Patents by Inventor Roberta W. Hensley

Roberta W. Hensley 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 capable of booting from CD-ROM and tape
    Patent number: 6085318
    Abstract: A computer system capable of booting currently manufacturable CD-ROMs or tapes without altering the ISO standard or requiring special, customized software to perform this function. A CD-ROM developed for booting according to the present invention contains a boot record as defined by the ISO but located at the end of the defined system area. The operating code of the computer scans for a boot record starting at the beginning sector of the CD-ROM and ending at either a default number or the volume descriptor terminator. The floppy disk boot images are contained at the end of the primary volume space and incorporated in the primary volume space, not external to the primary volume space as in the ISO standard. Boot code contained in the boot record determines the size of the volume, and the proper floppy image to be used and then the actual location of the floppy image. Booting of the system then commences using the floppy image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Kerry B. Vander Kamp, Roberta W. Hensley, Curtis R. Jones
  • Computer system capable of booting from CD-ROM and tape
    Patent number: 5727213
    Abstract: A computer system capable of booting currently manufacturable CD-ROMs or tapes without altering the ISO standard or requiring special, customized software to perform this function. A CD-ROM developed for booting according to the present invention contains a boot record as defined by the ISO but located at the end of the defined system area. The operating code of the computer scans for a boot record starting at the beginning sector of the CD-ROM and ending at either a default number or the volume descriptor terminator. The floppy disk boot images are contained at the end of the primary volume space and incorporated in the primary volume space, not external to the primary volume space as in the ISO standard. Boot code contained in the boot record determines the size of the volume, and the proper floppy image to be used and then the actual location of the floppy image. Booting of the system then commences using the floppy image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Kerry B. Vander Kamp, Roberta W. Hensley, Curtis R. Jones
  • Scanning initial CD-ROM sectors for a boot record and executing said boot record to load and execute floppy disk image corresponding to the existing floppy drive
    Patent number: 5418918
    Abstract: A computer system capable of booting currently manufacturable CD-ROMs or tapes without altering the ISO standard or requiring special, customized software to perform this function. A CD-ROM developed for booting according to the present invention contains a boot record as defined by the ISO but located at the end of the defined system area. The operating code of the computer scans for a boot record starting at the beginning sector of the CD-ROM and ending at either a default number or the volume descriptor terminator. The floppy disk boot images are contained at the end of the primary volume space and incorporated in the primary volume space, not external to the primary volume space as in the ISO standard. Boot code contained in the boot record determines the size of the volume, and the proper floppy image to be used and then the actual location of the floppy image. Booting of the system then commences using the floppy image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1995
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corp.
    Inventors: Kerry B. Vander Kamp, Roberta W. Hensley, Curtis R. Jones