The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 1999
Filed:
May. 17, 1996
Michael Stephen Meier, Newark, CA (US);
Kevan Lee Miller, Danbury, CT (US);
Donald Philip Pazel, Montrose, NY (US);
Josyula Ramachandra Rao, Briarcliff Manor, NY (US);
James Robert Russell, Stamford, CT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides a small and efficient set of primitives for debugging a distributed application that runs on a plurality of processors connected by a common network. These primitives permit a user to debug a distributed application in a manner similar to debugging a non-distributed application. The invention allows a user to step into and return from a remote procedure call in exactly the same manner as a local procedure call. The invention also allow a user to set breakpoints in a server for specific clients and to specify conditions under which a particular remote call from a client should trap in a server. These capabilities greatly simplify the process of debugging distributed applications such as client-server programs.