Patents by Inventor Ronald T. Truong

Ronald T. Truong 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).

  • Method of retaining crucial thin client system settings unused by the BIOS in the memory space of a storage device containing the BIOS
    Patent number: 8380969
    Abstract: A system comprises a first non-volatile storage device that contains an operating system. The system also comprises a second non-volatile storage device that contains basic input/output system (BIOS) code and at least one parameter used by the operating system or by a network interface, and not by the BIOS code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Ronald T. Truong, William R. Whipple
  • Finding a management server
    Patent number: 7870266
    Abstract: To find a management server, a computer selects one of plural techniques of obtaining an address of the management server. One of the plural techniques comprises the computer exchanging configuration messaging with a configuration server to obtain the address of the management server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Andreas Funk, Ronald T. Truong, Roger A. Cao
  • Method and system of controlling operational state of a computer system via power button of a peripheral device
    Patent number: 7743264
    Abstract: Methods and systems of controlling power of a computer system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising actuating a power button of a peripheral device coupled to a computer system, sending a message from the peripheral device to the computer system over a message-based communication pathway indicating actuation of the power button, and performing an action by the computer system based on the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, George Mandamadiotis, Ronald T. Truong
  • Method To Retain Crucial Thin Client System Settings
    Publication number: 20100077190
    Abstract: A system comprises a first non-volatile storage device that contains an operating system. The system also comprises a second non-volatile storage device that contains basic input/output system (BIOS) code and at least one parameter used by the operating system or by a network interface, and not by the BIOS code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Ronald T. Truong, William R. Whipple
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF CONTROLLING POWER OF A COMPUTER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080162950
    Abstract: Methods and systems of controlling power of a computer system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising actuating a power button of a peripheral device coupled to a computer system, sending a message from the peripheral device to the computer system over a message-based communication pathway indicating actuation of the power button, and performing an action by the computer system based on the message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Inventors: Norman P. BROWN, George Mandamadiotis, Ronald T. Truong