Patents by Inventor Dean T. Yu

Dean T. Yu 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 enabling a computer system
    Patent number: 7809937
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employs a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi
  • Method and apparatus for enabling a computer system by loading and executing an updated hardware specific boot routine to modify the operating system
    Patent number: 7673127
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employs a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi
  • Method and apparatus for enabling a computer system
    Patent number: 6865670
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employs a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi
  • Method and apparatus for enabling a computer system
    Publication number: 20020138720
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employs a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi
  • Method and apparatus for enabling a computer system
    Patent number: 6430685
    Abstract: A system and method for utilizing generic computer operating system software for computer hardware systems designed subsequent to the operating system software. The system and method of the present invention employ a separate modular software file called a System Enabler that has all patches, code, data and resources needed to make a particular computer system operational. The System Enabler file is matched to a particular hardware system and may be bundled with that hardware system. During computer system start up the System Enabler file modifies the generic operating system software for optimum operation with the particular computer hardware system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2002
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi
  • Method and apparatus for overriding resource maps in a computer system
    Patent number: 5537596
    Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for defining resources in a computer system is presented whereby resource maps in a computer system can be selectively updated by adding resources and superseding resources in an existing resource map by providing a new resource map which overrides the prior resource map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1996
    Assignee: Apple Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Dean T. Yu, Christopher S. Derossi