Patents by Inventor Peter Kies

Peter Kies 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).

  • Booting a computer system at start-up by transferring a first part of instructions using a second bus and transferring a second part of instructions using a first bus where the second bus is configured to transfer instructions at a faster rate than the first bus
    Patent number: 8621193
    Abstract: A computing device is provided that includes a computing unit, which has a working memory and a processing unit, and a boot memory having control instructions for operating the computing device. The control instructions are stored in boot memory and are to be transferred to the computing unit at start-up of the computing device. A boot control unit is connected to the computing unit by at least a first and a second interface and connected to the boot memory by a third interface. The boot control unit is configured to transfer a first part of the control instructions from the boot memory via the first interface to the computing unit and to transfer a second part of the control instructions from the boot memory via the second interface to the computing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Erforth, Peter Kies, Bruno Achauer, Arno Kutzki, Günther Kraft
  • START-UP OF COMPUTING SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20100235618
    Abstract: A computing device is provided that includes a computing unit, which has a working memory and a processing unit, and a boot memory having control instructions for operating the computing device. The control instructions are stored in boot memory and are to be transferred to the computing unit at start-up of the computing device. A boot control unit is connected to the computing unit by at least a first and a second interface and connected to the boot memory by a third interface. The boot control unit is configured to transfer a first part of the control instructions from the boot memory via the first interface to the computing unit and to transfer a second part of the control instructions from the boot memory via the second interface to the computing unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Erforth, Peter Kies, Bruno Achauer, Arno Kutzki, Günther Kraft