Patents by Inventor Simon Y. Yen

Simon Y. Yen 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).

  • Apparatus and method for loading BIOS into a computer system from a remote storage location
    Patent number: 5230052
    Abstract: This invention relates to personal computer systems and in particular to an apparatus and method for loading BIOS into a personal computer system from a remote storage location. More particularly, this invention provides a personal computer adapted for use as an economical workstation in a local area network environment (a "LAN station") with provision for loading BIOS into the LAN station from a remote memory storage where the BIOS code is maintained apart from the LAN station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1993
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: Richard A. Dayan, Robert Sachsenmaier, Simon Y. Yen