Patents by Inventor Phillip S. Wilson, JR.

Phillip S. Wilson, JR. 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).

  • Lightpath diagnostics with voice alerts
    Patent number: 8677193
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to identifying and locating a failed or failing system component within a computer system, and more specifically to providing indicator lights and/or associated voice alerts to indicate, identify, and locate failed or failing system components within a computer system. A method for indicating a fault in a computer system in accordance with an embodiment includes: detecting a fault in the computer system; obtaining a problem definition associated with the fault; and generating an audible voice fault alert corresponding to the problem definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Phillip S. Wilson, Jr.
  • LIGHTPATH DIAGNOSTICS WITH VOICE ALERTS
    Publication number: 20120290886
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to identifying and locating a failed or failing system component within a computer system, and more specifically to providing indicator lights and/or associated voice alerts to indicate, identify, and locate failed or failing system components within a computer system. A method for indicating a fault in a computer system in accordance with an embodiment includes: detecting a fault in the computer system; obtaining a problem definition associated with the fault; and generating an audible voice fault alert corresponding to the problem definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Phillip S. Wilson, JR.