Patents by Inventor Jim Hanrahan

Jim Hanrahan 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 system for performing installation and configuration management of tester instrument modules
    Patent number: 8082541
    Abstract: A method for managing multiple hardware test module versions, software components, and tester operating system (TOS) versions in a modular test system is disclosed. The method includes installing the TOS versions compatible with the modular test system in an archive and installing vendor software components corresponding to the hardware test module versions in the archive. The method further includes creating system profiles for describing vendor software components corresponding to the hardware test module versions and the TOS versions, selecting a system profile for the modular test system, where the system profile includes a set of compatible vendor software components and a selected TOS for testing a particular hardware test module version, and activating the selected TOS on the modular test system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Ankan Pramanick, Jim Hanrahan, Mark Elston, Toshiaki Adachi, Leon L. Chen
  • Method and system for performing installation and configuration management of tester instrument modules
    Publication number: 20060130041
    Abstract: A method for managing multiple hardware test module versions, software components, and tester operating system (TOS) versions in a modular test system is disclosed. The method includes installing the TOS versions compatible with the modular test system in an archive and installing vendor software components corresponding to the hardware test module versions in the archive. The method further includes creating system profiles for describing vendor software components corresponding to the hardware test module versions and the TOS versions, selecting a system profile for the modular test system, where the system profile includes a set of compatible vendor software components and a selected TOS for testing a particular hardware test module version, and activating the selected TOS on the modular test system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: June 15, 2006
    Applicant: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Ankan Pramanick, Jim Hanrahan, Mark Elston, Toshiaki Adachi, Leon Chen