Patents by Inventor Pravinash Jayapaul

Pravinash Jayapaul 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).

  • Protecting firmware flashing from power operations
    Patent number: 10198275
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a management device. The apparatus may be a management device. The management device receives a first command. The management device determines whether the management device is in a protected mode for executing a protected process. The management device, in response to a determination that the management device is in the protected mode, determines whether the first command, when executed, interrupts the execution of the protected process. The management device, in response to a determination that the first command interrupts the execution of the protected process, discards the first command.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: AMERICAN MEGATRENDS, INC.
    Inventors: Pravinash Jayapaul, Venkatesan Balakrishnan
  • PROTECTING FIRMWARE FLASHING FROM POWER OPERATIONS
    Publication number: 20170344360
    Abstract: In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a management device. The apparatus may be a management device. The management device receives a first command. The management device determines whether the management device is in a protected mode for executing a protected process. The management device, in response to a determination that the management device is in the protected mode, determines whether the first command, when executed, interrupts the execution of the protected process. The management device, in response to a determination that the first command interrupts the execution of the protected process, discards the first command.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2016
    Publication date: November 30, 2017
    Inventors: Pravinash Jayapaul, Venkatesan Balakrishnan