Patents by Inventor Thomas Joseph Beacom

Thomas Joseph Beacom 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).

  • Error detection during processor idle cycles
    Patent number: 7272751
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment detect an event that will cause idle cycles in the processor and issue diagnostic instructions to the processor during the cycles that would be idle. In another embodiment, the processor is periodically interrupted and diagnostic instructions are issued to the processor, where the diagnostic instructions are selected based on a history of activity at the processor and a log of previous errors at the processor. In this way, errors may be detected at the processor without undue cost and impact on performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas Joseph Beacom, David Arnold Luick