Patents by Inventor Michael R. Rothman

Michael R. Rothman 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 to enable fast platform restart
    Patent number: 8296553
    Abstract: A method and system to perform a fast reset or restart of a platform by minimizing the hardware initialization of IO devices in the platform during a restart of the platform. The basic input/output system (BIOS) of the platform traps any software initiated reset request (SIRR) or warm reset. The BIOS restores the input/output (IO) devices coupled with the platform to their previous hardware state to avoid the full platform initialization when the SIRR is trapped. The restart of the platform can be performed in a fast manner as the full platform initialization is minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Barnes Cooper, Faraz A. Siddiqi, Michael R. Rothman, Vincent J. Zimmer
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ENABLE FAST PLATFORM RESTART
    Publication number: 20100125723
    Abstract: A method and system to perform a fast reset or restart of a platform by minimizing the hardware initialization of IO devices in the platform during a restart of the platform. The basic input/output system (BIOS) of the platform traps any software initiated reset request (SIRR) or warm reset. The BIOS restores the input/output (IO) devices coupled with the platform to their previous hardware state to avoid the full platform initialization when the SIRR is trapped. The restart of the platform can be performed in a fast manner as the full platform initialization is minimized.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Barnes Cooper, Faraz A. Siddiqi, Michael R. Rothman, Vincent J. Zimmer