Patents by Inventor William Carl Munger

William Carl Munger 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).

  • Secure bios attribute system
    Patent number: 10824731
    Abstract: A secure Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) attribute system includes a secure server system coupled to a computing device through a network. The computing device receives a first BIOS attribute modification request, and authenticates the first BIOS attribute modification request using a first certificate that was previously stored in the computing device in response to validating the first certificate based on a key provided by the secure server system. In response to authenticating the first BIOS attribute modification request using the first certificate, the computing device modifies at least one BIOS attribute stored in the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei G. Liu, William Carl Munger
  • SECURE BIOS ATTRIBUTE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20190340364
    Abstract: A secure Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) attribute system includes a secure server system coupled to a computing device through a network. The computing device receives a first BIOS attribute modification request, and authenticates the first BIOS attribute modification request using a first certificate that was previously stored in the computing device in response to validating the first certificate based on a key provided by the secure server system. In response to authenticating the first BIOS attribute modification request using the first certificate, the computing device modifies at least one BIOS attribute stored in the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventors: Wei G. Liu, William Carl Munger
  • Methods, systems and media for configuring boot options
    Patent number: 8239665
    Abstract: Implementations described herein generally provide methods of configuring boot options. One method may generally include receiving on a remote management information handling system (IHS), boot information relating to a remotely configured HIS, using the boot information on the remote management IHS to create boot options and sending the boot options from the remote management IHS to the remotely configured IHS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, William Carl Munger, Ching-Lung Chao
  • Methods, Systems and Media for Configuring Boot Options
    Publication number: 20090113198
    Abstract: Implementations described herein generally provide methods of configuring boot options. One method may generally include receiving on a remote management information handling system (IHS), boot information relating to a remotely configured HIS, using the boot information on the remote management IHS to create boot options and sending the boot options from the remote management IHS to the remotely configured IHS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Wei Liu, William Carl Munger, Ching-Lung Chao