Patents by Inventor Maria A. Rizk

Maria A. Rizk 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 and system for maintaining backup copies of firmware
    Patent number: 8495415
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining backup copies of firmware. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes monitoring an execution of at least one firmware component, and causing a backup copy of the at least one firmware component to be generated if the at least one firmware component executes at a predefined standard of reliability for a predefined time period. According to the system and method disclosed herein, trustworthy backup copies are available if a given server of a multiserver system fails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tyky Aichelen, Maria A. Rizk, Deepa Srinivasan, Ileana Vila
  • Method and System for Maintaining Backup Copies of Firmware
    Publication number: 20070294575
    Abstract: A method and system for maintaining backup copies of firmware. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a method that includes monitoring an execution of at least one firmware component, and causing a backup copy of the at least one firmware component to be generated if the at least one firmware component executes at a predefined standard of reliability for a predefined time period. According to the system and method disclosed herein, trustworthy backup copies are available if a given server of a multiserver system fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tyky Aichelen, Maria Rizk, Deepa Srinivasan, Ileana Vila