Patents by Inventor Chris Kiick

Chris Kiick 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).

  • Memory image verification system and method
    Patent number: 7178068
    Abstract: A system and method of verifying a dumped memory image following a crash of a computer system that includes physical memory, a system kernel, and a virtual memory system. At least a portion of the system memory, e.g., a page, is locked by pre-allocating the page to the system kernel during initialization of the computer system. The pre-allocated page is then withheld from the virtual memory system so that the pre-allocated page is not classified as swappable memory. The locked page of the memory is then seeded with a signature. Upon detecting the system crash, the seeded page of the memory, including an image of the seeded signature, is dumped to the dump disk. The content and the location of the memory image are then verified by comparing the image of the seeded signature with the signature that was seeded in the locked page of the memory prior to the system crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David L. Maison, Jeffrey Naset, Charles R. Plaine, Chris Kiick, Mark Hattarki
  • Memory image verification system and method
    Publication number: 20030188227
    Abstract: A system and method of verifying a dumped memory image following a crash of a computer system that includes physical memory, a system kernel, and a virtual memory system. At least a portion of the system memory, e.g., a page, is locked by pre-allocating the page to the system kernel during initialization of the computer system. The pre-allocated page is then withheld from the virtual memory system so that the pre-allocated page is not classified as swappable memory. The locked page of the memory is then seeded with a signature. Upon detecting the system crash, the seeded page of the memory, including an image of the seeded signature, is dumped to the dump disk. The content and the location of the memory image are then verified by comparing the image of the seeded signature with the signature that was seeded in the locked page of the memory prior to the system crash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: David L. Maison, Jeffrey Naset, Charles R. Plaine, Chris Kiick, Mark Hattarki