Patents by Inventor Robert T. Stevens, IV

Robert T. Stevens, IV has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method to retain baseboard management controller real-time clock time during BMC reboot
    Patent number: 10955872
    Abstract: A system with real time clock continuity is disclosed. The system includes a remote access controller configured to interoperate with a main processor and at least one second system component. The main processor is configured to receive a control from the remote access controller and to initiate a reboot after determining that a time and a tick count are stored in a memory device. The second system component is configured to store the time and the tick count in the memory device. A boot loader of the system is configured to use the time and the tick count to maintain a real time clock during the reboot of the main processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Akkiah Choudary Maddukuri, Arun Muthaiyan, Alaric Joaquim Narcissius Silveira, Robert T. Stevens, IV
  • System and method of managing an intelligent peripheral
    Patent number: 10938640
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host, an intelligent peripheral connected to the host, and a baseboard management controller. The host includes a memory and a central processing unit. The intelligent peripheral is configured to communicate with the baseboard management controller to obtain configuration information, and provide networking services to the host after configuration. The baseboard management controller is configured to communicate with a management network; establish a communication channel with the intelligent peripheral independent of the host system; obtain configuration information for the intelligent peripheral from the management network; and provide the configuration information to the intelligent peripheral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Lee Eric Ballard, Elie A. Jreij, Robert T. Stevens, IV
  • System and Method of Managing an Intelligent Peripheral
    Publication number: 20200136901
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a host, an intelligent peripheral connected to the host, and a baseboard management controller. The host includes a memory and a central processing unit. The intelligent peripheral is configured to communicate with the baseboard management controller to obtain configuration information, and provide networking services to the host after configuration. The baseboard management controller is configured to communicate with a management network; establish a communication channel with the intelligent peripheral independent of the host system; obtain configuration information for the intelligent peripheral from the management network; and provide the configuration information to the intelligent peripheral.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Publication date: April 30, 2020
    Inventors: Lee Eric Ballard, Elie A. Jreij, Robert T. Stevens, IV
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RETAIN BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER REAL-TIME CLOCK TIME DURING BMC REBOOT
    Publication number: 20200033906
    Abstract: A system with real time clock continuity is disclosed. The system includes a remote access controller configured to interoperate with a main processor and at least one second system component. The main processor is configured to receive a control from the remote access controller and to initiate a reboot after determining that a time and a tick count are stored in a memory device. The second system component is configured to store the time and the tick count in the memory device. A boot loader of the system is configured to use the time and the tick count to maintain a real time clock during the reboot of the main processor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Akkiah Choudary Maddukuri, Arun Muthaiyan, Alaric Joaquim Narcissius Silveira, Robert T. Stevens, IV