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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
May. 17, 2007
Applicants:
Slavek P. Aksamit, Austin, TX (US);
David D. Chudy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cristian Medina, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Slavek P. Aksamit, Austin, TX (US);
David D. Chudy, Raleigh, NC (US);
Cristian Medina, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a device and a counter system coupled thereto. The counter system provides an indication of a number of times the device is inserted into a slot. Through the use of the device disclosed above, a history and a number of insertions of a particular device within a system can be known and therefore it can be determined if the integrity of the device is threatened.