18272696. PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM simplified abstract (NEC Corporation)
Contents
- 1 PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Unanswered Questions
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Masafumi Watanabe of Tokyo (JP)
PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18272696 titled 'PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, PROGRAM ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a program analysis assistance apparatus that helps analyze device control programs by extracting instructions and comments related to register usage, identifying signal values output by registers, and matching signal lines connected to registers based on defined rules.
- Instruction analyzing unit extracts instructions and comments related to register usage.
- Matching processing unit identifies signal lines connected to registers by matching extracted comments and identified signal values against defined rules.
Potential Applications
This technology could be applied in:
- Software development tools for analyzing and debugging device control programs.
- Hardware design tools for verifying signal connections and values in electronic systems.
Problems Solved
This technology helps solve:
- Complexities in analyzing and understanding device control programs.
- Errors in identifying signal connections and values in electronic systems.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include:
- Improved efficiency in program analysis and debugging.
- Enhanced accuracy in identifying signal connections and values.
Potential Commercial Applications
Optimizing Electronic System Analysis for Improved Performance
Unanswered Questions
How does the apparatus handle complex program structures?
The patent application does not provide details on how the apparatus deals with intricate program structures that may involve multiple registers and signal lines.
What are the limitations of the matching rules defined for signal line identification?
It is not clear from the abstract how flexible or restrictive the rules for matching signal lines are, and what impact they may have on the accuracy of the analysis.
Original Abstract Submitted
A program analysis assistance apparatus includes: an instruction analyzing unit that extracts, from the device control program, instructions and comments in which the registers are used as operands, and identifies the signal values output by the registers based on the extracted instructions; and a matching processing unit that identifies the signal lines to which the registers are connected by matching the extracted comments by the instruction analyzing unit and the identified signal values by the instruction analyzing unit , against rules defining relationships between signal lines, signal values, and keywords.
