Patents by Inventor Marc David ZIEMS

Marc David ZIEMS 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 resetting to factory default with bootloader program
    Patent number: 9874911
    Abstract: The present principle generally relate to resetting of an electronic device, and particularly, to resetting of an electronic device to factory default of settings if a reset button is pressed for more than a certain amount of time such as, e.g., ten seconds. The amount of time the reset button is pressed is monitored by a bootloader program after a reboot of the processor. The present principles allow the use of the same reset button for two different functions: a normal power off-on reset and a reset to the factory default. The present principles also allow the electronic device to be reset to the factory default even if the main software of the electronic device is locked up (i.e., non-functioning).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: Steven C Rhoads, Marc David Ziems
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RESETTING TO FACTORY DEFAULT WITH BOOTLOADER PROGRAM
    Publication number: 20170168533
    Abstract: The present principle generally relate to resetting of an electronic device, and particularly, to resetting of an electronic device to factory default of settings if a reset button is pressed for more than a certain amount of time such as, e.g., ten seconds. The amount of time the reset button is pressed is monitored by a bootloader program after a reboot of the processor. The present principles allow the use of the same reset button for two different functions: a normal power off-on reset and a reset to the factory default. The present principles also allow the electronic device to be reset to the factory default even if the main software of the electronic device is locked up (i.e., non-functioning).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Inventors: Steven C. RHOADS, Marc David ZIEMS