Patents by Inventor Roy Wayne Wade

Roy Wayne Wade 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 and apparatus for dynamically selecting one of multiple firmware images for booting an I/O controller
    Patent number: 7617391
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed in a data processing system for dynamically selecting one of multiple different I/O firmware images for booting a particular I/O controller that is included in the data processing system. Multiple different I/O firmware images are provided. A configuration of the I/O controller is determined. One of the I/O firmware images is identified that supports the configuration of the particular I/O controller. The identified I/O firmware image is then dynamically selected for booting said I/O controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Lawrence James Rawe, Roy Wayne Wade