Patents by Inventor Thomas Chenault

Thomas Chenault 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).

  • Remote installation performance over management controllers in monolithic and modular systems
    Patent number: 7899090
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for installing software code on a remote information handling system (RIHS) comprising a management access controller (MAC). A remote management station (RMS) is implemented to manage the RIHS by communicating with its MAC over a network connection. The RIHS is initially booted by selecting a virtual media device (VMD) emulating a predetermined physical mass storage device containing a boot file and appearing to be physically attached via the RIHS's USB bus. Once booted, the RMS transfers additional boot files and installation files containing network share information to the MAC. The MAC transfers the files across a USB bus to the RIHS's memory where they are loaded and installed. A network connection is established to a network share comprising software code installation files. The software code installation files are then transferred from the network share to the RIHS for installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Balaji Mittapalli, Thomas Chenault, RadhaKrishna Reddy Dasari
  • Remote installation performance over management controllers in monolithic and modular systems
    Publication number: 20080155533
    Abstract: A method and system are provided for installing software code on a remote information handling system (RIHS) comprising a management access controller (MAC). A remote management station (RMS) is implemented to manage the RIHS by communicating with its MAC over a network connection. The RIHS is initially booted by selecting a virtual media device (VMD) emulating a predetermined physical mass storage device containing a boot file and appearing to be physically attached via the RIHS's USB bus. Once booted, the RMS transfers additional boot files and installation files containing network share information to the MAC. The MAC transfers the files across a USB bus to the RIHS's memory where they are loaded and installed. A network connection is established to a network share comprising software code installation files. The software code installation files are then transferred from the network share to the RIHS for installation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2006
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Balaji Mittapalli, Thomas Chenault, RadhaKrishna Reddy Dasari