Patents by Inventor Brion P. Philbin

Brion P. Philbin 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).

  • Reboot system and method
    Patent number: 9880854
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating a computing device includes setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required. A first software component in an initiation component stack is executed. Upon completing execution of the first software component, a determination is made concerning whether the computing device requires: an immediate reboot, a deferred reboot, or no reboot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Jackson B. Myers, Phillip H. Leef, Michael L. Burriss, Brion P. Philbin