Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm McDonnell Boehnen Hullbert & Berghoff
  • Push button shutdown and reset of embedded systems
    Patent number: 6438684
    Abstract: A system for shutting down and resetting an embedded system having a general purpose computing platform. A push button is provided for generating a push button reset signal to the shutdown and reset manager. The shutdown and reset manager receives the management reset signal and initiates a shutdown of the operating system. When the operating system has shutdown, the user presses the push button again. The second receipt of the push button reset signal initiates a hardware reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: 3Com Corporation
    Inventors: Craig G. Mitchell, Michael P. Dempsey, Christian A. D'Souza, Chandra S. Pandoy, Scot W. Salzman