Data processing: measuring – calibrating – or testing – Measurement system – Temperature measuring system
Reexamination Certificate
2011-06-14
2011-06-14
Le, John H (Department: 2857)
Data processing: measuring, calibrating, or testing
Measurement system
Temperature measuring system
C165S247000, C340S584000, C374S045000, C374S166000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07962306
ABSTRACT:
Methods, apparatus, and products for detecting an increase in thermal resistance of a heat sink in a computer system, the heat sink dissipating heat for a component of the computer system, the computer system including a fan controlling airflow across the heat sink, the computer system also including a temperature monitoring device, including: measuring, by a monitoring module through use of the temperature monitoring device during operation of the computer system, thermal resistance of the heat sink; determining whether the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than a threshold thermal resistance, the threshold thermal resistance stored in a thermal profile in non-volatile memory, and if the measured thermal resistance of the heat sink is greater than the threshold thermal resistance, notifying a system administrator.
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Bandholz Justin P.
Durham Zachary B.
Kerr Clifton E.
Maxwell Joseph E.
Reinberg Kevin M.
Biggers & Ohanian LLP
International Business Machines - Corporation
Kennedy Brandon C.
Le John H
Seal Cynthia G.
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