Patents by Inventor Sheldon Ray Bailey
Sheldon Ray Bailey 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).
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Patent number: 8010838Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method, data processing system, and apparatus to respond to detection of a hardware interface error on a system bus, for example, during a concurrent maintenance operation. The service processor may receive an error on the system bus. The error identifies at least one field replaceable unit and may inhibit the suppression of clock signal to the field replaceable unit. The service processor adds an identifier of the field replaceable unit to an eligible Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) list. The service processor recursively adds at least one field replaceable unit that the field replaceable unit depends upon. The service processor suppresses the clock signal to the field replaceable unit. The service processor inhibits tagging the field replaceable unit as unusable for next initial program load.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2008Date of Patent: August 30, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Bradley W. Bishop, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Erlander Lo, Allegra R. Segura
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Patent number: 7886192Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Publication number: 20100125747Abstract: Disclosed is a computer implemented method, data processing system, and apparatus to respond to detection of a hardware interface error on a system bus, for example, during a concurrent maintenance operation. The service processor may receive an error on the system bus. The error identifies at least one field replaceable unit and may inhibit the suppression of clock signal to the field replaceable unit. The service processor adds an identifier of the field replaceable unit to an eligible Field Replaceable Unit (FRU) list. The service processor recursively adds at least one field replaceable unit that the field replaceable unit depends upon. The service processor suppresses the clock signal to the field replaceable unit. The service processor inhibits tagging the field replaceable unit as unusable for next initial program load.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2008Publication date: May 20, 2010Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Bradley W. Bishop, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Erlander Lo, Allegra R. Segura
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Publication number: 20080256388Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2008Publication date: October 16, 2008Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Patent number: 7415634Abstract: A system and method for fast system recovery that bypasses diagnostic routines by disconnecting failed hardware from the system before rebooting. Failed hardware and hardware that will be affected by removal of the failed hardware of the system are disconnected from the system. The system is restarted, and because the failed hardware is disconnected, diagnostic routines may safely be eliminated from the reboot process.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2004Date of Patent: August 19, 2008Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Gary Dean Anderson, Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Patent number: 7171580Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer instructions in a data processing system for managing clocks. The functionality of clock sources in the data processing system is verified to identify a set of valid clock sources in response to beginning an initial load process. Hardware is initialized in the data processing system using a valid clock source from the set of valid clock sources.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2003Date of Patent: January 30, 2007Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Wayne Allan Britson, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Michael Alan Kobler
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Patent number: 6829729Abstract: A method and system for managing uncorrectable data error conditions from an I/O subsystem as the UE passes through a plurality of devices in a central electronic complex (CEC) is disclosed. The method and system comprises detecting a I/O UE by at least one device in the CEC; and providing an SUE-RE (Special Uncorrectable Data Error-Recoverable Error) attention signal by at least one device to a diagnostic system that indicates the I/O UE condition. The method and system further includes analyzing the SUE-RE attention signal by the diagnostic system to produce an error log with a list of failing parts and a record of the log. A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a new fault isolation methodology and algorithm, which extends the current capability of a service processor runtime diagnostic code (PRD). The method allows for the accurate determination of an error source and provides appropriate service action if and when the system fails to recover from the UE condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: December 7, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond Leslie Hicks, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Sheldon Ray Bailey
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Patent number: 6742145Abstract: A method of de-allocating multiple processor cores sharing a failing bank of memory is disclosed. The method allows new multiple-processor integrated circuits with on-chip shared memory to be de-allocated using existing technology designed for use with single-processor integrated circuit technology.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2001Date of Patent: May 25, 2004Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Michael Alan Kobler, Michael Youhour Lim, Stuart Allen Werbner
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Publication number: 20020144193Abstract: A method and system for managing uncorrectable data error conditions from an I/O subsystem as the UE passes through a plurality of devices in a central electronic complex (CEC) is disclosed. The method and system comprises detecting a I/O UE by at least one device in the CEC; and providing an SUE-RE (Special Uncorrectable Data Error-Recoverable Error) attention signal by at least one device to a diagnostic system that indicates the I/O UE condition. The method and system further includes analyzing the SUE-RE attention signal by the diagnostic system to produce an error log with a list of failing parts and a record of the log. A method and system in accordance with the present invention provides a new fault isolation methodology and algorithm, which extends the current capability of a service processor runtime diagnostic code (PRD). The method allows for the accurate determination of an error source and provides appropriate service action if and when the system fails to recover from the UE condition.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 29, 2001Publication date: October 3, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Raymond Leslie Hicks, Alongkorn Kitamorn, Sheldon Ray Bailey
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Publication number: 20020133759Abstract: A method of de-allocating multiple processor cores sharing a failing bank of memory is disclosed. The method allows new multiple-processor integrated circuits with on-chip shared memory to be de-allocated using existing technology designed for use with single-processor integrated circuit technology.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2001Publication date: September 19, 2002Applicant: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Sheldon Ray Bailey, Michael Alan Kobler, Michael Youhour Lim, Stuart Allen Werbner