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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2002
Michael Boucher, Lafayette, CO (US);
Michael Boucher, Lafayette, CO (US);
Sun Microsystems, Inc, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems consistent with the present invention allow a program designer to conveniently specify and support watchdog checking of a program under development. The resulting programs are more robust than programs developed without watchdog support. The method and systems provide a convenient, automated mechanism for adding watchdog support to a program. Thus, a developer need not incur the substantial time and effort costs that would be associated with manually designing and configuring separate watchdog programs. Rather, the methods and systems provide substantial assistance to the developer in designing a robust program.