Patents by Inventor Robert Fiske

Robert Fiske 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).

  • Upgrade of a program
    Patent number: 6681390
    Abstract: A method and processor program product for performing an upgrade of a program on a processor are provided. An upgraded version of the program is received into the processor and a backup of the program is created in memory associated with the processor. The upgraded version of the program is then installed and the processor is rebooted. Prior to initializing other application drivers, a reboot driver checks if the state of the processor is correct. If the reboot driver determines that the state of the processor is incorrect, the system reverts to the backup of the program. In alternative embodiments, if the reboot driver determines that the state is incorrect, the system inhibits the loading of other application drivers. Additionally, the reboot driver may set a counter to indicate the number of times that the processor is rebooted. If the counter has not reached a predetermined threshold, the system attempts to reboot the processor with the upgraded version of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Fiske
  • Upgrade of a program
    Publication number: 20020092010
    Abstract: A method and processor program product for performing an upgrade of a program on a processor are provided. An upgraded version of the program is received into the processor and a backup of the program is created in memory associated with the processor. The upgraded version of the program is then installed and the processor is rebooted. Prior to initializing other application drivers, a reboot driver checks if the state of the processor is correct. If the reboot driver determines that the state of the processor is incorrect, the system reverts to the backup of the program. In alternative embodiments, if the reboot driver determines that the state is incorrect, the system inhibits the loading of other application drivers. Additionally, the reboot driver may set a counter to indicate the number of times that the processor is rebooted. If the counter has not reached a predetermined threshold, the system attempts to reboot the processor with the upgraded version of the program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: Robert Fiske
  • Upgrade of a program
    Patent number: 6324692
    Abstract: A method and processor program product for performing an upgrade of a program on a processor are provided. An upgraded version of the program is received into the processor and a backup of the program is created in memory associated with the processor. The upgraded version of the program is then installed and the processor is rebooted. Prior to initializing other application drivers, a reboot driver checks if the state of the processor is correct. If the reboot driver determines that the state of the processor is incorrect, the system reverts to the backup of the program. In alternative embodiments, if the reboot driver determines that the state is incorrect, the system inhibits the loading of other application drivers. Additionally, the reboot driver may set a counter to indicate the number of times that the processor is rebooted. If the counter has not reached a predetermined threshold, the system attempts to reboot the processor with the upgraded version of the program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2001
    Assignee: Data General Corporation
    Inventor: Robert Fiske