Patents by Inventor Paul Henry Bouchier

Paul Henry Bouchier 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).

  • Security measures in a partitionable computing system
    Patent number: 7178015
    Abstract: A partitionable computer system and method of operating the same is disclosed. The partitionable computer system has a state machine, a processor, and a device controller. The state machine can be configured to monitor the status of a partition of the partitionable computer system. The information provided by the state machine can be used to provide security within the partitionable computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Mark Edward Shaw, Vipul Gandhi, Leon Hong, Gary Belgrave Gostin, Craig W. Warner, Paul Henry Bouchier, Todd Kjos, Guy Lowell Kuntz, Richard Dickert Powers, Bryan Craig Stephenson, Ryan Weaver, Brian Johnson, Glen Edwards, Brendan A. Voge, Gregg Bernard Lesartre
  • Computer event log overwriting intermediate events
    Patent number: 7143317
    Abstract: A service processor for a server system includes an event log that, once full, stores recent events by overwriting events of intermediate age so that the information required to diagnose both cascade errors and hangs are preserved. This contrasts with bottom-up buffers that discard recent events when full and with circular buffers that discard the oldest events when full. The event log can be reset by moving an exception region, that is, a region that is not overwritten by recent events. Alternatively, a partial reset can initialize an exception region (e.g., a bottom-up sublog), while a circular region or sublog continues to operate without being reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen B. Lyle, Paul Henry Bouchier
  • Computer event log overwriting intermediate events
    Publication number: 20040250182
    Abstract: A service processor for a server system includes an event log that, once full, stores recent events by overwriting events of intermediate age so that the information required to diagnose both cascade errors and hangs are preserved. This contrasts with bottom-up buffers that discard recent events when full and with circular buffers that discard the oldest events when full. The event log can be reset by moving an exception region, that is, a region that is not overwritten by recent events. Alternatively, a partial reset can initialize an exception region (e.g., a bottom-up sublog), while a circular region or sublog continues to operate without being reset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 9, 2004
    Inventors: Stephen B. Lyle, Paul Henry Bouchier
  • Method and apparatus for managing power in an electronic device
    Patent number: 6594771
    Abstract: A method of managing power in an electronic device having at least one connectable component includes determining a total power requirement for the at least one connectable component. The available power level for a power supply connected to the electronic device is determined. The total power requirement is compared with the available power level. The at least one connectable component may draw power from the power supply if the total power requirement is not greater than the available power level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christine L. Koerber, Paul Henry Bouchier