Patents by Inventor Kevin D. Noreen

Kevin D. Noreen 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).

  • Obtaining device drivers from an out-of-band management network
    Patent number: 9792111
    Abstract: A method includes a service processor of an information handling system downloading code, including device drivers, and transferring the code to an operating system of the information handling system without rebooting the operating system. In some embodiments, a daemon of the operating system may request device drivers for newly-inserted devices and the service processor may make the device drivers available to the operating system in response to the requests. In some embodiments, the service processor may download updated device drivers and may inform the daemon. The updated device drivers may be automatically provided to the operating system or made available upon a request of a user. The service processor may make code available to the operating system by exposing a portion of its non-volatile memory to the operating system as a virtual device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Weijia Zhang, Wayne R. Weilnau, Theodore S. Webb, Syama S. Poluri, Kevin D. Noreen
  • Obtaining Device Drivers From an Out-of-Band Management Network
    Publication number: 20160110184
    Abstract: A method includes a service processor of an information handling system downloading code, including device drivers, and transferring the code to an operating system of the information handling system without rebooting the operating system. In some embodiments, a daemon of the operating system may request device drivers for newly-inserted devices and the service processor may make the device drivers available to the operating system in response to the requests. In some embodiments, the service processor may download updated device drivers and may inform the daemon. The updated device drivers may be automatically provided to the operating system or made available upon a request of a user. The service processor may make code available to the operating system by exposing a portion of its non-volatile memory to the operating system as a virtual device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 21, 2016
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Weijia Zhang, Wayne R. Weilnau, Theodore S. Webb, Syama S. Poluri, Kevin D. Noreen
  • Obtaining device drivers from an out-of-band management network
    Patent number: 9244695
    Abstract: A method includes a service processor of an information handling system downloading code, including device drivers, and transferring the code to an operating system of the information handling system without rebooting the operating system. In some embodiments, a daemon of the operating system may request device drivers for newly-inserted devices and the service processor may make the device drivers available to the operating system in response to the requests. In some embodiments, the service processor may download updated device drivers and may inform the daemon. The updated device drivers may be automatically provided to the operating system or made available upon a request of a user. The service processor may make code available to the operating system by exposing a portion of its non-volatile memory to the operating system as a virtual device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Weijia Zhang, Wayne R. Weilnau, Theodore S. Webb, Syama S. Poluri, Kevin D. Noreen
  • Obtaining Device Drivers From an Out-of-Band Management Network
    Publication number: 20140282483
    Abstract: A method includes a service processor of an information handling system downloading code, including device drivers, and transferring the code to an operating system of the information handling system without rebooting the operating system. In some embodiments, a daemon of the operating system may request device drivers for newly-inserted devices and the service processor may make the device drivers available to the operating system in response to the requests. In some embodiments, the service processor may download updated device drivers and may inform the daemon. The updated device drivers may be automatically provided to the operating system or made available upon a request of a user. The service processor may make code available to the operating system by exposing a portion of its non-volatile memory to the operating system as a virtual device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Weijia Zhang, Wayne R. Weilnau, Theodore S. Webb, Syama S. Poluri, Kevin D. Noreen