Patents by Inventor Steve Bard

Steve Bard 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).

  • Executing program installed in computer slot of a machine in one of plural environments comprising a main operating system and small operating system
    Patent number: 7167931
    Abstract: Executing a program stored on a device inserted into a computer slot includes determining how to execute the program based on configuration data stored on the device, and executing the program in accordance with the configuration data. Determining may include identifying a type of operating system with which to execute the program based on the configuration data. Executing may include executing the program with the identified operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Bard, Kelan C. Silvester
  • Executing a program from a device installed in a computer slot
    Publication number: 20030208676
    Abstract: Executing a program stored on a device inserted into a computer slot includes determining how to execute the program based on configuration data stored on the device, and executing the program in accordance with the configuration data. Determining may include identifying a type of operating system with which to execute the program based on the configuration data. Executing may include executing the program with the identified operating system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: Intel Corporation, a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Bard, Kelan C. Silvester
  • Executing program installed in computer slot in one of plural environments comprising a main operating system or small operating system or no operating system
    Patent number: 6604152
    Abstract: Executing a program stored on a device inserted into a computer slot includes determining how to execute the program based on configuration data stored on the device, and executing the program in accordance with the configuration data. Determining may include identifying a type of operating system with which to execute the program based on the configuration data. Executing may include executing the program with the identified operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Steve Bard, Kelan C. Silvester