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7620805 |
Apparatus for updating program in a fuel cell unit
An information processing apparatus, to which a fuel cell unit having a fuel cell and a storage unit is connectable, the information processing apparatus comprises: an input unit for externally...
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7619544 |
BIOS password security using modified scan codes
A BIOS password security technique includes first logic operable to extract a down scan code from a keyboard input queue, the down scan code having a most significant bit; second logic operable to...
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7617391 |
Method and apparatus for dynamically selecting one of multiple firmware images for booting an I/O controller
A method and apparatus are disclosed in a data processing system for dynamically selecting one of multiple different I/O firmware images for booting a particular I/O controller that is included in...
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7617374 |
Hard disk testing method under extensible firmware interface
A hard disk testing method under an extensible firmware interface (EFI) is provided, which includes the following steps. A system file is backed up from the EFI of the hard disk into a storage area...
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7614050 |
Machine and method for deployment of OS image
Deployment technique that can distribute OS images at a high speed, and which includes a deployment machine (hereafter abbreviated to “DM”), a plurality of servers which are connected to the DM...
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7613928 |
Flash device security method utilizing a check register
A security method for preventing accidental or unauthorized writes to a flash memory. According to one embodiment of the present invention, a BIOS program stored in a flash memory array generates a...
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7613916 |
Method for burning chips
A method for burning a BIOS chip ( 108 ) and a network card chip ( 107 ) that are attached on a motherboard ( 106 ), includes the steps of: storing a plurality of MAC addresses in a burning device...
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7613914 |
Wireless user device having integrated hotspotter technology
A wireless user device includes functionality for detecting and collecting information about network hotspots in a surrounding environment before an operating system is loaded. In this manner, a...
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7613913 |
Digital architecture using one-time programmable (OTP) memory
In one aspect, the present invention includes an apparatus having a digital signal processor (DSP), a controller coupled to the DSP to provide control signals to the DSP, and a one-time...
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7613894 |
Power loss recovery in non-volatile memory
A method that may be used in a no bit-twiddling file system of a non-volatile memory. The method comprises writing to a non-volatile memory a data sector of a file system, and writing to the...
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7610483 |
System and method to accelerate identification of hardware platform classes
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for concisely identifying the hardware configuration of a computer system through a single signature value. This signature value is...
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7610482 |
Method and system for managing boot trace information in host bus adapters
Method and system for managing boot trace information is provided. The system includes a utility module executed by a computing system processor that enables boot trace collection in a host bus...
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7610481 |
Method and apparatus to support independent systems in partitions of a processing system
A processing system with multiple processing units may support separate operating systems (OSs) in separate partitions. During an initialization process, a preboot manager in the processing system...
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7610480 |
System and method for controlling boot-up process in a communications network switch
A system and method for controlling an Ethernet node's boot-up process. Upon detecting a system reset condition with respect to the Ethernet node, a link down condition is effectuated on at least a...
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7610479 |
Computing device method that presents as a single file system operating system components in both executable and non-executable memory
A method of operating a computing device having NAND flash memory for storage of program code and user data. At start up, only selected components of the computing device core operating system are...
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7610478 |
Method and apparatus for improving a computer boot sequence
A method and apparatus for improving the boot sequence of a computer clone. The kernel within an operating system is designed to always access special devices within the computer's memory using a...
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7610477 |
Deploying and receiving software over a network susceptible to malicious communication
Systems and/or methods that enable secure deployment and/or receipt of an operating system and updates for the operating system to a bare computer across a network susceptible to malicious...
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7607004 |
System and method for surely but conveniently causing reset of a computerized device
Enhanced reset logic is included in a user's computerized device so that the device owner (e.g., the user's employer) can assure prompt reset (e.g., to insure device use of newly downloaded...
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7607003 |
System and method for loading an operating system on a personal computer
Systems and methods for loading a limited-purpose operating system on a general-purpose computing device are provided. One such system includes a general-purpose computing device having a data...
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7607001 |
Memory management method for simultaneously loading and executing program codes
A method is provided for simultaneously loading and executing program code in a circuit system. The circuit system includes a plurality of memory devices, a microprocessor, and a loading circuit....
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7607000 |
Method for booting an operating system
A method for accelerating an operating system boot process is disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, during a first operating system boot, information regarding the physical locations of disk...
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7603566 |
Authenticated process switching on a microprocessor
A microprocessor includes a first information holding unit, a second information holding unit, and a switching authorization unit. The first information holding unit holds process identification...
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7603562 |
System and method for reducing memory requirements of firmware
A mechanism for making increased amounts of firmware available to a computer pre-boot is discussed. To increase the amount of firmware available pre-boot, a design decision is made during the build...
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7600261 |
Security attributes in trusted computing systems
A system comprising a trusted computing platform including one or more logically protected computing environments, each of which is associated with at least one service or process supported by said...
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7600112 |
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...
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7600111 |
Method of restarting a computer platform
Provided is a method for restarting a computing platform to a state in which applications run in less time than an initial start, comprising powering on a computing platform having a plurality of...
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7600110 |
Method for simulating an intelligent platform management interface using BIOS
A method for simulating IPMI using BIOS. A memory space is defined in a memory storing BIOS for storing a BMC module. The BIOS provides a setup menu comprising an enabling option for enabling or...
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7600109 |
Method and system for initializing application processors in a multi-processor system prior to the initialization of main memory
Methods and systems are disclosed for multi-processor initialization in an information handling system with two or more application processors (APs). One of the APs is configured to be a boot strap...
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7600108 |
Gaming machine having reduced-read software authentication
A gaming machine that authenticates the gaming software at boot-up or after a reset. A processor in conjunction with the boot memory reads the bits of data and files from a non-volatile memory...
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7600107 |
Device driver, program for customizing the driver, information processing apparatus, and information processing method
An information processing apparatus, in which a device driver program including operational configuration information is installed, includes a determining unit that reads confirmation indicating...
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7600106 |
System and method for enabling/disabling write-protection of a basic input output system
A method for enabling/disabling write-protect of a basic input/output system (BIOS) includes: setting a parameter structure; configuring a pointer of a header file and a data structure of the...
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7600058 |
Bypass method for efficient DMA disk I/O
A bypass method for disk I/O (input output) in a computer system. The method includes transferring a command to a disk controller, wherein the command causes a start up of a disk drive coupled to...
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7599684 |
Automatic setting method for terminal information using subscriber identity module
A method and apparatus for setting terminal information using a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) include inserting a SIM into a terminal and automatically setting terminal information stored in the...
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7596687 |
System and method for information handling system interoperable firmware storage
Interoperable firmware for an information handling system supports embedded controller and chipset operations from a common SPI flash ROM. The embedded controller is disposed between the chipset...
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7596686 |
Power management system
A power management system for a multiple compute component system. The management system enables operational management of individual compute components in two low power states of operation,...
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7596685 |
Apparatus and method for building, storing, uploading, relocating and executing DOS based software module during system startup time
The present invention provides a method of packaging, storing, uploading, and executing a DOS based software module capable for being utilized as applications of a PCI device. The present invention...
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7596684 |
System and method for checking validities of installing hard disks in a computer
A system for checking validities of installing hard disks in a computer is provided. The system includes: a calling module ( 10 ) for calling BIOS interrupt named INT 13 ; a setting module ( 11 )...
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7594105 |
Multilayer print circuit board
This invention effectively prevents potential fluctuation in the power supply terminal of a semiconductor device, that is, noise from flowing out to a main power supply wiring. A multilayer print...
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7594104 |
System and method for masking a hardware boot sequence
A system and method for masking a hardware boot sequence are provided. With the system and method, one of the processors of a multiprocessor system is chosen to be a boot processor. The other...
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7590877 |
Computer system having multi-operation system and method for changing operating system in computer system
Embodiments of a computer system and methods for changing operating systems (OSs) can perform a task switching into a different OS without checking a system reset or power off of the system. A...
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7590862 |
Method of detecting illicit modifications of manufacturer software
Disclosed is a method making it possible to detect and/or to avoid illicit modifications of manufacturer software within a GSM type system. The GSM type system includes a hard kernel and a soft...
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7590839 |
System employing fast booting of application programs
A fast booting system decreases the boot time of a computer system, and allows the fast launching of applications on a subsequent reboot. The fast booting system stores data associated with fast...
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7590838 |
Remote boot method and mechanism, and computer-readable storage medium
A remote boot method loads an image of an operating system from a file apparatus that is connected to a computer system to a main memory of the computer system and starting the operating system,...
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7590837 |
Electronic device security and tracking system and method
A system and method for securing and tracking an electronic device. The system includes hardware, software and firmware components that cooperate to allow tracking, disabling, and other interaction...
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7590836 |
Method and system for recovering the configuration data of a computer system
Methods and systems are provided for recovering configuration data in a computer system. According to one method, a device is selected as a current device. A first map location is retrieved from a...
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7590835 |
Dynamically updating a computer system firmware image
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable media for customizing a computer system firmware image utilizing a firmware configuration data structure. At least one firmware configuration data...
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7590834 |
Method and apparatus for tracking boot history
A computer determines whether it has been booted from a hard disk drive or from an alternate source (e.g., a floppy drive or portable memory) that entails a higher risk of importing a virus into...
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7590833 |
Portable electronic apparatus, information processing method, and program
Disclosed is a portable electronic apparatus that is connected to an information processing apparatus via a network. The portable electronic apparatus includes a storage section and an acquisition...
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7590653 |
Automated discovery and inventory of nodes within an autonomic distributed computing system
A distributed computing system conforms to a multi-level, hierarchical organizational model. One or more control nodes provide for the efficient and automated allocation and management of computing...
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7590499 |
Recording and conveying energy consumption and power information
Aspects of the invention provide apparatuses, methods, and systems that support measuring and conveying energy consumption by an electrical device. An apparatus includes an energy sensor that...
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