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US Patent 6336185 - Use of other processors during BIOS boot sequence to minimize boot time
US Patent Issued on January 1, 2002
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 24, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
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September 24, 2018Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA method for use in a multi-processor system, including a boot strap processor and at least a first processor, for booting the system by executing a plurality of boot sequence tasks, comprising the steps of causing the boot strap processor to execute at least one task from the plurality of boot sequence tasks, and causing the first processor to execute a task in the plurality of boot sequence tasks that is different from the task being executed by the boot strap processor and is executed at least partially in parallel with the execution by the boot strap processor. | InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 159610 filed on 09/24/1998US Classes:713/2, Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping)713/1DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM INITIALIZATION OR CONFIGURATION (E.G., INITIALIZING, SET UP, CONFIGURATION, OR RESETTING)Field of Search713/1, DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM INITIALIZATION OR CONFIGURATION (E.G., INITIALIZING, SET UP, CONFIGURATION, OR RESETTING)713/2Loading initialization program (e.g., booting, rebooting, warm booting, remote booting, BIOS, initial program load (IPL), bootstrapping)ExaminersPrimary: Shalwala, BipinAssistant: Patel, Nitin US Patent References5642506, Method and apparatus for initializing a multiprocessor systemIssued on: 06/24/1997 Inventor: Lee5682528, Spoon-feed initialization in a multiprocessor system Issued on: 10/28/1997 Inventor: Baker, et al.5768585, System and method for synchronizing multiple processors during power-on self testing Issued on: 06/16/1998 Inventor: Tetrick, et al.5790850, Fault resilient booting for multiprocessor computer systems Issued on: 08/04/1998 Inventor: Natu5904733, Bootstrap processor selection architecture in SMP systems Issued on: 05/18/1999 Inventor: Jayakumar5951683, Multiprocessor system and its control method Issued on: 09/14/1999 Inventor: Yuuki, et al.6158000Shared memory initialization method for system having multiple processor capability Issued on: 12/05/2000 Inventor: Collins Foreign Patent References
International ClassG06F 015/177 |
