Patents Examined by Alberta Decady
  • Detecting and handling bus errors in a computer system
    Patent number: 6701469
    Abstract: Digital signals are sent in a predetermined sequence from one end of a bus wire and are received at the other end. Each of the digital signals of the received sequence is compared with a corresponding predetermined signal of the predetermined sequence to determine whether an error has occurred. Data obtained concerning bus errors may be used to handle bus errors during runtime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Eugene P. Matter, Blaise Fanning