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7512778 Method for sharing host processor for non-operating system uses by generating a false remove signal  
A method for using an operating system device for non-operating system uses. A false event signal is generated to indicate that a device should be shut down. After this is accomplished, the device...
7512719 Sharing a dynamically located memory block between components executing in different processor modes in an extensible firmware interface environment  
A method, system, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for sharing a dynamically located memory block between regular, SMM, and other components in an EFI environment are provided. According to...
7512775 Method for initializing and actuating a peripheral and device for performing the method  
A method for initializing and actuating a peripheral by a mainframe with initialization and actuation codes of the periphery stored in a memory comprises the steps of: detecting a peripheral being...
7512774 Method and system for collecting processor information  
Information regarding processors present on computer systems is collected. A hyper-threading processor class definition is established. A hyper-threading property provider is created. The...
7512672 Method and system for domain name resolution in a communications system  
A method and system for domain name resolution in a communications network including the steps of intercepting communication to and from the network and replacing DNS primary and DNS secondary IP...
7512776 Optimized control plane signalling for a high availability network device in a communications network  
A method for resetting a component of an off-card assembly in a redundant system, the redundant system having first and second control plane cards coupled to the off-card assembly by respective...
7512777 Method and system for maintaining system management BIOS  
A method and system for maintaining a System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) in a computer system is provided. According to the proposed method and system, the BIOS of the computer system is updated...
7509485 Method for loading a program module in an operating system  
A method for loading a program module in an operating system is provided. An application program is launched and at least one main program module thereof is loaded in an operating system. Executing...
7509678 Central console for monitoring configuration status for remote devices  
The present invention allows for remotely and securely configuring settings for targeted devices within a network with multiple security-trust boundaries. Configuration information is encoded in...
7506145 Calculated values in system configuration  
Methods and apparatuses provide a configuration machine to manage dynamic values within a configuration setting to be resolved at a runtime implementation of a configuration. The dynamic...
7506144 Dynamic pre-operating system billboard service  
A method and apparatus for retrieving dynamic content over a communications network prior to booting an operating system is presented. The content may include a screen image for display on a...
7506138 Launching applications on compute and service processors running under different operating systems in scalable network of processor boards with routers  
A multiple processor computing apparatus includes a physical interconnect structure that is flexibly configurable to support selective segregation of classified and unclassified users. The physical...
7506142 Method for configuring device driver by customizing same user setting using in different image processing devices  
A device driver customizing method that is performed when a second driver is installed in an information processing device in which one or more first drivers each for controlling an image...
7506143 Distributed monitoring of desired configurations using rules  
A method and system for monitoring configuration information of computing devices is provided. The monitoring system generates a desired configuration monitor (“DCM”) document for each...
7506152 Convertible computer with selective loading of an operating system based on a tablet or notebook mode  
A convertible computer is equipped with a notebook computer function and a tablet computer function. When a system power supply is turned on, a functionality or physical configuration such as...
7506380 Systems and methods for boot recovery in a secure boot process on a computer with a hardware security module  
Systems and methods are provided for maintaining and updating a secure boot process on a computer with a trusted platform module (TPM). A boot process may be maintained by inspecting a log of TPM...
7506151 System for managing boot-up of target computers  
A system for managing boot-up of target machines. In a preferred embodiment, a server computer acts as a managing computer. A target machine notifies the server that the target machine has been...
7506337 System and method for providing service of automated creation of computer software production images  
A subscription-based image pack service program provides the service of automated creation of computer software production images for different customers. To build a production image, a user...
7506148 Wireless human interface device host interface supporting both BIOS and OS interface operations  
A host-side wireless interface services communications between a wireless user input device and a serviced host. The host-side wireless interface includes a wireless network interface, a host...
7506146 Fast and compact circuit for bus inversion  
A bussed system with a fast and compact majority voter in the circuitry responsible for the bus inversion decision. The majority voter is implemented in analog circuitry having two branches. One...
7506381 Method for securing an electronic device, a security system and an electronic device  
The disclosure describes a method for securing the trustworthiness of an electronic device. At least first and second check-up data are stored in the electronic device. In the method, a first step...
7506147 Policy distribution point for setting up network-based services  
A “policy distribution point” (PDP) allows service drivers to be installed remotely and automatically without rebooting the PDP or otherwise interrupting existing network-based services. The...
7506149 Method, program and system to update files in a computer system  
Provided is a method, program and system to update files in a computer system. A boot sequence is executed in the computer system to query a server over a network before loading an operating system...
7506141 Computer system having entertainment mode capabilities  
A computer system having entertainment mode capabilities is provided. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may include an entertainment mode power switch. A machine-readable medium may be...
7503049 Information processing apparatus operable to switch operating systems  
An information processing apparatus switches between an Operating System 1 and an Operating System 2 during operation and comprises: a storing unit including a first area storing data managed...
7502919 Method for selecting local or remote keyboard control in legacy USB mode within predetermined time  
A remote access module associated with a BIOS of an information handling system having a UHCI-based USB controller allows selection of legacy USB control with a local keyboard or access by a remote...
7502920 Hierarchical storage architecture for reconfigurable logic configurations  
The present invention, generally speaking, provides a hierarchy of configuration storage. The highest level of the hierarchy is an active configuration store; the lowest level is an off-chip...
7500090 Operating environment configuration system and method  
An operating environment configuration system comprises a first operating system of a computer device having at least one configuration setting associated therewith, and a second operating system...
7500121 System and method for obtaining configuration information based on detected parameters of a remote device  
A system for remote identification comprising: a power sourcing device; a power ready patch panel comprising a first resistive element and at least one of a second resistive element, a multi-bit...
7500095 Chipset-independent method for locally and remotely updating and configuring system BIOS  
For updating a basic input output system (BIOS) code stored in a non-volatile memory (NVM) included in an information handling system (IHS), a plurality of conditions permitting the updating of the...
7500093 Startup program execution method, device, storage medium, and program  
A pre-startup process unit responds to a first read request from an upper-level system to a storage medium of a device by reading out, instead of a startup sector of the storage medium storing a...
7500092 Hardware abstraction for set-top box operating systems  
A standardized system for developing hardware platforms and operating systems for computer systems. The system comprises: (1) a first standardized protocol for developing hardware platforms,...
7500094 BIOS identification, initialization and management  
The present invention provides systems and methods for a modular and enhanced device initialization manager (eDIM). eDIM enumerates and allocates resources to buses and devices of a computer...
7500021 Operation mode control circuit, microcomputer including the same, and control system using the microcomputer  
A microcomputer, resettable by a reset signal from the outside, for performing processes under the control of a control program, and includes an input and output circuit having a plurality of...
7500091 Delay start-up of applications  
A delay of starting up of certain applications may result in improving the overall performance of a system. The applications to be delayed may be placed in a container object or box such that they...
7496698 System and method for efficient implementation of a shared receive queue  
A method, computer program product, and a data processing system for posting and retrieving WQEs to a shared receive queue in a manner that alleviates head-of-line blocking issues is provided. The...
7496691 Standard ATA queuing automation in serial ATA interface for creating a frame information structure (FIS) corresponding to command from transport layer  
A method and circuit for enhancing the performance in a serial ATA interface uses a standard ATA queue automation circuitry that handles all the transmit/receive frame information structure (FIS)...
7496741 System and method for reconfiguring a real time clock time of a computer  
A method for reconfiguring an RTC time of a computer is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: storing an initial real time clock (RTC) time when the computer is powered on; calculating a...
7496745 Method and system for managing storage area networks  
A method and system for managing storage devices is provided. The method includes determining during a boot process if a logical unit number (“LUN”) key exists; and proceeding to a phase 1 of...
7496740 Accessing information associated with an advanced configuration and power interface environment  
A computer system includes an operating system. An advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) system is in communication with the operating system and receives an ACPI request from the...
7496742 Method and system of supporting multi-plugging in X8 and X16 PCI express slots  
A card having a first device and a second device is plugged into a root port having a predefined root port width. The first device is trained and the device lane width is determined. If the root...
7496739 System and related methods for automatically configuring a computing system  
A system and related methods for automatically configuring a computing system includes receiving an identifier associated with a computing system, identifying the authorized and available resources...
7496746 Automated configuration of a software system  
The automated configuration of a software system includes receiving natural language configuration instructions which may be from a user configuration document. A user enters or selects the...
7496744 Method for booting computer multimedia system with high speed data storage  
A method for express execution of multimedia playing for a computer multimedia system to load kernel operating system from a high speed data storage is provided. The computer of the computer...
7496743 Modeling operating system instances  
A method and mechanism for managing operating system instances in a computing system. A computing system is configured to enable users to model and manage operating system instances. One or more...
7496958 System for selectively enabling operating modes of a device  
System for selectively enabling operating modes of a device. The system includes a method for selectively enabling operating modes of a device during a device initialization, wherein the operating...
7493485 Structure of embedded memory unit with loader and system structure and operation method for the embedded memory apparatus  
A structure of embedded memory unit with loader comprises a main memory area and an information area as a part of the main memory area. A plurality of loader-program parts is dispersedly stored in...
7493484 Method and apparatus for executing the boot code of embedded systems  
A memory system and corresponding method for executing boot code stored therein are provided, the memory system including a mode decoder, a first memory in signal communication with the mode...
7493482 Self-configurable information management system  
Systems and methods are disclosed for automatically configuring an information management system of a work machine. A configuration method for an information management system includes requesting...
7490142 Automatic client management authority assignment  
Systems and methods for automatic client management authority assignment are described. In one aspect, it is determined that a network management point has not been configured for a client....