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US8977895B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8977895-B2 |
| Application number | US-201213552237-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | Jul 18, 2012 |
| Publication date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
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Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an apparatus that comprises a first core susceptible to an error condition, and a second core configured to perform a diagnostic on the first core to identify a cause of the error condition and an action to remedy the error condition in order to recover the first core.
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What is claimed is: 1. An apparatus comprising: a first core susceptible to an error condition; a second core configured to perform, in response to a detection of the error condition: a diagnostic on the first core by directly communicating with the first core to identify a cause of the error condition, and an action to remedy the error condition to recover the first core; a third core configured to operate as the first core when the first core is associated with the erro…
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- What does patent US8977895B2 cover?
- Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an apparatus that comprises a first core susceptible to an error condition, and a second core configured to perform a diagnostic on the first core to identify a cause of the error condition and an action to remedy the error condition in order to recover the first core.
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Anandavally Sreekala, Haridass Anand, Salem Gerard M, and 2 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F11/0793. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 10 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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