Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Newman

Ronald D. Newman 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).

  • Monitoring of an electronic device with a system management controller
    Patent number: 6370586
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system with a system management controller is described. The system management controller monitors the status of various system components to determine whether the respective system components are operating within respective predetermined operating ranges. The system management controller is capable of taking corrective action. In one embodiment, a system management controller runs a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack independent of the system and reports problems to a network server or other remote device. In one embodiment, the system management controller obtains a Media Access Controller (MAC) address and communicates operating faults to the remote device. In an alternative embodiment, the system management controller communicates system component faults to a remote device via a modem or other device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Edward L. Davis, Ronald D. Newman
  • MONITORING OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A SYSTEM MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20010056483
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for monitoring a computer system with a system management controller is described. The system management controller monitors the status of various system components to determine whether the respective system components are operating within respective predetermined operating ranges. The system management controller is capable of taking corrective action. In one embodiment, a system management controller runs a Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) stack independent of the system and reports problems to a network server or other remote device. In one embodiment, the system management controller obtains a Media Access Controller (MAC) address and communicates operating faults to the remote device. In an alternative embodiment, the system management controller communicates system component faults to a remote device via a modem or other device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 1998
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: EDWARD L. DAVIS, RONALD D. NEWMAN