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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
May. 01, 2006
Applicants:
Samuel H. Russ, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Mark Randall Murray, Atlanta, GA (US);
Inventors:
Samuel H. Russ, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Mark Randall Murray, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/173 (2011.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G11C 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for qualifying performance of a disk drive in a digital home communications terminal (DHCT) deployed in the field. In embodiment, among others, at least one DHCT is identified for performance testing. A disk drive performance test application is downloaded to the DHCT over a communication channel. Performance test results are received from the DHCT over the communication channel. A DHCT is designated as having a hard disk failure if the test results are below a threshold.