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EP0462691A2 Expired / Lapsed EP ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Data processing apparatus having a user inquiry facility

Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1991-04-17
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2011-04-17
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Abstract

Abstract A user inquiry facility and method are described for use in a computerised data processing system which provides for monitoring of conversations or information transmission between a user of the data processing system, during the execution of the user's program, and a communication partner (which could include a database or other facility) associated with the data processing system. Task progress tracing information is selected from the conversations and stored. The stored information is updated to keep it current with the progress of the task of the user's program. An instruction is provided by the facility or method which, when activated, by the user selects task progress tracing information from the stored information and after formatting it for readability is transmitted to the user's display or terminal. The inquiry facility is independent of the successful operation of the user's program so that it can feedback information to the user about any failure in the program or in any communication paths used for the conversations.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter K.L. Shum
  • 👤 Kevin Yan
  • 👤 Dean Tai

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 16:31
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F11/00; G06F11/30; G06F11/34; G06F11/3466; H; H04; H04L; H04L67/00; H04L67/01; H04L67/12; H04L67/125; H04L67/50; H04L67/535; H04L69/00; H04L69/40; G06F11/3476

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 100 words
A data processing system, comprising: monitoring means for monitoring a conversation between a user of said data processing system, after initialisation and during the execution of a user program to perform a task, and a communication partner of said data processing system; selection means for selecting task progress tracing information from said conversation; storage means for storing said selected task progress tracing information updating means for updating said information stored in said storage means and, inquiry means responsive to an instruction activated by said user to select task progress tracing information from said storage means for access by said user.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 27 words
A data processing system according to claim 1 further including a transmission means to transmit said task progress tracing information to a display terminal of said user.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 34 words
A data processing system according to claim 2 wherein said updating means is adapted to update said task progress tracing information stored in said tracing storage means by replacing noncurrent data with current data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 38 words
The data processing system according to claim 2 wherein said inquiry means comprises a priority instruction capable of temporarily interrupting the normal execution of said user program to display selected communication status information from said tracing storage means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 26 words
The data processing system according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4 and a communication partner in the form of: a data processing or database facility.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 49 words
A data processing apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said inquiry means comprising means to issue a priority command which results in the suspension of any user program operation, selection of task progress tracing information from said tracing storage means, and transmission to said user.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 47 words
A data processing system according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said inquiry facility includes means for implementing a separate instruction path from the user to said storage means to activate said inquiry means, which path is unaffected by the progress of the user program.

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