Patent ID: 7222266
Filing Date: 2007-05-22
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for examining a monitor circuit, the method comprising: (a) providing a computer system having at least a specific component capable of generating an input signal; (b) monitoring the input signal generated by the specific component of the computer system and generating a corresponding signal for comparing with a predetermined signal; (c) generating a compare signal with the monitor circuit according to the comparison resulted in step (b) and outputting a control signal for adjusting the operation of the specific component; (d) generating a first examining signal of the monitor circuit and generating a first corresponding signal for comparing with the predetermined signal; (e) generating a first compare signal according to the comparison result of step (d) and outputting a first input signal; (f) monitoring the first input signal with the monitor circuit and generating a second examining signal; and (g) comparing the first examining signal and the second examining signal and determining if the monitor circuit is functioning normally.