Patents by Inventor David Alan Garrison

David Alan Garrison 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 equipment adapted for monitoring system components of a data processing system
    Patent number: 7386796
    Abstract: One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a data processing system adapted for enabling at least one of presence and operating condition of system components installed in the data processing system to be monitored. Examples of presence include installed and uninstalled. Examples of operating conditions include temperature, voltage, current, duty-cycle, etc. The data processing system includes provides a user interface adapted for displaying a 1:1 mapped representation of the data processing system. Operating conditions of installed system components may be assessed via the user interface. A system component that is installed in its respective location in the data processing system (e.g., in a particular socket) is depicted in the 1:1 mapped representation of the data processing system as being installed in a corresponding location of the data processing system. After performing an operation for installing a particular system component in its respective location of the data processing system (e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Newisys Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ormond Simpson, David Alan Garrison, Yiqin Zhao