Patents by Inventor Michael F. Kartoz

Michael F. Kartoz 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 system for initializing a hardware device
    Patent number: 7024547
    Abstract: A method and system for initializing at least one hardware device of a computer system are provided. The method includes storing reference data of the hardware device, the reference data including data required for operation of the hardware device within the system. Thereafter, current data is retrieved from the hardware device and compared to the reference data to determine if the hardware device has changed subsequent to storage of the reference data. If the hardware device has not changed, the reference data is used to initialize the hardware device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Michael F. Kartoz
  • Bios having macro/effector pairs for hardware initialization
    Patent number: 6785806
    Abstract: A BIOS having a set of effectors to initialize harware within the system. The BIOS having a set of macros, each macro of the set of macros having a reference to an effector of the set of effectors, each macro of the set of macros having a set of arguments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2004
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Schaefer, Michael F. Kartoz, Robert L. Huff, Kimberly A. Davis, Kirk Brannock, Donald Hewett, Daniel A. Rich, William J. Chalmers
  • Method and apparatus for implementing and maintaining a configuration database
    Patent number: 6594663
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first d-node having a pointer to a subordinate d-node and an identifier. The apparatus also includes a set of d-nodes, each d-node of the set of d-nodes having an identifier, a pointer to a peer d-node, a pointer to a subordinate d-node and a pointer to an entry. The set of d-nodes is accessible through the pointer of the first d-node. The apparatus also includes a set of entries, each entry of the set of entries having an identifier, a type, a value, and a pointer to an entry. The value of each entry embodies data corresponding to a configuration of a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph A. Schaefer, Michael F. Kartoz, Robert L. Huff, Kimberly A. Davis, Kirk Brannock, Donald Hewett, William J. Chalmers
  • Method and system for initializing a hardware device
    Publication number: 20030110368
    Abstract: A method and system for initializing at least one hardware device of a computer system are provided. The method includes storing reference data of the hardware device, the reference data including data required for operation of the hardware device within the system. Thereafter, current data is retrieved from the hardware device and compared to the reference data to determine if the hardware device has changed subsequent to storage of the reference data. If the hardware device has not changed, the reference data is used to initialize the hardware device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: June 12, 2003
    Inventor: Michael F. Kartoz
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING AND MAINTAINING A CONFIGURATION DATABASE
    Publication number: 20030088535
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the invention is an apparatus. The apparatus includes a first d-node having a pointer to a subordinate d-node and an identifier. The apparatus also includes a set of d-nodes, each d-node of the set of d-nodes having an identifier, a pointer to a peer d-node, a pointer to a subordinate d-node and a pointer to an entry. The set of d-nodes is accessible through the pointer of the first d-node. The apparatus also includes a set of entries, each entry of the set of entries having an identifier, a type, a value, and a pointer to an entry. The value of each entry embodies data corresponding to a configuration of a system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 1999
    Publication date: May 8, 2003
    Inventors: JOSEPH A. SCHAEFER, MICHAEL F. KARTOZ, ROBERT L. HUFF, KIMBERLY A. DAVIS, KIRK BRANNOCK, DONALD HEWETT, WILLIAM J. CHALMERS