Patents by Inventor Shon T. Eizenhoefer

Shon T. Eizenhoefer 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).

  • Dynamically redirecting boot to another operating system
    Patent number: 8966236
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an ability to automatically boot a computing device with an operating system stored on a portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected to be present. The computing device can be configured to dynamically boot from the portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected, and revert to a programmed boot order in its associated boot module when the portable storage device is not detected. In some embodiments, the operating system is fully encapsulated on the portable storage device, such as the operating system being completely separate from an operating system initially booting the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Troy Alan Funk, Shon T. Eizenhoefer, Ping Xie, Sanket Patel, Itai Rosenberger, Arvind R. Padole, Ellsworth D. Walker, James A. Schwartz
  • DYNAMICALLY REDIRECTING BOOT TO ANOTHER OPERATING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120284494
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide an ability to automatically boot a computing device with an operating system stored on a portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected to be present. The computing device can be configured to dynamically boot from the portable storage device when the portable storage device is detected, and revert to a programmed boot order in its associated boot module when the portable storage device is not detected. In some embodiments, the operating system is fully encapsulated on the portable storage device, such as the operating system being completely separate from an operating system initially booting the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: MICROSOFT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Troy Alan Funk, Shon T. Eizenhoefer, Ping Xie, Sanket Patel, Itai Rosenberger, Arvind R. Padole, Ellsworth D. Walker, James A. Schwartz, JR.