Patents by Inventor George Wisecup

George Wisecup 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).

  • Apparatus and method for booting a system
    Publication number: 20060136703
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for booting a system are provided. The apparatus may comprise a boot block and a baseboard management controller coupled together in the system. The baseboard management controller may be configured to receive a request from the boot block for a basic input/output system image; determine at least one location to access the basic input/output system image; and obtain the basic input/output system image from the at least one location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: George Wisecup, Darren Ceuplis, Michael Garrett
  • Locating environment variables in non-volatile memory
    Publication number: 20050273584
    Abstract: In accordance with at least some embodiments of the invention, a system comprises a processor, a non-volatile memory coupled to the processor and containing one or more environment variables that preserve the configuration of the computer system, and a system read-only memory (ROM) coupled to the processor. The system ROM contains boot firmware and a table that identifies the location of the one or more environment variables in the non-volatile memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: George Wisecup, Darren Cepulis, James Bodner, Fan Yang