Patents by Inventor Bonnie C. Mills

Bonnie C. Mills 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 to provide external observability when embedded firmware detects predefined conditions
    Patent number: 6990424
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating a system specific test by providing sophisticated error tracking mechanisms to trigger on a specific system event. The present invention addresses the problem of monitoring network traffic and isolating a point of error at the testing stage. The present invention defines a specific system event to be monitored. A trigger is created in the host system and routed to the analyzer, wherein the trigger is used to allow the analyzer to capture information related to the specific system event. When a signal is received at the analyzer, the signal automatically triggers the analyzer to capture and store a predetermined amount of data related to the specific system event before and after the trigger is executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Roger T. Clegg, Alan T. Pfeifer, Bonnie C. Mills