Method and apparatus for a monitor that detects and reports a status event to a database

The present invention is a monitor that detects a design verification event and reports a status event to a database. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a monitor declaration, zero or more signal declarations, zero or more bus declarations and one or more logic expressions. A logic ex...

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Main Authors BOOTH JEAN ANNE, GOOD DOUGLAS N, BOEHM FRITZ A, WEBER LAURA A, STRAWBRIDGE SHAWN D, LEONARD JEFFREY S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 03.05.2005
Edition7
Subjects
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
PHYSICS
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Summary:The present invention is a monitor that detects a design verification event and reports a status event to a database. One embodiment of the present invention comprises a monitor declaration, zero or more signal declarations, zero or more bus declarations and one or more logic expressions. A logic expression, formulated using the declared signals and buses, is used to evaluate whether a specific verification event has occurred. The present invention further comprises a monitor where the signal of the signal declaration of the monitor is an N-Nary signal. Additionally, the present invention comprises a parser to translate the monitor source file code into a standard computer language code.
Bibliography:Application Number: US19990406017