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Patent US7937737 - Field qualification of disk drives in consumer electronics devices - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsSystems and methods are disclosed for qualifying performance of a disk drive in a digital home communications terminal (DHCT) deployed in the field. In embodiment, among others, at least one DHCT is identified for performance testing. A disk drive performance test application is downloaded to the DHCT...http://www.google.com/patents/US7937737?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7937737 - Field qualification of disk drives in consumer electronics devicesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7937737 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/414,822Publication dateMay 3, 2011Filing dateMay 1, 2006Priority dateMay 1, 2006Also published asCA2651105A1, CA2651105C, EP2013873A2, US20070256110, WO2007133907A2, WO2007133907A3Publication number11414822, 414822, US 7937737 B2, US 7937737B2, US-B2-7937737, US7937737 B2, US7937737B2InventorsSamuel H. Russ, Mark Randall MurrayOriginal AssigneeRuss Samuel H, Mark Randall MurrayExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (25), Non-Patent Citations (23), Referenced by (2), Classifications (31), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetField qualification of disk drives in consumer electronics devicesUS 7937737 B2Abstract Systems and methods are disclosed for qualifying performance of a disk drive in a digital home communications terminal (DHCT) deployed in the field. In embodiment, among others, at least one DHCT is identified for performance testing. A disk drive performance test application is downloaded to the DHCT over a communication channel. Performance test results are received from the DHCT over the communication channel. A DHCT is designated as having a hard disk failure if the test results are below a threshold.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is related to co-pending U.S. patent application entitled �Performance Testing of Disk Drives in Consumer Electronics Devices�, having Ser. No. 11/414,952 filed on May 1, 2006.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the environment in which some embodiments of the system and method for disk drive performance testing are located. A digital video recorder (DVR) 110 can, in some examples, record video programming that is received from a program source 120 over a communication channel 130. In addition, other embodiments include recorders that record audio and/or other data in addition to, or instead of, video. In one embodiment, program source 120 is a cable television network, but other wired and non-wired delivery mechanisms are also contemplated, for example, satellite, and over-the-air broadcasts received by an antenna, among others. DVR 110 can also play back a recorded video program for viewing on a display 140. A user can program DVR 110 through an input device such as a remote control 150 or a keyboard (not shown).
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