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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185727 | Method of using an information handling system having a boot file, and an information handling system and machine-executable code for carrying out the method An information handling system and a method of using it can allow the information handling system to be started or restarted and have an operating system loaded, even if a boot variable within a persistent memory is currently invalid. The method can detect and deter... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185726 | Sleep optimization based on system information block scheduling Methods and apparatuses are presented for sleep optimization based on system information block SIB scheduling. A method for invoking sleep states within user equipment (UE) is presented. The method includes decoding a broadcast control channel with a cell, determini... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8176305 | Information processing apparatus, activation method, and program The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an activation method, and a program which allow activation to be performed more quickly so as to enter a state according to a user's operation. A host CPU (11) causes a state to transition ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176302 | Data processing arrangement comprising a reset facility A data processing arrangement (MPS) comprises a plurality of data processors (SPR, PM1, . . . , PM4) that can be reset individually. A reset module (RSM) handles various reset request signals (HRG, SRG, SRP1, . . . , SRP4) in accordance w... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176303 | Multiprocessor communication device and methods thereof During a boot process of a data processing device having a master bootstrap processor device and multiple slave processor devices, memory associated with the master bootstrap processor is not accessible. Accordingly, the master bootstrap processor communicates confi... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176307 | Method and system for post-build modification of firmware binaries to support different hardware configurations A firmware data processing system may be operable to allocate a configuration area in the firmware binary image file for customizable settings. During the firmware build process for the firmware binary image file, default configuration information may be inserted in... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176304 | Mechanism for performing function level reset in an I/O device An I/O device having function level reset functionality includes a host interface that may include a master reset unit, a plurality of client interfaces, each corresponding to one or more functions, and a plurality of hardware resources. Each hardware resource may b... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8176306 | Boot block A machine including a processor, a boot block including an immutable segment and a mutable segment, one or more BIOS images stored on the mutable segment of the boot block, and a BIOS manager executed by the processor from the immutable segment of the boot block and... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8171272 | Critical pre-OS driver verification Before booting from a main OS into a pre-OS, a pre-OS management component verifies that all critical drivers are present in the pre-OS. The pre-OS management component identifies the hardware devices present on the computer on which the pre-OS is to be booted, and ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171274 | Method and system of executing stack-based memory reference code A method and system of executing stack-based memory reference code. At least some of the illustrated embodiments are methods comprising waking a computer system from a reduced power operational state in which a memory controller loses at least some configuration inf... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171273 | Method and apparatus for reconfiguring software in SDR terminal A method and apparatus for reconfiguring software in a software-based wireless terminal when a new wireless communication service is to be carried out is provided. The method of reconfiguring software at a software defined radio (SDR) terminal including one or more ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8171271 | Server device and method of sharing basic input/output system A server device and a method of sharing a basic input/output system (BIOS) include a plurality of mainboards, a circuit board, and a memory unit, and a switching unit disposed on the circuit board. A single memory unit stores a plurality of BIOS entity program segme... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8166286 | Data pipeline with large tuning range of clock signals The invention relates to a data pipeline comprising a first stage with a data input for receiving a digital data input signal, a clock input and a data output, and a first bi-stable element being adapted to be switched in response to an edge of a first clock signal,... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166285 | Method and system for booting and automatically updating software, and recovering from update error, and computer readable recording medium storing method Provided are a booting method of updating software components installed in a system and recovering from an error that occurs in an update, a method and system for automatically updating the software and recovering from the error, and a computer readable recording me... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8166287 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161275 | Configuring media player A media player is executed on an electronic device by implementing a runtime of a media player in a modular framework on the electronic device. The modular framework is configured to have each of multiple types of media player runtimes implemented therein and to hos... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8156316 | Electronic device having an alterable configuration and methods of manufacturing and configuring the same An electronic device having an alterable configuration includes a non-volatile memory configurable to include at least a first partition and a second partition, the non-volatile memory storing a boot ROM. The boot ROM is operable when executed by a processor of said... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8156315 | Information processing apparatus and operation method of the same Provided is a service processor (SVP) 10 that validates a configuration of a storage system 1 having a server device 30, a storage device 20 providing the server device with a storage area, and a FC switch 40 coupling the storage d... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151099 | Virtualized service tool and virtualized control tool A computer-readable medium is disclosed. The computer-readable medium stores a virtualized service tool application program for running on a computer running an existing operating system platform. The virtualized service tool application program has operating system... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145891 | Bios-selectable data wiping system A data storage device includes a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program that, when executed communicates with a basic input/output system (BIOS), receives a user selection from the BIOS to wipe the data storage device and performs a wipe of the dat... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140839 | Method and system of file manipulation during early boot time by accessing user-level data A system and method for enabling access to user-level data is described. One embodiment includes accessing user-level data associated with a kernel-level function using a portable executable (PE) file. The user-level data is accessed during a boot-time of a computer... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140838 | Computer system and control method of the same A computer system includes a device which transmits data through a predetermined interface and outputs first recognition information in response to a predetermined power on self test (POST) control signal, a device controller which has second recognition information... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140836 | Information processing apparatus and program If a defect flag stored in a CF 19 while a BIOS is being booted, an information processing device 10 boots a second program stored in an external device 31 connected to a connection section 21, and if the defect flag is not detected, the ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140835 | Updating a basic input/output system (‘BIOS’) boot block security module in compute nodes of a multinode computer Updating a BIOS boot block security module in a plurality of compute nodes of a multinode computer including, for each compute node in the multinode computer, upon powering on the compute node: determining whether a new image of security module is available; if a ne... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8140837 | Automatically making selective changes to firmware or configuration settings According to one embodiment, a corrupted network hardware device may be automatically inspected and repaired. A default boot sequence may be suspended, and an external recovery device may inspect and repair the corrupted code by selectively repairing files and confi... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135943 | Method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for generating a dispatching function The routines to be called by the dispatching function are identified based on the contents of description files associated with the child modules containing the routines to be called. Once the routines to be called by the dispatching function have been identified, a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8135944 | Selectively powered data interfaces A plurality of separately powered data interface circuits, a controller circuit, and power switch circuits that collectively enable a supply of power to only one of the data interface circuits and disable the supply of power to the other data interface circuits. Alt... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8131985 | Semiconductor memory device having processor reset function and reset control method thereof A semiconductor memory device for use in a multiprocessor system includes a shared memory area and a reset signal generator. The shared memory area is accessible by the processors of the multiprocessor system through different ports, and is assigned to a portion of ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8127126 | Integrated power supply and network connection control device for cord set An integrated power supply and network connection control device for a cord set includes a power device having a main outlet and a plurality of auxiliary outlets, the main outlet is kept power-on permanently, and the plurality of auxiliary outlets is controlled to b... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127123 | Method and system for migrating information between information handling systems A system for migrating information includes a first information handling system (IHS). The first IHS is for, in response to a first boot event, booting from a computer readable medium, bypassing the first IHS user authentication requirement, and establishing a conne... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127124 | Remote configuration of computing platforms An embodiment of the invention relates to a computing platform (10) having an attribute (241) that is configurable by a remote system (350), the computing platform (10) storing a first verifier (332) for verifying that a message is... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127125 | Method and system for unified audio control on a personal computer A system and method for improved audio controls on a personal computer is provided. The system and method provide a unified architecture for audio controls across hardware and software interfaces of the personal computer. An intelligent facility may automatically ch... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8127122 | Selection of boot drive in a computer system A boot drive of a computing system is identified during at least two runtime environment of the computer system. The computer system includes at least two storage devices. An indicia is created on a selected storage device. The at least two storage devices are scann... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8122232 | Self programming slave device controller A self programming slave device controller is described which comprises interface circuitry and control circuitry. The interface circuitry is responsive to one or more configuration parameters to communicate data between the slave device controller and a slave devic... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8122233 | Information processing device An information processing device, including: a processing unit; a peripheral circuit module; and a boot address register, wherein the information processing device comprises a first operation mode and a second operation mode having an operating current which is lowe... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117427 | Motherboard, storage device and controller thereof, and booting method A motherboard, a storage device and a controller thereof and a booting method are provided. In the present invention, when powered on, an unfetch signal is transmitted to a central processor unit (CPU) by a controller such that an operation of the CPU is suspended. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117428 | Apparatus and method for automatically saving and restoring pad configuration registers implemented in a core power domain According to various illustrative embodiments, an apparatus, system, and method for automatically saving and restoring pad configuration registers implemented in a core power domain are described. In one aspect, the apparatus comprises a save and restore logic compo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112617 | Information processing device, and method of starting information processing device In an information processing device, a screen display control part displays an operation screen, and a firmware update part updates a firmware of the screen display control part. An operating state holding part stores an operating state of the information processing... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108664 | 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 branch sums the advantage of transmitting the bits without inversion, t... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108663 | Micro controller and method of updating the same A micro controller includes a first storing circuit configured to store program data for performing a power on operation of a system, and a second storing circuit configured to temporarily store algorithm program data for operation of the system loaded from an exter... | 01/31/2012 |
