Patents by Inventor Matthew G. Page

Matthew G. Page 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 and apparatus for identifying and reporting faults at an information handling system
    Patent number: 10936460
    Abstract: A method includes invoking, by an embedded controller at an information handling system, a test procedure to evaluate functionality of motherboard resources at the information handling system. A result of the test procedure is displayed at a primary display device using a built in self test function incorporated at the primary display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Craig L. Chaiken, Matthew G. Page, Michael W. Arms, Dustin A. Combs, Chun Yi (Jadis) Yang
  • Method and Apparatus for Identifying and Reporting Faults at an Information Handling System
    Publication number: 20190384684
    Abstract: A method includes invoking, by an embedded controller at an information handling system, a test procedure to evaluate functionality of motherboard resources at the information handling system. A result of the test procedure is displayed at a primary display device using a built in self test function incorporated at the primary display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Craig L. Chaiken, Matthew G. Page, Michael W. Arms, Dustin A. Combs, Chun Yi (Jadis) Yang
  • System and method for securing embedded controller communications by verifying host system management mode execution
    Patent number: 10289832
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to provide a branch trace message, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a management interface. The embedded controller receives a management transaction from the processor via the primary interface. In response to receiving the management transaction, the embedded controller requests the branch trace message via the management interface and determines if the processor is operating in a system management mode based upon the branch trace message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Matthew G. Page, Richard M. Tonry
  • System and method for securing embedded controller communications by providing a security handshake
    Patent number: 9792437
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to receive a system management interrupt, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a system management interrupt interface. The embedded controller receives a command to enable address decoding from the processor via the primary interface, sends the system management interrupt via the system management interrupt interface in response to receiving the command, and receives an indication from the processor via the primary interface, the indication including a determination if the processor was operating in a system management mode when the processor sent the command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Richard M. Tonry, Matthew G. Page
  • System and Method for Securing Embedded Controller Communications by Verifying Host System Management Mode Execution
    Publication number: 20160328555
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to provide a branch trace message, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a management interface. The embedded controller receives a management transaction from the processor via the primary interface. In response to receiving the management transaction, the embedded controller requests the branch trace message via the management interface and determines if the processor is operating in a system management mode based upon the branch trace message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 10, 2016
    Inventors: Matthew G. Page, Richard M. Tonry
  • System and method for securing embedded controller communications by verifying host system management mode execution
    Patent number: 9418223
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to provide a branch trace message, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a management interface. The embedded controller receives a management transaction from the processor via the primary interface. In response to receiving the management transaction, the embedded controller requests the branch trace message via the management interface and determines if the processor is operating in a system management mode based upon the branch trace message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Matthew G. Page, Richard M. Tonry
  • System and Method for Securing Embedded Controller Communications by Verifying Host System Management Mode Execution
    Publication number: 20150302199
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to provide a branch trace message, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a management interface. The embedded controller receives a management transaction from the processor via the primary interface. In response to receiving the management transaction, the embedded controller requests the branch trace message via the management interface and determines if the processor is operating in a system management mode based upon the branch trace message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Matthew G. Page, Richard M. Tonry
  • System and Method for Securing Embedded Controller Communications by Providing a Security Handshake
    Publication number: 20150302200
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a processor operable to receive a system management interrupt, and an embedded controller coupled to the processor via a primary interface and via a system management interrupt interface. The embedded controller receives a command to enable address decoding from the processor via the primary interface, sends the system management interrupt via the system management interrupt interface in response to receiving the command, and receives an indication from the processor via the primary interface, the indication including a determination if the processor was operating in a system management mode when the processor sent the command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Richard M. Tonry, Matthew G. Page