Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-directional fault detection system
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Application No.: US12165784Application Date: 2008-07-01
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Publication No.: US07840834B2Publication Date: 2010-11-23
- Inventor: Charles Jens Archer , Kurt Walter Pinnow , Joseph D. Ratterman , Brian Edward Smith
- Applicant: Charles Jens Archer , Kurt Walter Pinnow , Joseph D. Ratterman , Brian Edward Smith
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F11/00
- IPC: G06F11/00

Abstract:
An apparatus, program product and method checks for nodal faults in a group of nodes comprising a center node and all adjacent nodes. The center node concurrently communicates with the immediately adjacent nodes in three dimensions. The communications are analyzed to determine a presence of a faulty node or connection.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080288820A1 MULTI-DIRECTIONAL FAULT DETECTION SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2008-11-20
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