Patents by Inventor Stefan Reinauer

Stefan Reinauer 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).

  • Publication number: 20150212824
    Abstract: Systems and methods for booting a machine are provided. In some aspect, a system includes a boot manager configured to manage the initialization of at least one hardware component of the machine based on an execution path. The system also includes a file system including open-source modules and proprietary modules. The boot manager is further configured to select a first one of the open-source modules or a first one of the proprietary modules to be executed based on the execution path. The boot manager is further configured to make a second selection of a second one of the open-source modules or a second one of the proprietary modules to be executed based on the execution path. The execution path includes execution of at least one open-source module and at least one proprietary module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 30, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan REINAUER
  • Publication number: 20150199190
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for updating firmware in a computer is disclosed according to an aspect of the subject technology. The method comprises writing new firmware to a non-volatile memory of the computer and setting a boot count to a non-zero value. The method also comprises a) decrementing the boot count and b) attempting to boot the computer using the new firmware in the non-volatile memory. The method further comprises, if the computer fails to boot using the new firmware and the boot count is greater than zero, then repeating steps a) and b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Applicant: Google Inc.
    Inventors: Randall R. SPANGLER, Stefan Reinauer
  • Patent number: 9064118
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for indicating that a system has booted an untrusted image are provided. The system may be configured to receive instructions to boot up an image and determine whether the image to be booted up is untrusted. If the image is untrusted, the system may set an indicator to indicate that the system has booted from an untrusted image and booting the image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Stefan Reinauer