Patents by Inventor Patrick D. Boyle

Patrick D. Boyle 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).

  • Service processor host flash update over LPC
    Patent number: 7797526
    Abstract: A method for updating the contents of a BIOS ROM includes disconnecting a host system from the BIOS ROM, transferring data from a service processor to the BIOS ROM, and updating the contents of the BIOS ROM using the transferred data. A BIOS update system for a computer system, includes a BIOS ROM containing BIOS instructions, a service processor that contains update data for the contents of the BIOS ROM, an LPC bus that transfers the update data from the service processor to the BIOS ROM, and quick switches that disconnect a host system from the LPC bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick D. Boyle
  • Service processor host flash update over LPC
    Publication number: 20070288737
    Abstract: A method for updating the contents of a BIOS ROM includes disconnecting a host system from the BIOS ROM, transferring data from a service processor to the BIOS ROM, and updating the contents of the BIOS ROM using the transferred data. A BIOS update system for a computer system, includes a BIOS ROM containing BIOS instructions, a service processor that contains update data for the contents of the BIOS ROM, an LPC bus that transfers the update data from the service processor to the BIOS ROM, and quick switches that disconnect a host system from the LPC bus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2006
    Publication date: December 13, 2007
    Applicant: Sun Mircosystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Patrick D. Boyle