Patents by Inventor Alan Beelitz

Alan Beelitz 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 for managing booting of an information handling system
    Patent number: 8090937
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing booting of an information handling system are disclosed. A method for managing the booting of an information handling system may include receiving user input for booting an information handling system to a first partition or a second partition. The user input may be used to determine whether the received user input is for booting to the first partition or to the second partition. In response to determining that the received user input is for booting to the second partition, a determination may be made whether the information handling system is authorized to boot to the second partition. In response to determining that the information handling system is authorized to boot to the second partition, the information handling system may be booted to the second partition. In response to determining that the information handling system is not authorized to boot to the second partition, the information handling system may be booted to the first partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Alan Beelitz, Jeremy Ziegler, Shree Dandekar
  • System and Method for Managing Booting of an Information Handling System
    Publication number: 20090119497
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing booting of an information handling system are disclosed. A method for managing the booting of an information handling system may include receiving user input for booting an information handling system to a first partition or a second partition. The user input may be used to determine whether the received user input is for booting to the first partition or to the second partition. In response to determining that the received user input is for booting to the second partition, a determination may be made whether the information handling system is authorized to boot to the second partition. In response to determining that the information handling system is authorized to boot to the second partition, the information handling system may be booted to the second partition. In response to determining that the information handling system is not authorized to boot to the second partition, the information handling system may be booted to the first partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2007
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L. P.
    Inventors: Alan Beelitz, Jeremy Ziegler, Shree Dandekar