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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5572671 | Method for operating application software in a safety critical environment A method for operating application software in a safety critical environment, comprises loading application software into a computing system, linking the computing system to a set of safety critical rules to verify that the safety critical operations perf... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5563799 | Low cost/low current watchdog circuit for microprocessor A watchdog circuit and method are provided for monitoring a microprocessor to detect the presence of a malfunction condition such as a program lock-up. The watchdog circuit includes a first capacitor coupled to a supply voltage and a transistor having a c... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5564021 | Method for assigning inter-nodal traffic loads to channels in sonet rings A method for generating an optimized solution for assigning traffic loads to channels in SONET rings in cooperation with a computer having sufficient memory. The method utilizes a Mixed Integer Program (MIP) having corresponding variables necessary to mod... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5544077 | High availability data processing system and method using finite state machines The invention is a high availability data processing system. It includes a primary processor at a first node of a communications network with a serial data stream, having failure detection logic therein, for outputting an alarm signal to the network havin... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5544082 | Method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state A method and system for placing a computer in a reduced power state is provided. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the system monitors the performance of a monitored activity of a program executing. The system determines whether the prog... | 08/06/1996 |
| 5532941 | Inter-laboratory performance monitoring system A system and method for producing quality control evaluation information for each instrument in a large group of instruments making up a peer group which periodically (such as daily) run a set of control samples from a common lot of control materials. The... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5526288 | Multiple channel discrete to digital interface An integrated circuit device for comparing the state of a large number of inputs (i.e. "discretes") against any one of a plurality of selectable voltage levels. The compared data is examined in a 3×3 matrix format. In a redundant mode, comparators are ut... | 06/11/1996 |
| 5483468 | System and method for concurrent recording and displaying of system performance data A system and method for concurrently recording and displaying of system performance data. System statistical data which is useful in determining the overall performance of a data processing system is captured, displayed, and recorded for subsequent playba... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5463775 | System and method for performing monitoring of resources in a data processing system in real time A graphical system resource monitor is provided to depict, in real-time, a data processing system's internal resource utilization. A window or viewport of a data processing system displays user specified internal system resources, such as memory, CPU, or ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5459837 | System to facilitate efficient utilization of network resources in a computer network In a method and system for monitoring the performance of servers across a network and for suggesting an appropriate server to a client requesting a service, a plurality of probes are placed in various clients in the network by a Broker-Performance Mechani... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5450349 | Computer system performance evaluation system and method A system for evaluating the performance of a computer system having a processor that passes through a plurality of processor states during operation and an associated system memory includes an operating unit for receiving a request to monitor specific pro... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5388211 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling and monitoring the use of computer software Remote control of the use of computer data is described in a system for renting computer software which derives use and billing information, prevents unauthorized use, maintains integrity of the software and controls related intercomputer communications. ... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5371689 | Method of measuring cumulative processing time for modules required in process to be traced In a computer program having a plurality of functional modules, an operational time for a functional module must be sometimes measured by tracing of the process, to improve the program. In this case, start and end points of the module to be traced are set... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5367473 | Expert system for computer system resource management An expert system methodology for operating a computer system is disclosed to facilitate tuning, that is, resource balancing of the various resources comprising a large-scale software system. The computer system is adapted to store a knowledge base derived... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5353240 | Apparatus and method for automatically testing computing equipment A test apparatus and method for automatically testing computing equipment. The test apparatus comprises (1) a switch circuit, coupled to the computing equipment, capable of interrupting and restoring power to the computing equipment, (2) a timer, coupled ... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5347647 | Method of predicting the performance of an emulated computer system A method and apparatus as described for predicting the performance of a computer system. A benchmark program is run on an existing host computer, and is monitored to determine the actual sequence of instructions in the instruction set of the host. These a... | 09/13/1994 |
| 5337258 | Cost metrics A resource oriented host computer-printer system is disclosed in which the host computer and printer share information and data processing duties. A system and method for analyzing the execution times for draw primitives allows the host computer to determ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5331574 | System and method for collecting response times for exception response applications A system and method for performance monitoring of transactions which involve an application which normally operates in exception response mode. A network performance monitor sets information in memory regarding applications and resources for which perform... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5303166 | Method and system for automated network benchmark performance analysis A method and system for automated network benchmark performance analysis which providing a highly realistic benchmark test representative of actual operation of specific software applications, without requiring installation and/or operation of the softwar... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5297256 | Digital image processing system and method A digital image processing system comprises a processor at a central, first site; and digital image processing equipment such as an analyze scanner and an expose scanner at a second site remote from the first site. The processor and the digital image proc... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5245638 | Method and system for benchmarking computers A testing system and method for benchmarking computer systems. The system includes a store containing a scalable set of tasks to be performed to produce a solution in ever-increasing degrees of resolution as a larger number of the tasks are performed. A t... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5161116 | System for evaluating the performance of a large scale programmable machine capable of having a plurality of terminals attached thereto A robot system for evaluating the performance of a host computer system which has a plurality of host communication ports connectable to a corresponding plurality of user terminals. Prior to placing the host computer system into service with the user term... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5109350 | Evaluation system An evaluation system for computer performance resulting from user generated information at a remote workstation. The system 6 includes interfaces 8, 9 between the computer 5 and the workstation 14 and means 10 for recording user generated information and ... | 04/28/1992 |
| 5107450 | Method of testing a network setup A method for testing a network setup with a plurality of computers, in particular controllers or microprocessors, the data of which is to be transmitted and, if appropriate, received over a data path and which is to be processed by a control, priority cri... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5086393 | System for testing human factors and performance of a system program A system for testing certain attributes (i.e., performance and usability) of an interactive system program. A memory device stores data representative of interactive commands generated by a user. A device is also provided for executing an emulator overlay... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5047967 | Digital front end for time measurement and generation of electrical signals An integrated circuit cell module for performing precise time measurements for use in applications such as disk drive controllers. The combination of the cell module and a hard disk controller chip creates a complete hard disk controller in a single chip ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5031124 | Method for selecting computer storage devices for computer applications A method selects a storage system, performed by assigning values to preselected parameters relating to each storage system under review. Several performance factors are calculated, each performance factor being based upon one or more of the selected param... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4982349 | Response time analysis system A terminal response time analysis system is disclosed for measuring the response time of a terminal system connected to a host processor. The terminal system has a keyboard for inputing information to the host processor and a monitor with a screen for dis... | 01/01/1991 |
| 4980836 | Apparatus for reducing computer system power consumption A battery powered computer system monitors the address bus to determine when selected peripheral devices have not been accessed for a preset amount of time. When the preset amount of time has passed the system powers itself down and stops the system clock... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4930093 | Method of measuring message response time performance of a data processing system including data terminals A method of measuring message response time performance of a data processing system includes the generation of timing messages when a data or status message is sent from a data terminal, such as a point of sale terminal in the system to a central processi... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4905171 | Workstation controller performance monitor A workstation controller (WSC) performance monitor for locating performance bottlenecks is disclosed. The user notifies the host that he wants to start performance measurements. The host notifies each of the workstation controllers to begin collecting dat... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4858152 | Operator access to monitoring applications Information from multiple CICS host applications is gathered and the information is displayed on a single display screen. The information includes graphics, reports, and monitoring information. The display screens that the user is presented with are in a ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4851998 | Method for analyzing performance of computer peripherals A process for uniformly measuring the performance characteristic of a computer peripheral by accommodating for variations in the clock rate of the host computer system is disclosed, where after connecting the target to the host and initializing the system... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4725968 | Disk drive testing method and apparatus A disk drive testing apparatus (20) is disclosed which provides substantially automatic cycling through various tests of disk drive units. A graphical display is provided on a screen (25) to the operator to allow the operator to determine whether the disk... | 02/16/1988 |
| 4713791 | Real time usage meter for a processor system This invention is a device which permits the percentage of real time consumed by software tasks of a telecommunications switching system or other process controller to be measured and displayed on a percentage meter. The relative percentages of different ... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4677580 | Real time usage indicator for a processor system This invention is a device which permits the percentage of real time consumed by software tasks of a telecommunications switching system or other process controller to be measured and displayed on a percentage meter. The relative percentages of different ... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4484269 | Apparatus for providing measurement of central processing unit activity Apparatus and method for measurement of the activity of a central processing unit of a data processing system resulting from the execution of a program or series of programs. A value is initially entered in an arithmetic circuit. Each time an instruction ... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4231106 | Performance monitor apparatus and method Performance monitor apparatus is adapted to monitor various computer program events such as the length of time required to execute a particular program, the number of times a particular program or instruction sequence is executed during some predetermined... | 10/28/1980 |
| 4217636 | Computer performance measurement device and process A device and process for determining the performance of a computer by determining the performance of its disc information storage system. The read-write heads of the storage system are moved by a coil and armature. There is current in the coil only during... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4187726 | Computer performance measurement device and process A device and process for determining the performance of a computer by determining the performance of its disc information storage system. The read-write heads of the storage system are moved by a coil and armature. The acceleration and deceleration of the... | 02/12/1980 |
