Patents by Inventor Kim L. Saw-Chu

Kim L. Saw-Chu 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).

  • Enabling video BIOS and display drivers to leverage system BIOS platform abstract
    Patent number: 6907521
    Abstract: A method for enabling communication between system BIOS and a graphics device is described herein. In one embodiment, a graphic device sets a system management interrupt (SMI) bit in an interface register located at a predetermined address of a configuration space of a predetermined peripheral device, which triggers an SMI interrupt. As a result, a system BIOS SMI handler is invoked to perform certain operations, including configuring a local memory of the graphics device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kim L. Saw-Chu, David Wyatt
  • Enabling communication between video BIOS and graphics drivers
    Patent number: 6880077
    Abstract: A communication system is disclosed. The system includes an interface register having a plurality of communication and function bits to manage communication between video BIOS and graphics driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2005
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kim L. Saw-Chu, David Wyatt
  • Enabling video BIOS and display drivers to leverage system BIOS platform abstract
    Publication number: 20030065914
    Abstract: A method for enabling communication between system BIOS and graphics device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Kim L. Saw-Chu, David Wyatt
  • Enabling communication between video BIOS and graphics drivers
    Publication number: 20030065850
    Abstract: A communication system is disclosed. The system includes an interface register having a plurality of communication and function bits to manage communication between video BIOS and graphics driver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Kim L. Saw-Chu, David Wyatt