Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software program development tool – Testing or debugging
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Kendall, Chuck O (Department: 2192)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software program development tool
Testing or debugging
C717S139000, C717S143000, C717S153000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07984429
ABSTRACT:
A method of instrumenting one or more units of an application program is disclosed. Each unit can have one or more interfaces through which communications pass through the unit. Client units can request creation of a server unit. When they do so, the call is intercepted and sent to a unit creation function, which creates the server unit and returns a reference to an interface of the server unit. When a reference to an interface of the server unit is detected, an interface wrapper is created for the interface, the interface wrapper comprising a reference to instrumentation, the reference to the interface, and a reference to a type description of the interface. The client receives a reference to the interface wrapper in place of a reference to the interface, and thereafter is able to treat the reference to the interface wrapper as if it were a reference to the interface.
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Kendall Chuck O
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
Microsoft Corporation
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