Patents by Inventor Russell M. Foster

Russell M. Foster 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).

  • Methods and structure for BIOS reconfiguration
    Patent number: 7039799
    Abstract: Methods and structure for customizable BIOS in a peripheral device adapter. The controller of a peripheral device adapter senses a selection indicative of a desired customized BIOS configuration. BIOS information is updated to reflect the desired customized selection. In one embodiment, customization may be by updating portions of a default BIOS configuration with updated information stored in a selected custom BIOS information element. In another embodiment, each custom BIOS information element may store an entire snapshot of BIOS information customized for a particular application. The selected custom BIOS information may then be copied to a BIOS memory or BIOS memory accesses may be mapped to the selected custom BIOS information element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: LSI Logic Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Edward Smith, Russell M. Foster
  • Methods and structure for BIOS reconfiguration
    Publication number: 20040088534
    Abstract: Methods and structure for customizable BIOS in a peripheral device adapter. The controller of a peripheral device adapter senses a selection indicative of a desired customized BIOS configuration. BIOS information is updated to reflect the desired customized selection. In one embodiment, customization may be by updating portions of a default BIOS configuration with updated information stored in a selected custom BIOS information element. In another embodiment, each custom BIOS information element may store an entire snapshot of BIOS information customized for a particular application. The selected custom BIOS information may then be copied to a BIOS memory or BIOS memory accesses may be mapped to the selected custom BIOS information element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 6, 2004
    Inventors: Gerald Edward Smith, Russell M. Foster