Patents by Inventor James H. Hanson

James H. Hanson 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).

  • System for assessing performance of computer systems
    Patent number: 6378013
    Abstract: A system for assessing performance of a device, such as a hard drive, in a computer system. The system allows measurement of data transfer rates during read and write operations from and to the hard drive. The system comprises a virtual drive in random access memory (RAM) subsystem which acts as a destination and source for the data read from and written into the hard drive. The system determines the data transfer rate of the hard drive by monitoring the duration of the data transfer between the hard drive and virtual drive. This system is able to achieve consistent and reliable assessment of performance of the hard drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Hanson
  • Method of determining data transfer rate of a device by measuring the transfer rate of data between a virtual drive and the device
    Patent number: 6366969
    Abstract: A method of assessing performance of a device, such as a hard drive, in a computer system. The method allows measurement of data transfer rates during read and write operations from and to the hard drive. The method establishes a virtual drive in random access memory (RAM) subsystem to act as a destination and source for the data read from and written into the hard drive. The method determines the data transfer rate of the hard drive by monitoring the duration of the data transfer between the hard drive and virtual drive. The method achieves consistent and reliable assessment of performance of the hard drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: James H. Hanson