Patents by Inventor James A. Vignola

James A. Vignola 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 To Detect Firmware / Software Errors For Hardware Monitoring
    Publication number: 20120239981
    Abstract: Error reporting software-based method where an error list for a currently-running version of some target software (or firmware) is compared to an error list for a previous versions. Helpful information can be gleaned from the comparison of error lists. For example, if it is known that the hardware configuration has not changed, as between the two lists, and there is an error on the current list that does not appear on the previous list, then this indicates that the error is in the software update and is not a hardware problem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Franke, Tu To Dang, Michael C. Elles, James A. Vignola