Patents by Inventor Steven R. Dupree

Steven R. Dupree 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).

  • Semi-persistent relocatable ram-based virtual floppy disk method
    Patent number: 7822961
    Abstract: The invention is a method and related structure for providing operating system drivers during installation of the operating system, where those operating system drivers are provided by way of a virtual disk drive. Basic input/output system (BIOS) routines are adapted to support showing these operating system drivers as residing on a virtual disk drive within the system. The operating system drivers are stored in the unreserved ROM space of the computer. Further, multiple floppy images are stored in the ROM, and the BIOS is adapted to show only the floppy image appropriate for the operating system to be installed. The virtual drive contents may be those operating system drivers stored in the unreserved ROM, but also may be physically stored in RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Darren J. Cepulis, Steven R. Dupree, Curtis R. Jones
  • Semi-persistent relocatable ram-based virtual floppy disk method
    Patent number: 7318149
    Abstract: A method and related structure for providing operating system drivers during installation of the operating system, where those operating system drivers are provided by way of a virtual disk drive. Basic input/output system (BIOS) routines are adapted to support showing these operating system drivers as residing on a virtual disk drive within the system. The operating system drivers are stored in the unreserved ROM space of the computer. Further, multiple floppy images are stored in the ROM, and the BIOS is adapted to show only the floppy image appropriate for the operating system to be installed. The virtual drive contents may be those operating system drivers stored in the unreserved ROM, but also may be physically stored in RAM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Darren J. Cepulis, Steven R. Dupree, Curtis R. Jones
  • Reserved ROM space for storage of operating system drivers
    Patent number: 7299345
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and related method for providing operating system drivers during installation of an operating system. In particular, the operating system drivers, that are not available with the operating system itself, are stored in unreserved ROM space. At an appropriate time during installation of the operating system, any needed or necessary drivers are copied from the ROM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert E. Van Cleve, Steven R. Dupree, Curtis R. Jones, Darren J. Cepulis
  • Method and system for minimizing memory access latency in a computer system
    Patent number: 7299467
    Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of nodes coupled together wherein each node may comprise a processor and memory. The system may also include a plurality of software objects usable by any of the nodes. Each object may be provided to, and stored in, the memory of the node that most frequently uses the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David L. Collins, Steven R. Dupree
  • System for selecting another processor to be the boot strap processor when the default boot strap processor does not have local memory
    Patent number: 7100034
    Abstract: A plurality of processors are coupled together. One of the processors may comprise a default boot strap processor (“BSP”). Further, the default BSP may determine whether the BSP has local memory and becomes the BSP for the system if the default BSP has local memory, or selects another processor to be the BSP for the system if the default BSP does not have local memory.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David L. Collins, Steven R. Dupree
  • Boot strap processor selection
    Publication number: 20040236935
    Abstract: A plurality of processors are coupled together. One of the processors may comprise a default boot strap processor (“BSP”). Further, the default BSP may determine whether the BSP has local memory and becomes the BSP for the system if the default BSP has local memory, or selects another processor to be the BSP for the system if the default BSP does not have local memory.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: David L. Collins, Steven R. Dupree
  • Method and system for minimizing memory access latency in a computer system
    Publication number: 20040123301
    Abstract: A computer system includes a plurality of nodes coupled together wherein each node may comprise a processor and memory. The system may also include a plurality of software objects usable by any of the nodes. Each object may be provided to, and stored in, the memory of the node that most frequently uses the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventors: David L. Collins, Steven R. Dupree
  • Reserved ROM space for storage of operating system drivers
    Publication number: 20030065875
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system and related method for providing operating system drivers during installation of an operating system. In particular, the operating system drivers, that are not available with the operating system itself, are stored in unreserved ROM space. At an appropriate time during installation of the operating system, any needed or necessary drivers are copied from the ROM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Robert E. Van Cleve, Steven R. Dupree, Curtis R. Jones, Darren J. Cepulis
  • Semi-persistent relocatable ram-based virtual floppy disk method
    Publication number: 20030065913
    Abstract: The invention is a method and related structure for providing operating system drivers during installation of the operating system, where those operating system drivers are provided by way of a virtual disk drive. Basic input/output system (BIOS) routines are adapted to support showing these operating system drivers as residing on a virtual disk drive within the system. The operating system drivers are stored in the unreserved ROM space of the computer. Further, multiple floppy images are stored in the ROM, and the BIOS is adapted to show only the floppy image appropriate for the operating system to be installed. The virtual drive contents may be those operating system drivers stored in the unreserved ROM, but also may be physically stored in RAM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Darren J. Cepulis, Steven R. Dupree, Curtis R. Jones