Patents by Inventor Jeffrey J. Leyda

Jeffrey J. Leyda 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 for saving system configuration information to shorten computer system initialization time by checking the state of a chassis intrusion detection circuit
    Patent number: 6519698
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides a method that reduces the time required to gather system configuration information during an initialization process within a computer system. The method operates by checking a chassis intrusion detection circuit within the computer system to determine whether a chassis of the computer system has been opened. If the chassis intrusion detection circuit indicates that the chassis has been opened, the method performs a normal initialization operation that gathers system configuration information by communicating directly with computer system components to determine a state of the computer system components. This system configuration information is stored in a nonvolatile storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Leyda, Robert R. Hoffman, Jr.
  • Apparatus for savings system configuration information to shorten computer system initialization time
    Patent number: 6434697
    Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus that reduces the time required to gather system configuration information during an initialization process within a computer system. The apparatus includes a chassis intrusion detection circuit that determines whether a chassis of the computer system has been opened. The apparatus also includes a system initialization mechanism that operates when the chassis intrusion detection circuit indicates that the chassis has been opened, and is configured to perform an initialization operation that gathers system configuration information by communicating directly with computer system components to determine a state of the computer system components. The system initialization mechanism saves this system configuration information in a nonvolatile storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey J. Leyda, Robert R. Hoffman, Jr.