Log Data Threshold Control for Process Stability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems face challenges in managing log data accumulation, leading to storage overflow when log data is not efficiently transferred, causing system instability and potential operational failures.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus and method that dynamically stop and restart processes based on predefined log data thresholds, stopping when log data exceeds a first threshold and restarting when it falls below a second threshold, thereby managing log data accumulation and preventing storage overflow.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If log data is continuously accumulated in memory, then more execution history information is preserved, but storage capacity is exhausted leading to system instability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic process control by monitoring log data volume in real-time and adjusting process execution state accordingly. When log data exceeds the first threshold, the process is dynamically stopped; when it falls below the second threshold, the process is dynamically restarted. This dynamic adjustment resolves the contradiction between preserving execution history and preventing storage exhaustion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent establishes a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors the volume of log data in memory and uses this information to control process execution. The feedback loop compares current log data volume against predefined thresholds and automatically adjusts process state, creating a self-regulating system that maintains reliability while managing storage capacity.
2Quantity of substance
If process execution is stopped to prevent storage overflow, then storage capacity is preserved, but productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic process execution by alternating between running and stopped states based on log data volume thresholds. The process executes periodically when storage capacity is sufficient (below second threshold) and pauses when storage is near capacity (above first threshold). This periodic action pattern resolves the contradiction by ensuring storage capacity is preserved while maintaining productive execution during available capacity windows.
3Use of energy by moving object
If log data transfer to external device is delayed, then network bandwidth is conserved, but storage area tightens causing operational failures
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary anti-action by proactively stopping process execution before storage capacity is completely exhausted. Rather than waiting for storage overflow to occur, the system preemptively halts the process when log data reaches the first threshold, preventing operational failures. This preliminary intervention conserves network bandwidth by delaying transfer while maintaining reliability through preventive process control.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory stores log data generated by an execution of a process. The processing circuity stops the execution of the process in a state where the process is being executed and when an amount of the log data in the memory is larger than a first threshold, and restarts the execution of the process in a state where the execution of the process is stopped and when the amount of the log data in the memory is smaller than a second threshold that is smaller than the first threshold.