Patents by Inventor Keith A. DeWeese

Keith A. DeWeese 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).

  • Efficient and flexible trace trigger handling for non-concurrent events
    Patent number: 7689870
    Abstract: A method and system for creating trace triggers from non-concurrent events, the system comprising: a trace trigger mechanism including: a plurality of multiplexers for breaking down a plurality of signals into a plurality of groups of signals; a pattern match mechanism for matching the plurality of signals to form a plurality of events, and a trace array trigger control block to perform one or more functions on the plurality of independently controlled events in order to create flexible trace trigger controls from non-concurrent events to control the starting and stopping of a data gathering function such as is used to capture trace data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Jason A. Cox, Keith A. DeWeese, Robert J. Dorsey, Eric F. Robinson, Thuong Q. Truong, Mark J. Wolski
  • EFFICIENT AND FLEXIBLE TRACE TRIGGER HANDLING FOR NON-CONCURRENT EVENTS
    Publication number: 20080120523
    Abstract: A method and system for creating trace triggers from non-concurrent events, the system comprising: a trace trigger mechanism including: a plurality of multiplexers for breaking down a plurality of signals into a plurality of groups of signals; a pattern match mechanism for matching the plurality of signals to form a plurality of events, and a trace array trigger control block to perform one or more functions on the plurality of independently controlled events in order to create flexible trace trigger controls from non-concurrent events to control the starting and stopping of a data gathering function such as is used to capture trace data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 22, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason A. Cox, Keith A. DeWeese, Robert J. Dorsey, Eric F. Robinson, Thuong Q. Truong, Mark J. Wolski