Patents by Inventor Kenneth W. Privitt

Kenneth W. Privitt 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).

  • Publication number: 20200272533
    Abstract: Examples include a first computer system operating in lockstep with a second computer system. The first computer system includes a first signature generator to generate a first digital signature representing a first write operation by a first memory controller to a first memory, the first write operation to store data at an address in the first memory, and a first signature register to store the first digital signature. The second computer system includes a second signature generator to generate a second digital signature representing a second write operation by a second memory controller to a second memory, the second write operation to store the data at the address in the second memory, and a second signature register to store the second digital signature. The first digital signature is compared to the second digital signature and a lockstep error is detected when the first digital signature does not match the second digital signature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Kenneth W. PRIVITT, Scott RIDER
  • Patent number: 9983953
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a system including a first computer system including a first memory controller and a first inter-computer transfer interface to send information about write operations over an interconnect to a second computer system. A second computer system includes a second memory controller and a second inter-computer transfer interface to receive the information about the write operations over an interconnect, wherein the write operations are duplicated through the second memory controller. In other embodiments, a system includes a first computer system including a first memory controller and a first inter-computer transfer interface to send information about write operations of the first computer system during a lockstep operation. Still other embodiments are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Privitt, Scott M. Rider
  • Publication number: 20140181435
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a system including a first computer system including a first memory controller and a first inter-computer transfer interface to send information about write operations over an interconnect to a second computer system. A second computer system includes a second memory controller and a second inter-computer transfer interface to receive the information about the write operations over an interconnect, wherein the write operations are duplicated through the second memory controller. In other embodiments, a system includes a first computer system including a first memory controller and a first inter-computer transfer interface to send information about write operations of the first computer system during a lockstep operation. Still other embodiments are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 26, 2014
    Inventors: Kenneth W. Privitt, Scott M. Rider