Patents by Inventor Valluddin Ali

Valluddin Ali 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).

  • Authentication of a request to alter at least one of a BIOS and a setting associated with the BIOS
    Publication number: 20070245142
    Abstract: A system comprises storage and a basic input/output system (BIOS) stored in the storage and adapted to be executed by a processor. The BIOS has an associated setting. The system receives an encrypted value that comprises an encrypted hash of a request to alter at least one of the BIOS and the setting. A first key is used to encrypt the value. The processor uses a second key corresponding to the first key to authenticate said request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 18, 2007
    Inventors: Jennifer Rios, Lan Wang, Valluddin Ali, Manuel Novoa