Patents by Inventor Mark Fernando Diez

Mark Fernando Diez 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 apparatus for verifying integrity of predefined data structures in a computer system
    Patent number: 5951699
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for verifying integrity of predefined data structures in a computer system. A central software failure map is stored which includes for each of the predefined data structures a corresponding in-flux bit. The corresponding in-flux bit is set in response to a request to update one of the predefined data structures. Then updating of one of the predefined data structures is performed. The corresponding in-flux bit is reset in response to completing the update of the one of the predefined data structures. During recovery, the corresponding in-flux bits are checked to identify any unstable data structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Mark Fernando Diez, Chad Allen Olstad, Gary Ross Ricard