Patents by Inventor B. Dalvis Desselle

B. Dalvis Desselle 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).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling operating system access to configuration settings
    Patent number: 8533845
    Abstract: A method of operating a computer includes receiving an operating system request to access configuration settings. The request is executed in accordance with authorization determined by at least one operating system access control parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: B. Dalvis Desselle, Gregory P. Ziarnik
  • Firmware modification in a computer system environment supporting operational state changes
    Patent number: 8082439
    Abstract: A method of modifying a computer system firmware includes initiating a firmware modification. At least one prohibited pre-determined operational state is inhibited to prevent the computer system from entering the at least one pre-determined operational state until a subsequent boot. The firmware is modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: B. Dalvis Desselle, William R. Jacobs
  • Firmware modification in a computer system environment supporting operational state changes
    Publication number: 20090150662
    Abstract: A method of modifying a computer system firmware includes initiating a firmware modification. At least one prohibited pre-determined operational state is inhibited to prevent the computer system from entering the at least one pre-determined operational state until a subsequent boot. The firmware is modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2007
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventors: B. Dalvis Desselle, William R. Jacobs