Patent ID: 8219975
Filing Date: 2012-07-10
Classification: A63F,G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: associating a diagnostic tool with at least a portion of gaming application code of a video game; activating the diagnostic tool when the video game is in operation; capturing and displaying real-time performance data associated with execution of the gaming application code; generating a warning when a performance metric violates a pre-set condition; displaying in a system window the real-time performance data in a first graphical format encompassing a plurality of real-time frames corresponding to the video game that is in operation; displaying in a diagnostics display window a description of the performance metric violation, data statistics related to the performance metric violation, and a first soft-key operable to stop further warnings from being displayed in the diagnostics display window; displaying in the diagnostic display window a second soft-key operable for displaying in the system monitor display window, a pointer icon pointing to a frame wherein the performance metric violation was encountered; and displaying a hypertext link that is hyper-linked to a document containing information pertaining to remedying a performance metric violation.