Patents by Inventor Ciaran Harvey

Ciaran Harvey has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and system for testing microprocessor based boards in a manufacturing environment
    Patent number: 6842865
    Abstract: A test system and method for testing a processor circuit board having at least one processor. The system includes a processor control circuit connected to the processor circuit board which enables test routines to be run on the processor of the processor circuit board, a peripheral emulator circuit, having a connector for connecting to at least one peripheral connector on the processor circuit board, for emulating at least one function of at least one peripheral device, a response circuit measuring the response of the processor circuit board to a test routine, a main controller in electronic communication with the processor control circuit and the response circuit. In operation, the processor control circuit receives instructions from the main controller and causes the processor on the processor circuit board to run a test routine. The response circuit will then communicate the results of the test routine to the main controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Formia Limited
    Inventors: Patrick Nee, William Fenton, Ciaran Harvey, Malcolm Simmonds
  • Method and system for testing microprocessor based boards in a manufacturing environment
    Publication number: 20020062461
    Abstract: A test system and method for testing a processor circuit board having at least one processor. The system includes a processor control circuit connected to the processor circuit board which enables test routines to be run on the processor of the processor circuit board, a peripheral emulator circuit, having a connector for connecting to at least one peripheral connector on the processor circuit board, for emulating at least one function of at least one peripheral device, a response circuit measuring the response of the processor circuit board to a test routine, a main controller in electronic communication with the processor control circuit and the response circuit. In operation, the processor control circuit receives instructions from the main controller and causes the processor on the processor circuit board to run a test routine. The response circuit will then communicate the results of the test routine to the main controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 23, 2002
    Inventors: Patrick Nee, William Fenton, Ciaran Harvey, Malcolm Simmonds