Patents by Inventor Van Hoa

Van Hoa 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).

  • Method and apparatus for initializing a multiprocessor system
    Patent number: 5642506
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for booting a multiprocessor computer system including providing a first portion of boot code to multiple processors for execution, selecting a first processor, the selection based on which of the multiple processors first successfully executes the first portion of the boot code, providing a second portion of the boot code only to the first processor, and the first processor executing the second portion of the boot code to configure the multiprocessor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 24, 1997
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Van Hoa Lee