Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery – Data processing system error or fault handling – Reliability and availability
Reexamination Certificate
1999-05-25
2001-08-14
Hua, Ly V. (Department: 2131)
Error detection/correction and fault detection/recovery
Data processing system error or fault handling
Reliability and availability
C714S037000, C714S046000, C707S793000, C707S793000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06275954
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for analyzing data.
2. Background Art
Often it is desired to compare one type of data to another type of data. One example is when it is desired to determine whether a person can perform a particular task. In that case, data comprising a list of the skills that the person possesses are compared to data comprising a list of the skills required for the task. Another example is when it is desired to determine the compatibility of a computer program with a particular platform or environment. In that case, data comprising the computing resources required by the computer program is compared to data comprising the resources available on the platform or from the environment.
When writing applications for environments, it is important to be able to analyze the applications for compatibility with the intended device. Debugging programs have been used in the past to provide some analysis capabilities. However, current debugging programs do not provide flexibility in selecting platforms and applications to analyze, in sorting and displaying the results, and in providing graphical representations of comparison results.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for receiving data analysis instructions from a user and for displaying results of the data analysis to the user. In one embodiment, the invention provides a series of interface windows displayed on a computer display screen. A first window allows a user to select one or more specification files comprising reference data specifying capabilities and or resources with which other data is to be compared. A second window allows the user to select one or more data files to be compared to the one or more specification files selected using the first window. A third window allows the user to interactively select the type of analysis to be performed and provides the results of the selected analysis to the user. The third window also allows the user to interactively apply one or more filters to the results and to select the manner (view) in which the results are displayed
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Herman Jeffrey A.
Looney Kevin T.
Hua Ly V.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
The Hecker Law Group
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