Patents by Inventor Christopher H Ham

Christopher H Ham 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 firmware configuration data
    Patent number: 10289399
    Abstract: In one example of the present disclosure, a computing system is provided. The computing system is to initiate a power on self-test (POST) process, determine that a change has been made to system firmware configuration data, start a timer, and determine that the timer has expired. Thereafter, the computing system is to power-off and power-on the computing system, replace current system firmware configuration data with backup system firmware configuration data, and/or generate a notification indicating system firmware configuration data has been reverted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher H Ham, Scott B Marcak
  • SYSTEM FIRMWARE CONFIGURATION DATA
    Publication number: 20160335071
    Abstract: In one example of the present disclosure, a computing system is provided. The computing system is to initiate a power on self-test (POST) process, determine that a change has been made to system firmware configuration data, start a timer, and determine that the timer has expired. Thereafter, the computing system is to power-off and power-on the computing system, replace current system firmware configuration data with backup system firmware configuration data, and/or generate a notification indicating system firmware configuration data has been reverted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Applicant: Hewlett Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Christopher H Ham, Scott B Marcak