Patents by Inventor Georg Geyer

Georg Geyer 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).

  • Patent number: 7694292
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for performing maintenance on a mission critical system while minimizing unavailability of the system to users. The system includes software storage having at least production and maintenance portions. Initially, the maintenance and production portions are set to be identical and the system is programmed to operate from the production portion. During maintenance operations, the system is taken off line and the maintenance is performed only on the maintenance portion, leaving the production portion unaltered. Until the maintenance is complete, if the system is required to be available, it may be brought back on-line and directed to continue to operate from the production portion. Once maintenance is complete, the maintenance portion is designated as the production portion and vice versa. The system is then directed to operate from the newly maintained production portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Manfred Mueller, Georg Geyer, Peter Haeuser, Marco Manchinu
  • Publication number: 20060200703
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for performing maintenance on a mission critical system while minimizing the unavailability of the system to the user. In one embodiment, the mission critical system is provided with software storage/media including at least a production portion and a separately and/or independently accessible/usable maintenance portion. At the time of manufacture and/or installation, the maintenance and production portions are set to be identical, i.e. contain identical software, and the system is programmed to operate from the production portion. During maintenance operations, the system is taken off-line and the particular maintenance procedures are performed only on the maintenance portion of the software storage, leaving the production portion unaltered. Until the maintenance procedures are complete, if the system is required to be available, it may be brought back on-line and directed to continue to operate from the production portion of the software storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Inventors: Manfred Mueller, Georg Geyer, Peter Haeuser, Marco Manchinu