Self-Heal Tool With Modular Instruction File For Software Repair
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software diagnosis and repair methods are time-consuming, inconvenient, and costly for users and companies, especially when dealing with new software issues or multiple applications on a computer host, as they require extensive customer support and software patches that can be cumbersome to install and update.
Innovation Solution
A self-healing tool is implemented on a computer host, comprising an instruction file and a self-healing engine that allows for independent definition, addition, deletion, and modification of diagnostic and repair tasks, enabling automatic execution of self-healing tasks such as file management, registry modifications, and service control, with the ability to update instructions remotely without altering the engine.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional customer support methods are used for software diagnosis and repair, then users can receive assistance with software problems, but the process becomes time-consuming and inconvenient for users while also being expensive for companies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a self-heal tool that enables users to automatically diagnose and repair software problems without human intervention. The system includes a self-heal engine that executes instructions from an instruction file to perform diagnostic and repair tasks, allowing the software to heal itself automatically when issues are detected, thus eliminating the need for time-consuming customer support interactions
Solution Approach 2:
The patent pre-configures diagnostic and repair instructions in an instruction file that contains predefined procedures for detecting and fixing software problems. When a problem occurs, the system automatically executes these pre-prepared instructions rather than requiring real-time human analysis, enabling rapid automated response to software issues
2Adaptability or versatility
If software patches are distributed to address new problems, then new diagnostic and repair capabilities can be provided, but the download time becomes excessive especially for users with lower bandwidth connections
Solution Approach 1:
The patent separates the self-heal engine from the instruction file, allowing the instruction file to be updated independently without redistributing the entire application. This segmentation enables selective updates of only the diagnostic and repair instructions rather than requiring full application re-downloads, significantly reducing update download time while maintaining adaptability
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal self-heal engine that can execute multiple different instruction files for various applications and problem types. This single engine provides adaptable diagnostic and repair capabilities across multiple scenarios without requiring separate software patches for each specific problem, reducing overall download requirements
3Adaptability or versatility
If the instruction file is updated to add new self-healing tasks, then the system can address new software problems, but traditionally this would require replacing the entire instruction file
Solution Approach 1:
The patent structures the instruction file with modular components that can be independently added, deleted, or modified. New self-healing tasks can be inserted as separate instruction segments without requiring replacement of the entire instruction file, enabling incremental updates and simplified management of diagnostic and repair capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a dynamic instruction file that can be modified during runtime or between executions without requiring complete replacement. The system allows incremental updates where individual self-healing tasks can be added or removed based on emerging software problems, providing adaptability while maintaining manageable file structure
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AI summary
A self-heal tool performs self-healing tasks such as diagnostic and repair tasks at the computer host to resolve a user problem. The self-heal tool includes an instruction file and a self-heal engine which executes instructions in the instruction file. The self-healing tasks can therefore be defined independently of the engine. Further, self-healing tasks can be added, deleted or modified without replacing the entire instruction file. The self-healing tasks can involve file input-output, registry-related repairs and operating system-related repairs, for instance. The instruction file can be provided as an XML file having a hierarchy of nodes, including issue nodes that identify a diagnostic and/or repair issue, intermediate nodes referenced by the issue nodes, and task nodes that are referenced by the intermediate nodes, and that define the self-healing tasks. The data structure facilitates updates and code sharing by the issue nodes and/or intermediate nodes.