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Patent No.:

US 9348722 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016

Filed:

Oct. 21, 2013

Diagnostic and managing distributed processor system

Applicant:

Round Rock Research Llc, Jersey City, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Karl S. Johnson, Palo Alto, CA (US);

Walter A. Wallach, Los Altos, CA (US);

Ken Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);

Carlton G. Amdahl, Fremont, CA (US);

Assignee:

Round Rock Research, LLC, Parsippany, NJ (US);

Attorney:

Gazdzinski & Associates PC

Primary Examiner:

Suresh Suryawanshi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 11/22 (2006.01); G06F 11/273 (2006.01); G06F 11/32 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 13/40 (2006.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H02P 7/285 (2016.01); H04L 12/12 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/3027 (2013.01); G06F 1/20 (2013.01); G06F 1/206 (2013.01); G06F 1/26 (2013.01); G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); G06F 9/44521 (2013.01); G06F 11/0748 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G06F 11/0784 (2013.01); G06F 11/2294 (2013.01); G06F 11/2736 (2013.01); G06F 11/3051 (2013.01); G06F 11/3055 (2013.01); G06F 11/3058 (2013.01); G06F 11/3065 (2013.01); G06F 11/328 (2013.01); G06F 11/3466 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/4027 (2013.01); G06F 13/4081 (2013.01); G06F 21/305 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H02P 7/285 (2013.01); H04L 12/12 (2013.01); H04L 12/2602 (2013.01); H04L 12/2697 (2013.01); H04L 41/0803 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 41/22 (2013.01); H04L 43/00 (2013.01); H04L 43/50 (2013.01); G06F 3/0601 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 11/2015 (2013.01); G06F 11/3476 (2013.01); G06F 11/3495 (2013.01); G06F 2003/0692 (2013.01); G06F 2201/86 (2013.01); H04L 41/0213 (2013.01); H04L 43/06 (2013.01); H04L 43/065 (2013.01); Y02B 60/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A network of microcontrollers for monitoring and diagnosing the environmental conditions of a computer is disclosed. The network of microcontrollers provides a management system by which computer users can accurately gauge the health of their computer. The network of microcontrollers provides users the ability to detect system fan speeds, internal temperatures and voltage levels. The invention is designed to not only be resilient to faults, but also allows for the system maintenance, modification, and growth—without downtime. Additionally, the present invention allows users to replace failed components, and add new functionality, such as new network interfaces, disk interface cards and storage, without impacting existing users. One of the primary roles of the present invention is to manage the environment without outside involvement. This self-management allows the system to continue to operate even though components have failed.

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