Patents by Inventor David J. Deckys

David J. Deckys 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 storing and displaying a power-on graphical image
    Patent number: 5600766
    Abstract: In a computer system including a video subsystem, a method for storing and displaying a power on graphical image, comprises the steps of: storing a compressed graphical image in a programmable read-only memory (PROM); initializing a power-on self test (POST); decompressing the compressed graphical image;loading the decompressed graphic image into a random access memory (RAM); and displaying the graphical image during the POST. Also in accordance with another aspect of the invention, a method for adding a user selected graphic image to a system ROM image, comprises the steps of: searching the Flash image file for the graphical image signature (GIS); locating the actual graphical image data with the graphical image header; reading the new graphical image data; overlaying the old graphical image data into a Flash image file; and recalculating the system ROM checksum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David J. Deckys, Bharat Khatri, George Mathew, Stanley L. Merkin, Kenneth D. Smeltzer, Gary A. Vaiskauckas