Patents by Inventor Dennis M. Rickert

Dennis M. Rickert 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).

  • Multi-core processor comparison encoding
    Patent number: 9032256
    Abstract: Systems and methods to test processor cores of a multi-core processor microchip are provided. Comparison circuitry may be configured to compare data output from processor cores of a microchip. An encoding module may be configured to encode received data by initially assigning binary bit values to the processor cores. Based on at least one of a number of the processor cores and a first binary bit value, a first additional binary bit may be added to the first binary bit value. The first binary bit value may be assigned to a first processor core of the plurality of processor cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. Douskey, Ryan A. Fitch, Michael J. Hamilton, Dennis M. Rickert
  • MULTI-CORE PROCESSOR COMPARISON ENCODING
    Publication number: 20140201575
    Abstract: Systems and methods to test processor cores of a multi-core processor microchip are provided. Comparison circuitry may be configured to compare data output from processor cores of a microchip. An encoding module may be configured to encode received data by initially assigning binary bit values to the processor cores. Based on at least one of a number of the processor cores and a first binary bit value, a first additional binary bit may be added to the first binary bit value. The first binary bit value may be assigned to a first processor core of the plurality of processor cores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Steven M. Douskey, Ryan A. Fitch, Michael J. Hamilton, Dennis M. Rickert