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EP 1163585 A1 20011219 - PROGRAM MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE

Title (en)

PROGRAM MONITORING METHOD AND DEVICE

Title (de)

VERFAHREN UND ANORDNUNG ZUM ÜBERWACHEN EINES PROGRAMMS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE ET DISPOSITIF POUR SURVEILLER UN PROGRAMME

Publication

EP 1163585 A1 20011219 (DE)

Application

EP 00920353 A 20000301

Priority

DE 0000626 W 20000301
DE 19911127 A 19990312

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO0055733A1] The invention relates to a method for monitoring a program, wherein the program is extended with an instrumentation part that generates a message and transmits said message to a monitoring process which executes a given action.

IPC 1-7

G06F 11/36

IPC 8 full level

G06F 11/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06F 11/3624 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 0055733A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 0055733 A1 20000921; CA 2366977 A1 20000921; EP 1163585 A1 20011219; IL 145304 A0 20020630

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0000626 W 20000301; CA 2366977 A 20000301; EP 00920353 A 20000301; IL 14530400 A 20000301