Patent ID: 8423836
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. In a method for detecting a failure in an error correcting unit ( 2 ), wherein the error correcting unit ( 2 ) receives output data from a data source ( 20 ) and determines whether the received data are incorrect, and wherein if the received data are incorrect, the error correcting unit ( 2 ) is expected to correct at least one error within the received data, output the corrected data, and manipulate an error vector ( 4 ), wherein the error vector ( 4 ) at least indicates whether an error was corrected or whether an error was identified but could not be corrected, the improvement comprises the steps of a. comparing the output data of the error correcting unit ( b. testing plausibility based on the result of the comparison and the error vector ( c. manipulating a failure vector (