Patents by Inventor Thomas Laviolette

Thomas Laviolette 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).

  • Techniques for testing an electronic system using in-line signal distortion
    Patent number: 7133795
    Abstract: A technique for testing an electronic system (e.g., a computer system) involves intercepting an initial signal of the electronic system, modifying the initial signal with a distortion to form a distorted signal, and introducing the distorted signal into the electronic system in place of the initial signal. The technique further involves obtaining, from the electronic system, a result having one of (i) a first value indicating that the electronic system handled the distorted signal in a normal operating mode, and (ii) a second value indicating that the electronic system handled the distorted signal in an error handling mode which is different than the normal operating mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2006
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Edward Iaciofano, Thomas Laviolette