Patents by Inventor Stephen Ray Cooper

Stephen Ray Cooper 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).

  • Methods and systems for repairing memory
    Patent number: 8904228
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may comprise identifying one or more portions of the memory having defects. The method may also include storing one or more addresses in the memory defect list, each of the one or more addresses associated with a portion of the one or more identified portions. The method may further include indicating to components of an information handling system that the one or more identified portions are unusable such that the other components are prevented from allocating and using the one or more identified portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Ray Cooper, Bryan James Thornley
  • Methods and Systems for Repairing Memory
    Publication number: 20130151890
    Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may comprise identifying one or more portions of the memory having defects. The method may also include storing one or more addresses in the memory defect list, each of the one or more addresses associated with a portion of the one or more identified portions. The method may further include indicating to components of an information handling system that the one or more identified portions are unusable such that the other components are prevented from allocating and using the one or more identified portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen Ray Cooper, Bryan James Thornley
  • System and method for identifying memory modules having a failing or defective address
    Patent number: 6842867
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying in a computer system physical memory modules having failing or defective addresses. The transparent error correction function of the computer system is disabled and system memory is tested. If an error is detected, a coded data value that indicative of a single-bit error is written to the failing or defective memory address. The failing or defective memory address is read in and the incorrect data value in the memory address is detected. The address of the failing of defective memory address is recorded and mapped or correlated to a physical memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2005
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Stephen Ray Cooper
  • System and method for identifying memory modules having a failing or defective address
    Publication number: 20020104045
    Abstract: A method is provided for identifying in a computer system physical memory modules having failing or defective addresses. The transparent error correction function of the computer system is disabled and system memory is tested. If an error is detected, a coded data value that indicative of a single-bit error is written to the failing or defective memory address. The failing or defective memory address is read in and the incorrect data value in the memory address is detected. The address of the failing of defective memory address is recorded and mapped or correlated to a physical memory module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Stephen Ray Cooper