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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2013
Ltx-credence Corporation, Norwood, MA (US);
William A. Fritzsche, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Russell Elliott Poffenberger, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Todor K. Petrov, Mansfield, MA (US);
Michael E. Amy, Danville, CA (US);
XCerra Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A segmented subsystem, for use within an automated test platform, includes a first subsystem segment configured to execute one or more instructions within the first subsystem segment. A second subsystem segment is configured to execute one or more instructions within the second subsystem segment. The first subsystem segment includes: a first functionality, a second functionality, and a status polling engine. The status polling engine is configured to: determine a first status for the first functionality and a second status for the second functionality, and generate a consolidated status indicator for the first subsystem segment based, at least in part, upon the first status for the first functionality and the second status for the second functionality.