Patents by Inventor Joshua W. Boyer

Joshua W. Boyer 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).

  • Update in-use flash memory without external interfaces
    Patent number: 8032740
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program storage device for updating a non-volatile memory in an embedded system is provided. The invention includes detaching the non-volatile memory from all expectable non-volatile memory references, creating a temporary, volatile-memory file system for allocation of volatile memory space as needed for the non-volatile memory update process, copying all procedural code required to perform the non-volatile memory update into the volatile memory, changing the system search path definitions temporarily to point to the volatile memory, and performing the non-volatile memory update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Haverkamp, Gerald Kreissig, Joshua W. Boyer, Shaun A. Wetzstein
  • UPDATE IN-USE FLASH MEMORY WITHOUT EXTERNAL INTERFACES
    Publication number: 20080263350
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program storage device for updating a non-volatile memory in an embedded system is provided. The invention includes detaching the non-volatile memory from all expectable non-volatile memory references, creating a temporary, volatile-memory file system for allocation of volatile memory space as needed for the non-volatile memory update process, copying all procedural code required to perform the non-volatile memory update into the volatile memory, changing the system search path definitions temporarily to point to the volatile memory, and performing the non-volatile memory update.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: October 23, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Frank Haverkamp, Gerald Kreissig, Joshua W. Boyer, Shaun A. Wetzstein
  • Update in-use flash memory without external interfaces
    Patent number: 7409538
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and program storage device for updating a non-volatile memory in an embedded system is provided. The invention includes detaching the non-volatile memory from all expectable non-volatile memory references, creating a temporary, volatile-memory file system for allocation of volatile memory space as needed for the non-volatile memory update process, copying all procedural code required to perform the non-volatile memory update into the volatile memory, changing the system search path definitions temporarily to point to the volatile memory, and performing the non-volatile memory update.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Frank Haverkamp, Gerald Kreissig, Joshua W. Boyer, Shaun A. Wetzstein
  • Apparatus and method for process recovery in an embedded processor system
    Patent number: 7089450
    Abstract: A recovery process for embedded processors monitors other processes in the system. Each process may specify a recovery policy residing in nonvolatile electronic memory that preferably includes a recovery count, a recovery time, and a recovery action. If a process terminates unexpectedly, the recovery process determines whether the process had a corresponding recovery policy. If not, the recovery process does not recover the process. If the process has a corresponding recovery policy, the recovery process determines whether it can recover the process by examining the recovery count and recovery time specified in the recovery policy. If the process can be recovered, the recovery process performs the recovery action specified in the corresponding recovery policy. If the process cannot be recovered, the recovery process resets the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary D. Anderson, Andreas Arnez, Joshua W. Boyer, Gerald G. Kreissig, Paul Edward Movall, Ward R. Nelson
  • Apparatus and method for process recovery in an embedded processor system
    Publication number: 20040215997
    Abstract: A recovery process for embedded processors monitors other processes in the system. Each process may specify a recovery policy residing in nonvolatile electronic memory that preferably includes a recovery count, a recovery time, and a recovery action. If a process terminates unexpectedly, the recovery process determines whether the process had a corresponding recovery policy. If not, the recovery process does not recover the process. If the process has a corresponding recovery policy, the recovery process determines whether it can recover the process by examining the recovery count and recovery time specified in the recovery policy. If the process can be recovered, the recovery process performs the recovery action specified in the corresponding recovery policy. If the process cannot be recovered, the recovery process resets the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Gary D. Anderson, Andreas Arnez, Joshua W. Boyer, Gerald G. Kreissig, Paul Edward Movall, Ward R. Nelson