KR100444823B1 - Controlling Method of Output of Print Data Using in Debugging of Software Program of Mobile Terminal - Google Patents

Abstract

1. TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a method for controlling the number of times of print information used for software debugging of a mobile terminal in a real-time operating system environment in which a plurality of tasks are generated and operated.

2. The technical problem to be solved by the invention

The present invention allows a user to select in real time a task or block to be output at a necessary time using an identifier of a task or block, and assigns a different print output class to each identifier of the task or block, thereby requiring required information. A method for controlling the output frequency of print information used for software debugging of a mobile terminal, and a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon software for realizing the method.

3. Summary of Solution to Invention

The present invention is a print information output control method used for debugging mobile terminal software in a real-time operating system environment in which a number of tasks are generated and operated, wherein the terminal diagnostic apparatus (DM) uses a task or block identifier to print information. An environment setting step of providing an environment in which a task or block to be outputted can be selected in real time whenever necessary; The terminal diagnostic apparatus checks whether the task or block is individually selected and whether the selection information about the print output and the output class is input so that different print output classes can be given for each task or block identifier. A print control information setting step of setting control information; And transmitting, by the terminal diagnostic apparatus, the print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information to the mobile terminal. And print control information transmission step for controlling the print information output to the diagnostic apparatus.

4. Important uses of the invention

The present invention is used in the mobile terminal diagnostic apparatus.

Description

Controlling Method of Output of Print Data Using in Debugging of Software Program of Mobile Terminal

The present invention provides a method for controlling the number of printouts of print information used for software debugging of a mobile terminal in a real-time operating system environment in which a plurality of tasks are generated and operated, and a computer-readable recording medium recording software for realizing the method. It is about.

In the mobile communication system, a terminal diagnostic device (DM) is a very effective device used for diagnosing the operating state of software from the early stage of software development of the mobile terminal. The software of the mobile terminal generally outputs print information for debugging. The mobile terminal transmits the print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus via RS-232C, and the terminal diagnostic apparatus receiving the print information prints the software of the mobile terminal to the user. Information (hereinafter, referred to as "print information") is displayed through a console. However, when print information processing demands are congested, there is a limit on the transmission speed provided by RS-232C, and the mobile terminal's CPU resources are excessively used to process print information, so the unique function that the mobile terminal must process The problem does not occur smoothly.

In order to solve the above problems, a method of controlling the output frequency of print information in a CDMA mobile terminal of "Qualcomm" company has been adopted. In this section, the output class (eg, "LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH", "ERROR", "FATAL", etc.) is classified according to the importance of the print information, and the importance of the print information that the software creator wants to print. If it is determined in advance and reflected in the source, the terminal diagnostic apparatus selects an output class and adjusts the output of the print information before outputting the print information transmitted from the mobile terminal.

However, in the printing frequency control method of printing information according to the print information output class of "Qualcomm" as described above, the output class is applied to all tasks in the same way, and thus the output class is used to output the print information of only one task. If "HIGH" is selected, a problem occurs in which print information that is higher than or equal to all "HIGH" of other tasks that do not need output is also output.

According to this method, in a third generation mobile terminal having a larger number of tasks than in the past first or second generation terminals, and in the case of an asynchronous terminal having a larger number of tasks than a Qualcomm synchronous terminal, etc. A more fatal problem arises.

In particular, when the output of the print information is congested at the initial stage of mobile terminal development in which the frequency of printing information is frequently generated, it may occur that the user does not recognize the data that is necessary. The important information is lost depending on the communication speed between the terminals and the unnecessary consumption of the CPU resources of the terminal diagnosis apparatus.

In addition, the task itself of transmitting the print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus causes an input / output interrupt, which means that the CPU resource of the mobile terminal is occupied for a predetermined time, and consequently, a third data that must provide a high speed data service. There is a problem that the CPU of the generation mobile terminal does not perform the actual functions required for software execution.

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the conventional problems as described above, and allows the user to select in real time a task or block to be output at a necessary time by using an identifier of the task or block, and for each task or By assigning different print output classes to each identifier of a block, a print information output control method used for debugging mobile terminal software for outputting only the required necessary information, and a computer-readable recording software for realizing the method. The purpose is to provide a recording medium.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a terminal diagnostic system to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2A is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen for selecting whether to output print information and an output class in a terminal diagnostic monitor according to the present invention; FIG.

2B is a structural diagram of an embodiment of print control information used in the present invention;

3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a print command parameter for controlling print information output used in the present invention.

4 is a diagram illustrating an example of a process of a terminal diagnosis apparatus and a mobile terminal transmitting / receiving whether or not print information selected by a user is output and an output class according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether to output print information through print control information received from a terminal diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of transmitting and receiving print control information in real time by a mobile terminal and a terminal diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention; FIG.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings

100,400,600: Diagnostic Monitor

200,401,601 mobile terminal

21: check box

22: output class information of task or block

23,31: task or block identifier information

24: Specify whether to select

25,32: power rating information

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a print information output control method used for debugging mobile terminal software in a real-time operating system environment in which a plurality of tasks are generated and operated, the identifier of a task or block in a terminal diagnostic apparatus (DM). An environment setting step of providing an environment in which a task or block to output print information can be selected in real time whenever necessary; The terminal diagnostic apparatus checks whether the task or block is individually selected and whether the selection information about the print output and the output class is input so that different print output classes can be given for each task or block identifier. A print control information setting step of setting control information; And transmitting, by the terminal diagnostic apparatus, the print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information to the mobile terminal. And a print control information transmission step for controlling the print information output to the diagnostic apparatus side. The present invention is used for debugging a mobile terminal software in a real-time operating system environment in which a plurality of tasks are generated and operated. In the print information output control method, in a mobile terminal, a task or block to which print information is to be output is received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus-Print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, whether to select output and Power rating Including information-determining step for determining whether or not they are included through; A checking step of checking whether the print class is a print class that can be output through print control information when the self is included according to the determination result of the determining step; And according to the check result of the checking step, in the case of the print class printable, the print information of its own, wherein the print information includes task or block identifier information and output class information to the terminal diagnostic task. And a print information transmitting step of transmitting, by the terminal diagnostic task, the print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus.

Meanwhile, the present invention provides a terminal diagnostic apparatus including a processor to control print information output in real time whenever a task or block for which print information is to be output is needed by using the identifier of a task or a block in the terminal diagnostic apparatus DM. Environment setting function to provide an environment to choose from; The terminal diagnostic apparatus checks whether the task or block is individually selected and whether the selection information about the print output and the output class is input so that different print output classes can be given for each task or block identifier. A print control information setting function for setting control information; And transmitting, by the terminal diagnostic apparatus, the print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information to the mobile terminal. Provided is a computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon software for realizing a print control information transmission function for controlling print information output to a diagnostic apparatus. [0012] The present invention provides a mobile device having a processor for controlling print information output. The task or block to which print information is to be output to the terminal is received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information. Judge whether it contains Judgment function; A check function for checking whether the print grade is a print grade that can be output through print control information when the self is included according to the determination result of the determination function; And according to the check result of the check function, in the case of the print class printable, the print information of the print function, wherein the print information includes task or block identifier information and output class information to the terminal diagnostic task. Provided is a computer-readable recording medium having software for realizing a print information transmission function for transmitting a print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus by a terminal diagnostic task. The present invention provides a time point when a user needs a task or a block identifier. Allows you to select in real time the tasks or blocks that you want to print to, and also assigns different print output classes to each task or block, rather than specifying one and the same print output class, significantly increasing the frequency of print information that is output. Reduce important print information It is possible to improve the processing power of the CPU of the mobile terminal by preventing the loss and reducing the load for transferring the print information.

The above objects, features and advantages will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary configuration diagram of a terminal diagnosis system to which the present invention is applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, in the terminal diagnostic system to which the present invention is applied, a terminal diagnostic monitor (DM) 100 and a terminal (UE: User Equipment) 200 are RS-232C or Ethernet. It is provided to be connected to, and controls the frequency of outputting the state information of the mobile terminal 200.

In addition, the control information controlled by the terminal diagnostic apparatus 100 is transmitted to the mobile terminal 200 through RS-232C / Ethernet, and the mobile terminal diagnostic task in the mobile terminal 200 receives the reset information and resets the print control information. Save it. Then, the task or block to output the print information checks the print control information stored by the control information, determines whether it can output its own print information, and diagnoses the print information according to the determination result of the mobile terminal. When delivered to the task, the mobile terminal diagnostic task transmits it to the terminal diagnostic apparatus 100 so that the print information is output to the terminal diagnostic apparatus 100.

2A is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of a screen for selecting whether to output print information and an output class in a terminal diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the print information output and output class selection screen may be used to determine whether to perform an output function for each of the blocks (blocks A, B, C, D, and E) separated by a block identifier. A block (or task) selection box 21 and an output class box 22 displaying the output class for each block. In FIG. 2A, the print output class for tasks A, B, and C is "HIGH." Is selected.

However, in FIG. 2A, for convenience of description, five tasks "Task A / Task B / Task C / Task D / Task E" and five tasks for the mobile terminal software creator to control the output of print information from his source in real time. Although blocks are divided into "Block A / Block B / Block C / Block D / Block E", the number of tasks and blocks is not limited, and the number of tasks or blocks can be individually set by the software user. However, tasks and blocks not selected at this time mean that the present invention is not applied. Therefore, in order to apply the present invention, the mobile terminal software creator should carefully select the tasks and blocks on which the print information is output from the terminal diagnostic apparatus. Since the problem of how to select is different depending on the software writing environment, the present invention does not present the method. For reference, in the present invention, the task refers to one process operating in a real-time operating system, or a group of processes bundled according to user convenience. In addition, the block refers to a specific area of the source code selected by the user.

Each of the five tasks and blocks applied in the present invention is given five different identifiers (A, B, C, D, E), and the output class is also "LOW", "MEDIUM", "HIGH", "ERROR", " FATAL "five. This output class can also be arbitrarily determined by the software writer, and each class can be given a special meaning by the writer. When an output class is selected, print information of all output class levels including the selected output class is output. For example, if "HIGH" is selected, print information of "HIGH", "ERROR" and "FATAL" is output.

2B is a structural diagram of an embodiment of print control information used in the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the print control information selected by the user in the print information output class selection screen of FIG. 2A includes task or block identifier information 23, print information output selection information 24, and output class information 25. The number of information is equal to the number of tasks and blocks selected by the user.

3 is a structural diagram of an embodiment of a print command parameter for controlling print information output used in the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 3, the print command parameter is composed of its own task or block identifier information 31 and output class information 32, and prints in comparison with the print control information received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus when the software is executed. It is used to determine the information output or output class.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of a process in which a mobile terminal and a terminal diagnostic apparatus transmit and receive print information selected by a user and an output class according to the present invention.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the mobile terminal 401 and the terminal diagnosis apparatus 400 transmit and receive a print control request signal and a print control confirmation signal, thereby outputting and outputting print information. The grade is controlled (41, 42). That is, when the print control information including whether the print information selected by the user is output from the terminal diagnosis apparatus 400 and the output grade is transmitted to the mobile terminal 401 (41), the signal is received. The mobile terminal 401 stores the received print control information in its memory, and transmits a print control confirmation signal to the terminal diagnostic apparatus 400 in response thereto (42). The print control information transmitted through "Task A", "Task B", "Task C", and the output class are selected as "HIGH" or more.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a process of determining whether to output print information through print control information received from a terminal diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

The output checking routine shown in FIG. 5 is performed in the mobile terminal, and starts when the operating software tries to output print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus. That is, when the program in operation tries to output the print information through the terminal diagnostic apparatus, an output check routine is started.

First, the diagnostic task of the mobile terminal updates and stores the previous print control information with the print control information received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus (52). Subsequently, the task to output the print information through the newly stored print control information. Or, the block determines whether it is included using the task or the block identifier of the print control information (53). At this time, the block is part of the task, so if the task containing the block is selected, the block is automatically included. When the judgment result confirms that the task (block or block) is included in the print control information, It is checked whether the print class of the print class is an outputable print class (54). In other words, it checks whether the print class is included in the print class of the print control information. ), It transmits its own print information to the mobile terminal diagnostic task, the mobile terminal diagnostic task transmits it back to the terminal diagnostic apparatus (55), ends the print output check routine, and selects itself (task or block). If it is not selected or if the user (task or block) is selected, but the print class is not printable, the print output check routine is terminated without transmitting the print information to the terminal diagnosis apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary embodiment of transmitting and receiving print control information in real time by a mobile terminal and a terminal diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 6, the mobile terminal 601 and the terminal diagnostic apparatus 600 transmit and receive a print information indication signal, a print control approval signal, and a print control request signal (61 to 64) to control print information. That is, first, the mobile terminal 601 transmits a print information indication signal to the terminal diagnosis apparatus 600 based on the print control information (61). In FIG. 6, through the print control information as shown in FIG. The process 61 of the task of the mobile terminal "Task A", "Task B", "Task C" and only the print information of the output class "HIGH" or more is transmitted to the terminal diagnostic apparatus 600 through the print information indication signal (61) In this case, the task selection or the output class can be arbitrarily set by the software creator. If the terminal diagnostic apparatus 600 prints the information, the print information is desired. If it is determined that the information cannot be properly confirmed or if the user wants to lower the output grade of a specific task, the terminal diagnostic apparatus 600 displays the print information output and output class selection screen as shown in FIG. 2A before performing the print control. Reselect the task or block and the output class to adjust the print information The terminal diagnostic apparatus 600 having received the print information indication signal outputs the print information by the received print information indication signal.

Next, when the print information is to be controlled, the terminal diagnosis apparatus 600 transmits the print control information previously selected by the user to the mobile terminal 601 through the print control request signal (62). The print control information transmitted to the mobile terminal 62 is print information generated by task C and at the same time the output class is "MEDIUM" or higher, or the print information generated by task B and the output class is "ERROR" or the same. It means the above. The mobile terminal 601 receiving the print control request signal from the terminal diagnosis apparatus 600 updates the contents of its own memory with the newly received print control information, and in response thereto, prints a print control confirmation signal. And transmits to 600 (63). Subsequently, a print output check routine performed to output print information is performed according to the newly updated print control information, and the result is transmitted to the terminal diagnosis apparatus 600 through the print information indication signal (64). . According to the embodiment of the present invention, the output class "MEDIUM" or "HIGH" print information generated by task C and the output class "ERROR" print information generated by task B are outputted through the print information indication signal. Although the embodiment of the present invention is illustrated, the output class selection of the task may be variously set by the software creator.

That is, in the method of the present invention as described above, the user can arbitrarily select a task, a block, and a selection class to be printed using the terminal diagnostic apparatus, and transmit the selected print control information to the mobile terminal, thereby controlling the print information output. Will be.

The method of the present invention as described above may be implemented in software and stored in a recording medium (CD-ROM, RAM, ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, magneto-optical disk, etc.) in a computer-readable form.

The present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications, and changes are possible in the art without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be clear to those of ordinary knowledge.

As described above, the present invention assigns an identifier for individually identifying a task or a block to each task or block so that a user can select in real time a task and a block to be output at a necessary time, and the print output class. By assigning different print output classes to each task or block, you can control the frequency of print information output to prevent loss of important print information and reduce the load for delivering print information. There is an effect that can improve the processing power of the mobile terminal CPU.

Claims (8)

delete In the real-time operating system environment in which a number of tasks are generated and operated, the print information output control method used for debugging the mobile terminal software, An environment setting step of providing a environment in which a terminal diagnostic device (DM) can select a task or block to output print information in real time whenever necessary by using an identifier of the task or block; The terminal diagnostic apparatus checks whether the task or block is individually selected and whether the selection information about the print output and the output class is input so that different print output classes can be given for each task or block identifier. A print control information setting step of setting control information; And The terminal diagnostic apparatus transmits the print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information to the mobile terminal, and diagnoses the terminal in the mobile terminal. Print control information transmission step for controlling the print information output to the device side Print information output control method used for debugging the mobile terminal software comprising a. The method of claim 2, Print information output from the mobile terminal to the terminal diagnostic apparatus side, In the mobile terminal diagnostic task, the previous print control information is updated and stored with the print control information received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus, and the print information parameter and the print control information to be output by the task or block to output the print information. The method for controlling the print information output used for debugging the mobile terminal software, comprising: determining whether the print information can be output, and outputting only required information. The method of claim 2 or 3, The print information, A print information output control method for debugging mobile terminal software, comprising task or block identifier information and output class information. The method of claim 4, wherein In the print control information setting step, And a predetermined task is selected, the block included in the task is automatically selected. In the real-time operating system environment in which a number of tasks are generated and operated, the print information output control method used for debugging the mobile terminal software, In the mobile terminal, the print control information received from the terminal diagnosis apparatus by the task or block to which the print information is to be output, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, whether to select output and output class information. A determination step of determining whether the self is included; A checking step of checking whether the print class is a print class that can be output through print control information when the self is included according to the determination result of the determining step; And According to the check result of the checking step, in the case of the print class printable, the print information of the terminal, the print information including the task or block identifier information and the output class information, is transmitted to the terminal diagnostic task. A print information transmitting step of transmitting, by a diagnostic task, the print information to the terminal diagnostic apparatus; Print information output control method used for debugging the mobile terminal software comprising a. In order to control the print information output, the terminal diagnostic device having a processor, An environment setting function for providing an environment in which a terminal diagnostic device (DM) can select in real time a task or a block to which print information is to be output in real time using an identifier of the task or the block; The terminal diagnostic apparatus checks whether the task or block is individually selected and whether the selection information about the print output and the output class is input so that different print output classes can be given for each task or block identifier. A print control information setting function for setting control information; And The terminal diagnostic apparatus transmits the print control information, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information to the mobile terminal, and diagnoses the terminal in the mobile terminal. Print control information transmission function to control the print information output to the device side A computer-readable recording medium having recorded software for realizing the problem. In order to control print information output, to a mobile terminal having a processor, The task or block to which print information is to be output is received through the print control information received from the terminal diagnostic apparatus, wherein the print control information includes task or block identifier information, output selection information, and output class information. A judgment function for determining whether there is; A check function for checking whether the print grade is a print grade that can be output through print control information when the self is included according to the determination result of the determination function; And According to the confirmation result of the confirmation function, in the case of printable print grade, the print information of the user, where the print information includes task or block identifier information and output grade information, is transmitted to the terminal diagnostic task, and the terminal is transmitted. Print information transmission function for the diagnostic task to transmit the print information to the terminal diagnostic device A computer-readable recording medium having recorded software for realizing the problem.