Patents by Inventor Robert Abramovitz

Robert Abramovitz 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 configuring a computer system using field replaceable unit identification information
    Publication number: 20030236998
    Abstract: A method includes providing at least one field replaceable unit in a computer system. The field replaceable unit has a memory device configured to store field replaceable unit data. An authentication check is performed on the field replaceable unit data. The field replaceable unit is identified as being unqualified responsive to a failure of the authentication check. A computer system includes at least one field replaceable unit and a system controller. The field replaceable unit has a memory device configured to store field replaceable unit data. The system controller is configured to perform an authentication check on the field replaceable unit data, and identify the field replaceable unit as being unqualified responsive to a failure of the authentication check.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond J. Gilstrap, Emrys Williams, Robert Abramovitz
  • Method and system for storing field replaceable unit static and dynamic information
    Publication number: 20030217247
    Abstract: A method includes providing a field replaceable unit having a memory device. Static information associated with the identity of the field replaceable unit is stored in the memory device. Dynamic data associated with a service life of the field replaceable unit is stored in the memory device. A computing system includes a field replaceable unit having a memory device storing static information associated with the identity of the field replaceable unit and dynamic data associated with a service life of the field replaceable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Abramovitz, Emrys Williams, Steven E. Weiss, Scott P. Mitchell, Raymond J. Gilstrap, David S. Gordon, Gregory S. Jumper, William C. Jackson
  • Method and system for storing field replaceable unit dynamic information using tagged data elements
    Publication number: 20030217043
    Abstract: A method includes providing a field replaceable unit having a memory device. A first data element including dynamic information associated with the service life of the field replaceable unit is generated. A first tag is generated for the first data element. The first tag is prepended to the first data element to generate a first tagged data element. The first tagged data element is stored in the memory device. A computing system includes a field replaceable unit having a memory device configured to store a first tagged data element, the first tagged data element including a first data element including dynamic information associated with the service life of the field replaceable unit and a first tag associated with the first data element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2003
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Applicant: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven E. Weiss, Raymond J. Gilstrap, Robert Abramovitz, David S. Gordon, Gregory S. Jumper, Daniel J. Hain, Fongyan Gang