Patents by Inventor Sean Pope

Sean Pope 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).

  • Modifying service operating system of baseboard management controller
    Patent number: 10282549
    Abstract: In an example, a device comprises a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC comprises non-volatile storage storing a service operating system (OS). The BMC also comprises a processor. The processor may: receive, by a baseboard management controller (BMC), a request to modify the non-volatile storage, wherein the request comprises a signature, determine, by the BMC, based on a received signature, and a key for modifying the non-volatile storage, whether the request to modify the non-volatile storage is properly signed, and responsive to determining the request to modify the non-volatile storage is properly signed: allow modification of the non-volatile storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Cisneros, Lee A. Preimesberger, Sean Pope
  • MODIFYING SERVICE OPERATING SYSTEM OF BASEBOARD MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER
    Publication number: 20180260568
    Abstract: In an example, a device comprises a baseboard management controller (BMC). The BMC comprises non-volatile storage storing a service operating system (OS). The BMC also comprises a processor. The processor may: receive, by a baseboard management controller (BMC), a request to modify the non-volatile storage, wherein the request comprises a signature, determine, by the BMC, based on a received signature, and a key for modifying the non-volatile storage, whether the request to modify the non-volatile storage is properly signed, and responsive to determining the request to modify the non-volatile storage is properly signed: allow modification of the non-volatile storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Jorge Daniel Cisneros, Lee A. Preimesberger, Sean Pope