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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2005
Shawn M. Murphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Gabriel J. Aul, Shoreline, WA (US);
Hany Farag, Redmond, WA (US);
Kinshuman Kinshuman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Corneliu I. Lupu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gregory W. Nichols, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andre F. Vachon, Redmond, WA (US);
Shawn M. Murphy, Seattle, WA (US);
Gabriel J. Aul, Shoreline, WA (US);
Hany Farag, Redmond, WA (US);
Kinshuman Kinshuman, Bellevue, WA (US);
Corneliu I. Lupu, Sammamish, WA (US);
Gregory W. Nichols, Bellevue, WA (US);
Andre F. Vachon, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A vertical can be a series of computer-executable instructions that, in response to an incident, collect information regarding that incident and transmit the information for analysis and possible helpful feedback to the user. A general purpose vertical can address types of incidents, such as crashes or hangs, across a variety of applications, while a custom vertical can be written to address application-specific incidents. Verticals can access underlying support mechanisms through an infrastructure, which can also enable applications to request that additional data be collected by the verticals, and set other preferences. Once the data is collected and transmitted, a vertical may receive feedback, that can be a request for additional information or feedback to the user. The feedback to the user can attempt to identify the incident and aid the user in recovering from it and avoiding it in the future.