Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/ – Input/output data processing – Peripheral monitoring
Reexamination Certificate
2005-03-01
2009-08-18
Tsai, Henry W. H. (Department: 2184)
Electrical computers and digital data processing systems: input/
Input/output data processing
Peripheral monitoring
C710S019000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07577769
ABSTRACT:
The subject invention relates to systems and methods that automatically monitor computer platform components and initiate automated resource recovery procedures based on detected periods of component inactivity. In one aspect, an automated maintenance system for computer resources is provided. The system includes a controller that monitors installation and removal of system components that cooperate to facilitate various operations of a computer. A threshold component supplies time out or decay values for the devices to determine inactive periods of the devices, whereby the controller removes persistent memory references for the devices based in part on the time out values. Supervisory threshold functions can be provided to cause the system to perform maintenance operations at other desired intervals in order to allow periods of device inactivity while maintaining desired component information on the respective system.
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Cavalaris James G.
Cobb Jason T.
Jodh Santosh S.
Borromeo Juanito C
Microsoft Corporation
Tsai Henry W. H.
Wolf Greenfield & Sacks P.C.
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