Patents by Inventor Brad F. Bass

Brad F. Bass 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).

  • Systems and methods for scripting data errors to facilitate verification of error detection or correction code functionality
    Patent number: 7401269
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for inserting errors into data to facilitate validation of an error detection algorithm. The method comprises: receiving a data corruption command for a plurality of bits; determining, from the data corruption command, a plurality of bit fields within the plurality of bits for data corruption; determining a minimum and maximum number of errors for each of the plurality of bit fields; determining a total number of errors to be inserted; inserting the minimum number of errors into each of the plurality of bit fields at random locations; and randomly inserting additional errors into the plurality of bit fields subject to the maximum number of errors until the total number of errors are inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sahir S. Hoda, Brad F. Bass, Nathan D. Zelle, Anand V. Kamannavar
  • Systems and methods for scripting data errors to facilitate verification of error detection or correction code functionality
    Publication number: 20040225932
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention is directed to a method for inserting errors into data to facilitate validation of an error detection algorithm. The method comprises: receiving a data corruption command for a plurality of bits; determining, from the data corruption command, a plurality of bit fields within the plurality of bits for data corruption; determining a minimum and maximum number of errors for each of the plurality of bit fields; determining a total number of errors to be inserted; inserting the minimum number of errors into each of the plurality of bit fields at random locations; and randomly inserting additional errors into the plurality of bit fields subject to the maximum number of errors until the total number of errors are inserted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Sahir S. Hoda, Brad F. Bass, Nathan D. Zelle, Anand V. Kamannavar