Patents by Inventor Simon Kan Lip Vui

Simon Kan Lip Vui 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).

  • Storage device firmware bootloader recovery system and method therefor
    Patent number: 11222120
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an indicator at a basic input/output system of an information handling system, the indicator identifying that validation of a boot loader at a non-volatile memory at a data storage device failed authentication. The boot loader is configured to identify application layer firmware at the data storage device. The method further includes retrieving a replacement boot loader from a predetermined storage location and providing the replacement boot loader to a baseboard management controller (BMC). The method further includes transmitting the replacement boot loader to the data storage device via a serial interface other than a primary interface configured to support access of user data at the data storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Simon Kan Lip Vui, Nicholas D. Grobelny
  • STORAGE DEVICE FIRMWARE BOOTLOADER RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20210150032
    Abstract: A method includes receiving an indicator at a basic input/output system of an information handling system, the indicator identifying that validation of a boot loader at a non-volatile memory at a data storage device failed authentication. The boot loader is configured to identify application layer firmware at the data storage device. The method further includes retrieving a replacement boot loader from a predetermined storage location and providing the replacement boot loader to a baseboard management controller (BMC). The method further includes transmitting the replacement boot loader to the data storage device via a serial interface other than a primary interface configured to support access of user data at the data storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Simon Kan Lip Vui, Nicholas D. Grobelny