Patents by Inventor Robert Philip Makowicki

Robert Philip Makowicki 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).

  • Control system, and program product employing an embedded mechanism for testing a system's fault-handling capability
    Patent number: 7546490
    Abstract: A technique for controlling a system is provided in which a control-data table is employed for facilitating operation of the system, and an inject-fault-data table is selectively used during testing of the system. Pursuant to the technique, a security mechanism is provided to restrict the system's utilization of the inject-fault-data table. A security check by the security mechanism is to be satisfied for the system to access the inject-fault-data table. In an enhanced embodiment, the system is tested by substituting an inject-fault-data entry of the inject-fault-data table for a control-data entry of the control-data table as an input to the system. The testing verifies the response of the system to an emulated fault, which results from employing at least one inject-fault-data entry during testing of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kearney, William P. Kostenko, Robert Philip Makowicki
  • CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT EMPLOYING AN EMBEDDED MECHANISM FOR TESTING A SYSTEM'S FAULT-HANDLING CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20080133980
    Abstract: A technique for controlling a system is provided in which a control-data table is employed for facilitating operation of the system, and an inject-fault-data table is selectively used during testing of the system. Pursuant to the technique, a security mechanism is provided to restrict the system's utilization of the inject-fault-data table. A security check by the security mechanism is to be satisfied for the system to access the inject-fault-data table. In an enhanced embodiment, the system is tested by substituting an inject-fault-data entry of the inject-fault-data table for a control-data entry of the control-data table as an input to the system. The testing verifies the response of the system to an emulated fault, which results from employing at least one inject-fault-data entry during testing of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2008
    Publication date: June 5, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel J. KEARNEY, William P. KOSTENKO, Robert Philip MAKOWICKI
  • Control method, system, and program product employing an embedded mechanism for testing a system's fault-handling capability
    Patent number: 7350113
    Abstract: A method of controlling a system is provided in which a control-data table is employed for facilitating operation of the system, and an inject-fault-data table is selectively used during testing of the system. Pursuant to the method, a security mechanism is provided to restrict the system's utilization of the inject-fault-data table. A security check by the security mechanism is to be satisfied for the system to access the inject-fault-data table. In an enhanced embodiment, the system is tested by substituting an inject-fault-data entry of the inject-fault-data table for a control-data entry of the control-data table as an input to the system. The testing verifies the response of the system to an emulated fault, which results from employing at least one inject-fault-data entry during testing of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2008
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Daniel J. Kearney, William P. Kostenko, Robert Philip Makowicki