Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Scott Thelen

Jeffrey Scott Thelen 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Performing Field Updates of Firmware
    Publication number: 20100191867
    Abstract: Systems and methods for updating firmware in a target device are disclosed. A system may include a source device, a target device, and a standardized bidirectional communication path coupling the source device to the target device. The source device is operable to verify that the target device is capable of receiving a firmware update from the source device via the standardized bidirectional communication path and communicate the firmware update to the verified target device via the standardized bidirectional communication path. The target device is operable to receive the firmware update from the source device via the standardized bidirectional communication path and perform the firmware update in the target device. The source device is further operable to validate the completion of the firmware update in the target device via the standardized bidirectional communication path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: David William Douglas, Jeffrey Scott Thelen