Patents by Inventor Ralph E. Gibson

Ralph E. Gibson 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).

  • Computer system initialization with boot program stored in sequential access memory, controlled by a boot loader to control and execute the boot program
    Patent number: 6601167
    Abstract: A computer system includes a processor and a sequential access memory having a boot program stored therein. A boot loader includes a state machine which, in response to initialization of the computer system, controls the sequential access memory to read the boot program and then controls the processor to jump to the boot program in the sequential access memory. The first memory page of the boot program causes further boot code to be transferred to a Random Access Memory (RAM). The processor then jumps to the code in the RAM, which causes the remainder of the boot code to be transferred from the sequential access memory to the RAM and executed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph E. Gibson, Loren J. Shalinsky, Mark A. McClain