Patents by Inventor Eric Christopher Watson

Eric Christopher Watson 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 of enabling a user to update one or more low-level resources of a computer system in a user-friendly manner
    Patent number: 8316361
    Abstract: A method of enabling a user to update one or more low-level resources of a computer system in a user-friendly manner is described. In particular, multiple computer files are grouped. These computer files are utilized in a pre-boot environment to provide a menu-driven update guide that requests one or more responses from the user. Moreover, the computer files are utilized to initiate updating of the low-level resources based on the responses. Furthermore, a bootable image file of the computer files is generated. The user is provided access to the bootable image file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Watson, Michael Joseph McGrath
  • Method of enabling a user to update one or more low-level resources of a computer system in a user-friendly manner
    Publication number: 20040148596
    Abstract: A method of enabling a user to update one or more low-level resources of a computer system in a user-friendly manner is disclosed. In particular, multiple computer files are grouped. These computer files are utilized in a pre-boot environment to provide a menu-driven update guide that requests one or more responses from the user. Moreover, the computer files are utilized to initiate updating of the low-level resources based on the responses. Furthermore, a bootable image file of the computer files is generated. The user is provided access to the bootable image file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Eric Christopher Watson, Michael Joseph McGrath