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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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 )...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...