Method and apparatus for monitoring computer system service life parameters
US5926777A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 20, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 14, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01D9/005
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for monitoring service life parameters of a computer system 10 includes a processor 72 connected to sensors 78, 80, 82, 84, a control memory 74 having an operating program stored therein and a data memory 76 having a finite write life. The sensors 78, 80, 82, 84 sense operating parameters of the computer system 10 and generate sensor signals to which the processor 72 responds by generating a data signal. The data memory 76 responds to the data signal by storing information related to the predetermined operating parameter as a data log. The processor 72 generates the data signal in a manner that maximizes the write life of the data memory 76.
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