Patents by Inventor Peter L. Wargo

Peter L. Wargo 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).

  • Detecting thermal anomalies in computer systems based on correlations between instrumentation signals
    Patent number: 6950773
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that detects a thermal anomaly in a computer system. During operation, the system derives an estimated signal for a thermal sensor in the computer system, wherein the estimated signal is derived from correlations with other instrumentation signals in the computer system. Next, the system compares an actual signal from the thermal sensor with the estimated signal to determine whether a thermal anomaly exists in the computer system. If a thermal anomaly exists, the system generates an alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2005
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenny C. Gross, Peter L. Wargo