Patents by Inventor Kurt Grassmann

Kurt Grassmann 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 for deferred data collection in a clock running system
    Patent number: 7343534
    Abstract: A method for deferred logging of machine data following an error or event in order to capture critical information for that error or event treats the data as persistent and it does not get logged until a disruption occurs to the system (e.g. system reset, restart, deactivation, or powered-down). This way, important debug data can be held in the hardware or software, without a need for complicated hardware and code for logging this debug data. Methods are also disclosed for setting a switch to indicate deferred logging is required, referencing the log data with the original event information, calling home with the debug data, resetting the deferred logging switch, setting the deferred logging switch manually, viewing whether the switch is already set, and supporting different kinds of switches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick J. Meaney, Kurt A. Grassmann, Oliver Marquardt, Scott B. Swaney
  • Method for deferred data collection in a clock running system
    Publication number: 20050268187
    Abstract: A method for deferred logging of machine data following an error or event in order to capture critical information for that error or event treats the data as persistent and it does not get logged until a disruption occurs to the system (e.g. system reset, restart, deactivation, or powered-down). This way, important debug data can be held in the hardware or software, without a need for complicated hardware and code for logging this debug data. Methods are also disclosed for setting a switch to indicate deferred logging is required, referencing the log data with the original event information, calling home with the debug data, resetting the deferred logging switch, setting the deferred logging switch manually, viewing whether the switch is already set, and supporting different kinds of switches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2004
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Patrick Meaney, Kurt Grassmann, Oliver Marquardt, Scott Swaney