Patents by Inventor Daniel John Ribbentrop, Sr.

Daniel John Ribbentrop, Sr. 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 apparatus for locating and displaying a defective component in a data processing system during a system startup using location and progress codes associated with the component
    Patent number: 6625728
    Abstract: A method for locating a defective component in a data processing system during system startup is disclosed. Each component within the data processing system is assigned a location code. Then, a progress code is associated with a location code and a function being loaded to, tested, or executed in a component. After supplying power to the data processing system, the components of the data processing system are initialized and tested to establish a configuration. During the initialization and testing, a location code of a component and a corresponding progress code are displayed on a display panel. In response to a system hang, a defective component can be identified utilizing the location code and the progress code displayed on the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: George Henry Ahrens, George John Dawkins, Michael Youhour Lim, Thomas Francis Ploski, David Lee Randall, Daniel John Ribbentrop, Sr.