Patents by Inventor Gerald Scott Cherf

Gerald Scott Cherf 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 implementing fault-tolerant processing without duplicating working process
    Patent number: 6687849
    Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing a memory-efficient fault tolerant computing system are provided. A generic backup process may provide fault tolerance to multiple working processes. The backup process need not include a copy of the code segments executed by the working processes, providing very large savings in memory needed to implement the fault tolerant system. Alternatively, multiple backup processes provide fault tolerance but need not include duplicated code segments for the working processes they support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2004
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald Scott Cherf