Technologies for providing hardware subscription models using pre-boot update mechanism

    公开(公告)号:US10282538B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-07

    申请号:US14583656

    申请日:2014-12-27

    Abstract: Technologies to enable, disable and control hardware subscription features. Computing devices communicate over a network to a subscription server to provide hardware platform information for each of the computing devices. As the subscription server receives hardware platform information, the subscription server determines the hardware features that are enabled, and further determines what hardware subscription options are available for each of the computing devices. When a hardware subscription option is selected/purchased by a computing device, subscription server provides a pre-boot update mechanism, such as a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) capsule, to act as a boot level program that enables hardware features on the computing device. Hardware subscription features are also securely protected using cryptographic engine modules.

    Selective power management for pre-boot firmware updates

    公开(公告)号:US09996142B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-06-12

    申请号:US14915353

    申请日:2013-10-31

    Abstract: Technologies for updating firmware in a pre-boot environment include a mobile computing device having a firmware environment and an operating system. In the pre-boot environment, the mobile computing device extracts a firmware update from a capsule previously generated by the operating system and determines a power consumption setting for a hardware component as a function of the firmware update. The mobile computing device configures the hardware component based on the power consumption setting and applies the firmware update in response to configuring the hardware component. The firmware update may include a firmware driver executable in the firmware environment. The hardware component may include a peripheral device or a device controller of the mobile computing device. The mobile computing device may determine a power policy as a function of the firmware update, and determine the power consumption setting as a function of the power policy. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    Method and apparatus for hybrid firmware boot

    公开(公告)号:US10394654B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15475941

    申请日:2017-03-31

    Abstract: A computer boot apparatus and related method use a primary boot component (PBC) that is fixedly mounted in the computer. The PBC has a firmware element that is a non-volatile memory comprising a boot critical portion with instructions that initiate a boot of the computer. The PBC also has a policy manager and a version identifier. The PBC initializes the computer boot via the boot critical portion. The policy manager verifies and authenticates a secondary boot component that is removably attached to the computer.

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