Michael W Weekley

US Patent:

20070088969, Apr 19, 2007

Filed:

Oct 13, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/248298

Inventors:

Michael Weekley - Tomball TX, US
Shanawaz Kazi - Houston TX, US
G. Movakel - Houston TX, US
Allen Siemons - Spring TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 1/14

US Classification:

713502000

Abstract:

A method and system are disclosed for detecting at least one of: a hardware function and a supply of power from a power supply to the device. The method and system can determine, in response to the detecting, a first parameter representing a runtime of the hardware function, and power supplied by the power supply to the device. The first parameter can be stored in a memory associated with the device for monitoring an accumulated runtime.