Patents by Inventor Douglas Azzarito

Douglas Azzarito 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).

  • Information handling system for storing basic input output system configurations
    Patent number: 7418590
    Abstract: An information handling system (“IHS”) includes a processor and a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified. The instructions are also processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determine whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration. Moreover, the instructions are processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Azzarito, Marc D. Alexander, Todd Martin
  • Information handling system for storing basic input output system configurations
    Publication number: 20070016765
    Abstract: An information handling system (“IHS”) includes a processor and a memory device for storing instructions processable by the processor for causing the IHS to determine whether configuration of a basic input output system (“BIOS”) has been modified. The instructions are also processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the configuration has been modified, determine whether a previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration. Moreover, the instructions are processable by the processor for causing the IHS to, in response to determining that the previously stored configuration is likely a valid configuration, store the configuration that has been modified in a new location of a storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Applicant: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Azzarito, Marc Alexander, Todd Martin
  • Method for caching data and power conservation in an information handling system
    Publication number: 20060075185
    Abstract: A method for caching data in an information handling system is disclosed in which write commands issued to the hard disk drive of the computer system are routed to non-volatile cache memory of the computer system if the hard disk drive is in a reduced power state. The non-volatile cache memory may be in the form of flash memory. If the hard disk drive is not in a reduced power state, the write command is transmitted to the hard disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Douglas Azzarito, Peter Woytovech