Patents by Inventor Rob SWINDELL

Rob SWINDELL 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).

  • Graceful out-of-band power control of remotely-managed computer systems
    Patent number: 9026629
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for remote management of a computer system using graceful power control commands. A management controller is able to receive commands from a remote management console to perform a graceful power control command (e.g., power-down, hibernate). The management controller stores the graceful power control command in a shared memory and notified (e.g., via interrupt) a management agent that the graceful power control command is present. The management agent retrieves the graceful power control command and invokes an appropriate operating system command. The management agent can also provide result information to the management controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Rob Swindell
  • GRACEFUL OUT-OF-BAND POWER CONTROL OF REMOTELY-MANAGED COMPUTER SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20120173899
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for remote management of a computer system using graceful power control commands. A management controller is able to receive commands from a remote management console to perform a graceful power control command (e.g., power-down, hibernate). The management controller stores the graceful power control command in a shared memory and notified (e.g., via interrupt) a management agent that the graceful power control command is present. The management agent retrieves the graceful power control command and invokes an appropriate operating system command. The management agent can also provide result information to the management controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: Broadcom Corporation
    Inventor: Rob SWINDELL