Patents by Inventor Wayne D. Walters

Wayne D. Walters 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).

  • System and method to provide device unique diagnostic support with a single generic command
    Patent number: 7660978
    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides a system and method for a diagnostic computer application executing on a host computer to extract vendor unique diagnostic information from an attached peripheral device. The peripheral device is pre-configured to respond with device unique information in response to certain standard interface protocol inquiries. Standard interface inquiry commands are used to extract detailed instructions from the device. These instructions may contain device unique small computer system interface (SCSI) command sequences, for example. The command sequences allow a user of the host computer to extract detailed data from the peripheral device about the peripheral device's operational, performance and health statistics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Forrer, Jr., Stephen A. Knight, Timothy J. O'Callaghan, Wayne D. Walters
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE DEVICE UNIQUE DIAGNOSTIC SUPPORT WITH A SINGLE GENERIC COMMAND
    Publication number: 20080222403
    Abstract: An embodiment of this invention provides a system and method for a diagnostic computer application executing on a host computer to extract vendor unique diagnostic information from an attached peripheral device. The peripheral device is pre-configured to respond with device unique information in response to certain standard interface protocol inquiries. Standard interface inquiry commands are used to extract detailed instructions from the device. These instructions may contain device unique small computer system interface (SCSI) command sequences, for example. The command sequences allow a user of the host computer to extract detailed data from the peripheral device about the peripheral device's operational, performance and health statistics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2007
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas R. Forrer, Jr., Stephen A. Knight, Timothy J. O'Callaghan, Wayne D. Walters