and execution of the process involves interaction with multiple interfacing systems. A step...
7606695 Self-checking simulations using dynamic data loading  
A system for evaluating a simulation includes a reference simulator configured to execute a simulation image to obtain golden data, a test simulator configured to execute the simulation image to...
7603587 Updating a memory block without status logging  
A technique to update a memory block without status logging is presented. An update file includes a pre-update and a post-update information verification code (IVC) for each block to be updated. By...
7594206 Fault detecting method and layout method for semiconductor integrated circuit  
The present invention provides a fault detecting method and a layout method for a semiconductor integrated circuit. The fault detecting method performs detection for faults in a semiconductor...
7593936 Systems and methods for automated computer support  
Systems and methods for providing automated computer support are described herein. One described method includes receiving a plurality of snapshots from a plurality of computers, storing the...
7590912 Using a chip as a simulation engine  
The chip is placed in self simulation mode. When the trace logic does not have any more data to output it changes the state of the advance signal. The clock generator detects this state change and...
7590911 Apparatus and method for testing and debugging an integrated circuit  
An integrated circuit includes a first deserializer that deserializes serial data containing at least one of test instructions and/or data in a first format. A monitor module communicates with the...
7590520 Non-deterministic testing  
A computerized method creates test coverage for non-deterministic programs. The method receives a graph of edges and states representing a program under test, and creates a continuous cycle of...
7587637 System and method for testing human interactive applications including computer games  
An interactive application testing system allows a human tester to operate an interactive application and record user inputs and outputs for later replay for a debugger. By synchronizing...
7583587 Fault detection and diagnosis  
A network troubleshooting framework is described. In an implementation, a method includes detecting discrepancy in operation of a network by supplying data that describes the network to a network...
7581140 Initiating test runs based on fault detection results  
A method and apparatus are provided for initiating test runs based on a fault detection result. The method comprises receiving operational data associated with processing of a workpiece by a...
7577876 Debug system for data tracking  
Some embodiments provide configuration of an internal monitoring mechanism of a processing device to output first data associated with a predetermined operational state of the processing device,...
7577872 Dynamic system diagnosis  
In one embodiment, the invention is a computer-implemented method that (i) launches a diagnostic tool designed for use with a primary software application, (ii) determines whether a diagnostic...
7574644 Functional pattern logic diagnostic method  
A method of diagnosing semiconductor device functional testing failures by combining deterministic and functional testing to create a new test pattern based on functional failure by determining the...
7570076 Segmented programmable capacitor array for improved density and reduced leakage  
A capacitor circuit and method to reduce layout area, leakage current, and to improve yield is disclosed. The circuit includes an output terminal ( 100 ), a plurality of circuit elements ( 322,...
7567518 Modeling protocol transactions as formal languages with applications for workflow analysis  
A service grammar can be defined in Backus Naur Form for a protocol. The service grammar can be compiled into a service analyzer, which can identify services from a trace of messages sent using the...
7559053 Program and system performance data correlation  
System performance data and program performance data may be collected, converted into the same format and correlated by time. A graph or other display of system performance data over a time period...
7559001 Method and apparatus for executing commands and generation of automation scripts and test cases  
A command execution terminal includes an interactive graphical-user-interface (GUI) for sending commands to devices under test and to capture and display the command responses and maintaining a...
7558985 High-efficiency time-series archival system for telemetry signals  
In one embodiment, a method and apparatus for high-efficiency time-series archiving for computer server telemetry signals is disclosed. The method includes selecting one or more telemetry signals...
7555679 System and method for computer system rejuvenation  
A system and method that rejuvenates a computer system is provided. The user uses the computer system that includes an operating system and applications for a first period of time creating data...
7552424 Apparatus and method for identifying a system under test  
A system and method for testing an application on a target system are described. The target system is assigned a logical name which is used by within a test script to reference the target system....
7549096 Methods and systems for tracking and playing back errors in a communications network  
In accordance with the invention, a Logging Administration Maintenance and Billing Entity (LAMB) is interfaced to a network transport bus for logging network traffic, for error tracking, error...
7549088 Communication apparatus and program provided with failure determining method and function  
Disclosed is a method of determining a failure in an information system including a transmission apparatus for transmitting control information and a reception apparatus connected to the...
7546489 Real time event logging and analysis in a software system  
An apparatus and associated method is provided comprising a software system resident in a memory space configured to execute a service request which results in a plurality of events carried out by...
7546487 OS and firmware coordinated error handling using transparent firmware intercept and firmware services  
Methods and architectures for performing hardware error handling using coordinated operating system (OS) and firmware services. In one aspect, a firmware interface is provided to enable an OS to...
7543187 Method to dynamically filter active system state (live dump) data  
A method for capturing the state of a running computer system for the purpose of performing debugging or some other analysis involves registering a user-customized filter function with the computer...
7539986 Method for guest operating system integrity validation  
A method includes performing a file system integrity validation on a host machine having a hypervisor architecture when a file system of a second process is mounted on a file system of a first...
7536615 Logic analyzer systems and methods for programmable logic devices  
A programmable logic device includes, in accordance with one embodiment, a plurality of logic blocks; an interconnect structure adapted to route signals among the logic blocks; and a memory for...
7536600 Methods and apparatus for eliminating lower value tests for a unit under test, and for developing a plurality of different and synchronized test execution orders for testing a plurality of units under test  
In one embodiment, test execution times are determined for a plurality of tests that are to be executed for a single unit under test (UUT). Test dependencies are also determined for the tests, as...
7536599 Methods and systems for validating a system environment  
Methods, systems, and machine-readable mediums are disclosed for validating a system environment for a software application. In one embodiment, an input file having a plurality of validation tests...
7533315 Integrated circuit with scan-based debugging and debugging method thereof  
An integrated circuit comprises a test interface, an embedded in-circuit emulator, a circuit-under-debugging, and a memory. The embedded in-circuit emulator is used for software debugging via the...
7533313 Method and apparatus for identifying outlier data  
A method for converting data includes generating a first data vector of data measurements related to processing of at least one workpiece. Each element of the first data vector is associated with...
7533299 Temporal correlation of messages transmitted by a microprocessor monitoring circuit  
The invention concerns a method for transmitting digital messages through output terminals ( 22 ) of a monitoring circuit ( 18 ) integrated to a microprocessor ( 12 ), said messages representing...
7530072 Method to segregate suspicious threads in a hosted environment to prevent CPU resource exhaustion from hung threads  
A system and method for segregating suspicious threads in a hosted environment to prevent CPU resource exhaustion from hung threads are disclosed. An application server identify suspicious threads...
7529994 Analysis apparatus and analysis method  
There is provided an analysis apparatus 30 for analyzing test results of testing, by using a test apparatus, a plurality of devices under test having the same configuration. The analysis...
7529979 Hardware/software based indirect time stamping methodology for proactive hardware/software event detection and control  
An improved method and apparatus for time stamping events occurring on a large scale distributed network uses a local counter associated with each processor of the distributed network. Each counter...
7526680 Stress testing a website having a backend application  
Execution of a test scenario is managed where the test scenario is for testing a website deployment having a server in communication with a backend application. A testing interface is established...
7523192 Automated module tracking system for communications networks  
A system for tracking modules in a network includes a service history recording arrangement associated with a module. The arrangement is configured to store data relating to the module. The system...
7519879 Apparatus and method for dynamic in-circuit probing of field programmable gate arrays  
A dynamic probe system for probing a FPGA with at least one core. A trace core is added to the FPGA, the trace core in communication with a plurality of signal banks, each signal bank comprising a...
7519863 Detection of a malfunction in a hardware module  
A method of detecting a malfunction in a hardware module is shown. The hardware module comprises a functional hardware adapted to provide a defined function and a diagnosis component. The diagnosis...
7516383 Method and apparatus for analyzing delay in circuit, and computer product  
An extracting unit extracts unprocessed capturing destination in a circuit. A tracing unit traces an output branch point from a capturing destination and a determining unit determines an estimated...
7516362 Method and apparatus for automating the root cause analysis of system failures  
A method for analyzing the root cause of system failures on one or more computers. An event is generated when a computer system detects a system failure. The cause of the failure is determined. The...
7509548 Method and apparatus for integrated circuit self-description  
An integrated circuit includes a self-description data store that stores a self-description of at least a portion of the integrated circuit device. The self-description includes at least some...
7509533 Methods and apparatus for testing functionality of processing devices by isolation and testing  
A computerized device having a first processing device, a second processing device, and an interconnection mechanism allowing communication between the first and second processing devices, provides...
7506257 System and method for providing help contents for components of a computer system  
A system and method for providing help contents uses a framework for unified help access that provides a single point of entry through which a user may access help contents relating to all system...