Patents by Inventor Lovett D. Thomas

Lovett D. Thomas 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).

  • Cache entry error-correcting code (ECC) based at least on cache entry data and memory address
    Publication number: 20030167437
    Abstract: Determining an error-correcting code (ECC) for a cache entry based at least on the data stored in the cache entry and the memory address at which the data is permanently stored is disclosed. A cache entry for a desired memory address is retrieved. The cache entry includes data and a stored ECC based on the data and a memory address. An ECC is determined based at least on the data of the cache entry and the desired memory address. If the ECC at least based on the cache entry data and the desired memory address equals the stored ECC, then the cache entry caches the desired memory address without error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 4, 2003
    Inventors: Donald R. DeSota, Lovett D. Thomas