Patents by Inventor Djihed Afifi

Djihed Afifi 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).

  • Using environmental signatures for test scheduling
    Patent number: 9558088
    Abstract: Method and system are provided for using environmental signatures for test scheduling. The method includes: generating an environmental signature for a test including the usage of power and temperature of one or more hardware components being tested; determining an outcome score of the test; and scheduling one or more tests on hardware components based on the environmental signature and outcome score of candidate tests. Generating an environmental signature for a test may include: monitoring the usage of power by hardware components during the course of the test; monitoring the temperature of hardware components during the course of the test; generating a signature representing the power usage and temperature during the test. Determining an outcome score of the test may include determining the number of defects exposed by a test and basing the outcome score on the number of defects exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Djihed Afifi, Matthew J. Jarvis
  • USING ENVIRONMENTAL SIGNATURES FOR TEST SCHEDULING
    Publication number: 20140173351
    Abstract: Method and system are provided for using environmental signatures for test scheduling. The method includes: generating an environmental signature for a test including the usage of power and temperature of one or more hardware components being tested; determining an outcome score of the test; and scheduling one or more tests on hardware components based on the environmental signature and outcome score of candidate tests. Generating an environmental signature for a test may include: monitoring the usage of power by hardware components during the course of the test; monitoring the temperature of hardware components during the course of the test; generating a signature representing the power usage and temperature during the test. Determining an outcome score of the test may include determining the number of defects exposed by a test and basing the outcome score on the number of defects exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Djihed Afifi, Matthew J. Jarvis