Patents by Inventor Andrew Garsten

Andrew Garsten 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).

  • Network enhanced bios enabling remote management of a computer without a functioning operating system
    Patent number: 6324644
    Abstract: A method and system of communicating with a computer through a network prior to booting the computer's operating system or after operating system failure is provided. A multitasking kernel is implemented in a network enhanced BIOS. External references in a NIC device driver are resolved to reference services provided by the network enhanced BIOS. A workstation coupled to the computer through a network may be used to access and set status on the computer prior to loading the operating system or after operating system failure. The multitasking kernel may be operated simultaneously with a conventional BIOS. The computer may be further provided with a means for alerting the workstation in the event of a POST failure or operating system crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Phoenix Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuval Rakavy, Ian Anderson, Andrew Garsten, James Roche, Michael Peter R. Burton
  • Network enhanced BIOS enabling remote management of a computer without a functioning operating system
    Patent number: 5978912
    Abstract: A method and system of communicating with a computer through a network prior to booting the computer's operating system or after operating system failure is provided. A multitasking kernel is implemented in a network enhanced BIOS. External references in a NIC device driver are resolved to reference services provided by the network enhanced BIOS. A workstation coupled to the computer through a network may be used to access and set status on the computer prior to loading the operating system or after operating system failure. The multitasking kernel may be operated simultaneously with a conventional BIOS. The computer may be further provided with a means for alerting the workstation in the event of a POST failure or operating system crash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1999
    Assignee: Phoenix Technologies Limited
    Inventors: Yuval Rakavy, Ian Anderson, Andrew Garsten, James Roche, Michael Peter R. Burton