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. 23, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2003
Jason Michael Norman, South Burlington, VT (US);
Nancy H. Pratt, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Sebastian Theodore Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
Jason Michael Norman, South Burlington, VT (US);
Nancy H. Pratt, Essex Junction, VT (US);
Sebastian Theodore Ventrone, South Burlington, VT (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system for identifying logic function areas, which make up a virtual machine, that are affected by specific testcases. A Hardware Descriptor Language (HDL) is used to create a software model of the virtual machine. A simulator compiles and analyzes the HDL model, and creates a matrix scoreboard identifying logic function areas in the virtual machine. A complete list of testcases is run on the virtual machine while a monitor correlates each testcase with affected logic function areas to fill in the matrix scoreboard. When a subsequent test failure occurs, either because of a modification to a logic function area, or the execution of a new test, all logic function areas that are affected, either directly or indirectly, are identified.