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7552217 System and method for Automatic firmware image recovery for server management operational code  
An embodiment of the present invention is a system and method relating to automatic firmware image recovery. When a server equipped with a baseboard management controller (BMC) and operational code...
7549174 Multi-file cryptographic keystore  
A system including an application configured to request a key, a keystore configured to provide the key, wherein the keystore comprises a non-application specific directory, and an...
7549042 Applying custom software image updates to non-volatile storage in a failsafe manner  
Described is a system and method in which software updates in the form of self-contained, secure entities are applied to an embedded device's non-volatile storage in a failsafe manner. Various...
7549041 Method of fast switching control for different operation systems operated in computer  
A method of fast switching control for different operation systems operated in computer is provided, including installing a first operating system, a second operating system and a second operating...
7549039 Generating an interrupt in a system having plural partitions that share a resource  
A system includes a plurality of partitions having respective operating systems, and a resource shared by the partitions. The resource has plural segments, where a first one of the segments is...
7546448 Boot architecture discovery in pre-boot environment  
Identifying characteristics of a client in a pre-boot environment. A packet is received from the client. The packet includes a request for an image to boot the client by a computing device. An...
7546450 Method and apparatus for operating system deployment  
In general, in one aspect, the invention relates to a method for deploying an operating system on a client. The method includes downloading a boot configuration file, downloading a boot kernel and...
7546447 Firmware interface runtime environment protection field  
Method and apparatus for protecting a firmware runtime environment are described herein. In one embodiment, a process example is provided to retrieve a first key from a secure store of a firmware...
7546449 Computer architecture with multiple operating systems using a common disc partition and method for the same  
A computer architecture with multiple operating systems (OS) using a common disc partition and a method for the same are proposed. The computer architecture includes: a first operating system...
7546582 Managing dynamic configuration data for producer components in a computer infrastructure  
Data for a dynamic configuration of a set of producer components is stored in a set of component objects and a set of relationship objects. When an event is received indicating a change to the...
7546451 Continuously providing instructions to a programmable device  
A system and method for enabling a programmable device to execute instructions without interruption. An instruction space for storing instructions from a host application is bifurcated to define a...
7543084 Method for destroying virtual resources in a logically partitioned data processing system  
A method for directly destroying one or more virtual resources that reside within a physical adapter and that are associated with a virtual host. Specifically, the present invention is directed to...
7543137 Information processing device and information processing method  
An information processing device is provided in which a valid initial program is transferred to a RAM while avoiding a invalid block which is present in a low reliable storage device, such as a...
7543168 Specifying an operating system level to use after reboot  
A method for specifying an operating system (OS) file to use in a computing system after a system reboot begins by copying at least one new OS file to a system disk. An OS file to be installed is...
7543083 Method, apparatus and computer product for identifying the type of peripheral  
An apparatus for identifying a type of a peripheral connected to an information processing apparatus includes a peripheral-information reading unit that reads information relating to the peripheral...
7543091 Self-organized parallel processing system  
Systems and methods for improving the performance of a multimedia processor system by dynamically evaluating the current performance of the system and, if necessary, updating the configurations of...
7543283 Flexible instruction processor systems and methods  
The present invention relates to the design-time and run-time environments of instruction processors implemented in re-programmable hardware. In one aspect the present invention provides a design...
7539854 System and method to seamlessly enable enhanced management and scripting of a computer system and its add-in devices  
An embodiment of the present invention is a system and method relating to seamlessly enable enhanced management and scripting of a computer system and its add-in devices. In at least one...
7539967 Self-configuring components on a device  
Methods and apparatus are provided for allowing components such as buffers, multiplexers, ingress cores, etc. on a device such as a programmable chip to configure themselves based on parameter...
7536538 Cluster tools for processing substrates using at least a key file  
A method for configuring a plasma cluster tool is disclosed. The method includes generating a key file from option specifications, the key file encapsulating configuration restrictions specifically...
7536541 Parallelizing multiple boot images with virtual machines  
A system and method are presented for converting a multi-boot computer to a virtual machine. Existing boot images on a multi-boot computer are identified and converted into virtual machine...
7536686 Techniques for automatically installing and configuring database applications  
Techniques for automatically installing an application on a device on a network include sending, to a server, data indicating device resources on the device. The device requests a database...
7533159 Selective flooding in a multicast network  
A system and method for selective flooding in a multicast network are disclosed. Some embodiments provide for a promiscuous mode device on a network to signal to one or more other devices on the...
7533249 Reconfigurable integrated circuit, circuit reconfiguration method and circuit reconfiguration apparatus  
In order to reuse configuration information in a dynamic reconfiguration arithmetic circuit, data lines, address lines, a mask register and the like are required as hardware resources for rewriting...
7529920 Apparatus and method capable of executing plug and play installation processing operation upon acquiring one piece of device identification information including both printer and facsimile identification information  
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus capable of executing plug and play processing for starting up one installation processing operation upon acquiring one device...
7529923 Operating system mode transfer  
Provided are a method, system and program for effecting an operating system mode change from one mode to another. In one embodiment, the operating system in one mode is placed in a sleep state in...
7526578 Option ROM characterization  
Methods, apparatus, and computer program products are disclosed for option ROM characterization by establishing an isolating execution environment for an expansion adapter of a computer, the...
7523502 Distributed anti-malware  
A technique for protecting a computer system against malware involves distributing anti-malware data across multiple computing resources. When a local machine detects a malware instance, the local...
7522521 Route processor adjusting of line card admission control parameters for packets destined for the route processor  
Disclosed are, inter alia, methods, apparatus, data structures, computer-readable media, and mechanisms, for a route processor adjusting admission control policies for packets destined for the...
7522966 Low power digital audio decoding/playing system for computing devices  
A low-power digital audio decoding and playing system and method for computing devices provides a low-cost, low power-consumption, long-battery-life audio playing and decoding system, which may be...
7519807 Method and system for implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection  
The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a...
7519801 Post-install configuration of modules during startup of a modular application platform  
Described is a configuration module useful for configuring modules of a modular application platform during run-time of the modular application platform. The configuration module produces a...
7519802 System and method for configuring a computer system  
Systems and methods for configuring a computer system are disclosed. One embodiment of a system may comprise memory that stores configuration data for a plurality of components of a computer...
7519630 Method and system for automated testing of versioned information handling system applications  
Automated testing of versioned information handling system applications is performed by automatically compiling currently available versions at regular time intervals throughout a development cycle...
7519809 Operating system-wide sandboxing via switchable user skins  
A method and system that provides a pass through block device that is utilized to redirect all the writes bound to the system drive(s) to an overlay skin device. Reads are performed on overlay...
7519823 Concealed, non-intrusive watermarks for configuration bitstreams  
Various approaches for embedding identifier information in a configuration bitstream for a programmable logic device (PLD) are disclosed. In various embodiments, the bits in the configuration...
7519804 Split read only memory architecture for storage option read only memories  
A method for reducing execution time for a power on self test (POST) of an information handling system which includes providing the information handling system with a split option ROM wherein the...
7519800 Apparatus and method for enforcing homogeneity within partitions of heterogeneous computer systems  
A heterogeneous computer system has multiple interconnected cells, each cell has multiple primary processors of the same Instruction Set Architecture (ISA) type, but different cells may have...
7519805 Method for operating a data processing device while using compressed data  
The invention describes a method for operating a data processing device while using compressed data, wherein a non-compressed boot program is loaded into a volatile working memory, which initiates...
7519730 Copying chat data from a chat session already active  
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, determine whether a user at a first client has a chat session already active at a second client with a third client in...
7519803 Build-to-order embedded operating system partition  
A method of enabling a user to upgrade an information handling system which includes storing an application within an embedded partition during the fabrication of the information handling system...
7516315 Electronic device having an alterable configuration and methods of manufacturing and configuring the same  
An electronic device having an alterable configuration and methods of manufacturing and configuring the same are provided. The electronic device includes a processor and a non-volatile memory. The...
7512821 Power supply system and method for supplying power to CPU providing power saving mode  
A power supply system supplies a power to a CPU with a power saving mode to a mobile information device or terminal. The power supply system includes a power supplying circuit for supplying the CPU...
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...
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...
7509637 Method for automatically updating a computer registry  
A method for automatically registering resources required for an application program module to execute. After the application program module is booted, a registration cache, which is stored 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...
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...