Abstract: This invention relates to a diagnostic tool for networks that process messages in stages such as pipelined networks. In a pipelined network comprising tiers of servers, each tier of servers communicates only with adjacent tiers in a communications flow that processes messages in a sequence of tiers. The tool requires a controller located locally with respect to the pipelined network for generating messages to be processed by the pipelined network. Communication paths connect the controller to each tier of the pipelined network. A program executing at the controller detects a failure of the processing of the message by the pipelined network and receives diagnostic information from the tiers after the failure is detected. The diagnoses based on the retrieved information can proceed either manually or automatically, depending on how the information is collected.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 10, 2007
Publication date:
June 19, 2008
Applicant:
Microsolf Corporation
Inventors:
Thirumalesh Bhat, Mark Wodrich, Evan C. Cacka
Abstract: A system and process for ensuring the smooth flow of electronic ink is described. Dynamic rendering is give priority over other event handlers. Priority may be the use of one or more queues to order when events occur and may be performing dynamic rendering prior to other steps.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 15, 2004
Publication date:
May 5, 2005
Applicant:
Microsolf Corporation
Inventors:
Steve Dodge, Alexander Kolmykov-Zotov, Arin Goldberg, Brigette Krantz, Kyril Feldman, Manoj Biswas, Rudolph Balaz, Shenbagalakshmi Pichaiah