Patents by Inventor William C. Arthur, Jr.

William C. Arthur, Jr. 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).

  • Secure debug trace messages for production authenticated code modules
    Patent number: 10116666
    Abstract: Methods of extending capabilities of authenticated code modules (ACM) with minimal increase in code size comprises defining an authenticated code module (ACM) extension module using an entry of a Firmware Interface Table (FIT). The FIT contains a starting address of the ACM extension module that is located outside of a protected boot block. Based on the ACM extension module having been authenticated, the ACM and the ACM extension module may be processed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Arthur, Jr., John K. Pennington
  • SECURE DEBUG TRACE MESSAGES FOR PRODUCTION AUTHENTICATED CODE MODULES
    Publication number: 20170149797
    Abstract: Methods of extending capabilities of authenticated code modules (ACM) with minimal increase in code size comprises defining an authenticated code module (ACM) extension module using an entry of a Firmware Interface Table (FIT). The FIT contains a starting address of the ACM extension module that is located outside of a protected boot block. Based on the ACM extension module having been authenticated, the ACM and the ACM extension module may be processed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: William C. Arthur, JR., John K. Pennington
  • Secure debug trace messages for production authenticated code modules
    Patent number: 9596082
    Abstract: Methods of extending capabilities of authenticated code modules (ACM) with minimal increase in code size comprises defining an authenticated code module (ACM) extension module using an entry of a Firmware Interface Table (FIT). The FIT contains a starting address of the ACM extension module that is located outside of a protected boot block. Based on the ACM extension module having been authenticated, the ACM and the ACM extension module may be processed together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: William C. Arthur, Jr., John K. Pennington
  • SECURE DEBUG TRACE MESSAGES FOR PRODUCTION AUTHENTICATED CODE MODULES
    Publication number: 20140089667
    Abstract: Methods of extending capabilities of authenticated code modules (ACM) with minimal increase in code size comprises defining an authenticated code module (ACM) extension module using an entry of a Firmware Interface Table (FIT). The FIT contains a starting address of the ACM extension module that is located outside of a protected boot block. Based on the ACM extension module having been authenticated, the ACM and the ACM extension module may be processed together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Inventors: William C. Arthur, JR., John K. Pennington
  • Retrieving I/O processor performance monitor data
    Patent number: 6772097
    Abstract: An embodiment includes retrieving performance monitor data from an I/O processor. A performance monitoring driver coupled to a performance monitoring unit may be registered as a private driver with a real time operating system of the I/O processor. Events within the I/O processor may be selected on which to gather data. The selected events may be sent as a message request to the real time operating system. The message request may be translated into the appropriate parameters based on a set of private group parameters that may be accessible by the real time operating system. The message request may be sent as a translated request to the performance monitoring unit. The pieces of data requested by the translated request may be returned to the performance monitoring driver. The pieces of data then may be sent to a location specified in the message request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Susan C. Kromenaker, Mark L. Brown, Linda M. Roberts, William C. Arthur, Jr.