Method and apparatus for managing user time on a rental computer
    121.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for managing user time on a rental computer 有权
    用于在租用计算机上管理用户时间的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08566110B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-22

    申请号:US11403752

    申请日:2006-04-13

    IPC分类号: G06Q10/00

    摘要: Hacking a rental computer to use it beyond purchased rental time is prevented by plugging a time card with internal counter into a DIMM socket of the motherboard and encrypting the register locations of the time card with the private key of the motherboard to bind the time card to the motherboard. Thus, if the time card is not detected at boot or if it is removed during operation the computer is disabled. The counter counts down the rented time period as it receives clocking signals, and at the elapse of the purchased period disables the computer.

    摘要翻译: 将出租计算机用于超出购买的租赁时间的情况下,可以通过将带有内部计数器的时间卡插入主板的DIMM插槽,并用主板的私钥将时间卡的注册位置加密,将时间卡绑定到 主板。 因此,如果在启动时未检测到时间卡,或者在操作期间删除了时间卡,则计算机被禁用。 计数器会收到租用的时间段,因为它收到时钟信号,并且在购买的时间段过去禁用计算机。

    Blocking computer system ports on per user basis
    122.
    发明授权
    Blocking computer system ports on per user basis 有权
    按用户身份阻止计算机系统端口

    公开(公告)号:US08499345B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-30

    申请号:US12243762

    申请日:2008-10-01

    IPC分类号: G06F21/00

    CPC分类号: G06F21/6218

    摘要: An approach is provided that receives a user identifier from a user of the information handling system. The user identifier can include a username as well as a user authentication code, such as a password. Hardware settings that correspond to the user identifier are retrieved from a nonvolatile memory. Hardware devices, such as ports (e.g., USB controller), network interfaces, storage devices, and boot sequences, are configured using the retrieved hardware settings. After the hardware devices have been configured to correspond to the identified user, an operating system is booted.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种从信息处理系统的用户接收用户标识符的方法。 用户标识符可以包括用户名以及诸如密码的用户认证码。 从非易失性存储器检索对应于用户标识符的硬件设置。 使用检索的硬件设置来配置诸如端口(例如,USB控制器),网络接口,存储设备和引导顺序的硬件设备。 在将硬件设备配置为对应于所识别的用户之后,引导操作系统。

    Method, apparatus, and system for quiescing a boot environment
    123.
    发明授权
    Method, apparatus, and system for quiescing a boot environment 有权
    引导环境静音的方法,设备和系统

    公开(公告)号:US08151101B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-04-03

    申请号:US12265909

    申请日:2008-11-06

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00 G06F9/24 G06F9/44

    CPC分类号: G06F8/66

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for quiescing a boot environment. A reservation module reserves a portion of a first storage device. A store module stores an update boot image to the reserved portion. A detection module detects the update boot image stored on the first storage device when the computer boots and executes the update boot image in place of a standard boot image in response to detecting the update boot image. The update boot image places a computer in a known quiescent state.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于停止引导环境的装置,系统和方法。 预留模块保留第一存储设备的一部分。 存储模块将更新引导映像存储到保留部分。 当计算机启动时,检测模块检测存储在第一存储设备上的更新引导映像,并且响应于检测到更新引导映像而执行替换引导映像代替标准引导映像。 更新引导映像将计算机置于已知的静态状态。

    SECURE DATA DISPOSAL FOR DISK DRIVE
    127.
    发明申请
    SECURE DATA DISPOSAL FOR DISK DRIVE 有权
    安全数据处理磁盘驱动器

    公开(公告)号:US20110026157A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-02-03

    申请号:US12902380

    申请日:2010-10-12

    IPC分类号: G11B5/03

    摘要: When a disk sector is written to, a bit for the sector is set indicating that the sector will require secure data disposal (SDD) to be run on it To saw time during end of life disposal, SDD is executed only on sectors whose bits indicate that they have been written to. SDD can be executed on each dirty sector in one operation at end of life or incrementally during use as disk activity permits.

    摘要翻译: 当磁盘扇区被写入时,扇区的位被设置,指示该扇区将需要安全数据处理(SDD)在其上运行。为了在生命周期结束时处理时间,SDD仅在其位指示的扇区 他们已经写了。 在磁盘活动允许的期间,SDD可以在使用结束时的一个操作中的每个脏扇区执行,或者在使用期间逐步执行。

    System and method to avoid disk lube pooling
    128.
    发明授权
    System and method to avoid disk lube pooling 有权
    避免磁盘润滑池的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07817370B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-19

    申请号:US11692307

    申请日:2007-03-28

    IPC分类号: G11B21/04

    摘要: A system and method to avoid disk lube pooling is presented. A track access monitor tracks the number of times that a program accesses a particular track located on a hard drive. When the track access monitor determines that the number of track accesses to a particular track exceed a track access threshold, the track access monitor invokes a sequence of events to scan adjacent tracks in order to uniformly redistribute lubrication over the hard drive. In one embodiment, the track access monitor incrementally performs the adjacent track scanning during hard drive idle periods, such as when the system waits for a password from a user or when the operating system conserves power and idles the hard drive due to lack of activity.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种避免磁盘润滑池的系统和方法。 轨道访问监视器跟踪程序访问位于硬盘驱动器上的特定轨道的次数。 当轨道访问监视器确定对特定轨道的轨道访问数量超过轨道访问阈值时,轨道访问监视器调用一系列事件来扫描相邻轨道,以便均匀地重新分配硬盘驱动器上的润滑。 在一个实施例中,轨道访问监视器在硬盘驱动器空闲时段期间,例如当系统等待来自用户的密码或当操作系统由于缺乏活动而节省电力和空闲硬盘驱动器时,逐渐执行相邻轨道扫描。

    Apparatus, System, and Method for Accurate Automated Scheduling of Computer Suspend and Resume
    129.
    发明申请
    Apparatus, System, and Method for Accurate Automated Scheduling of Computer Suspend and Resume 有权
    用于计算机挂起和恢复的精确自动调度的装置,系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20100217968A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-08-26

    申请号:US12389892

    申请日:2009-02-20

    IPC分类号: G06F9/00 G06F12/00

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4418

    摘要: An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for suspend-resume scheduling in conjunction with an operation requiring a suspend-resume cycle of a computer 200, including updating, for purposes of system configuration management, a non-volatile memory 506, such as an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (“EEPROM”) 702. A control module 402 sends 806 a request to update the EEPROM 702. A suspend module 404 suspends 818 an operating system 204. A standby module 406 prepares 904 the computer 200 to enter a standby state, estimates 914 a sufficient amount of time to enter the standby state, places 916 the estimate into an alarm register 608, and then enters 918 the standby state. An update module 308 exits 1004 the standby state in response to an alarm signal 612, receives the request if present 1008, writes 1012 the EEPROM 702 with the updated information, and resumes 1018 the operating system 204.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种结合需要计算机200的暂停 - 恢复周期的操作的暂停恢复调度的装置,系统和方法,包括为了系统配置管理而更新非易失性存储器506,诸如 电可擦除可编程只读存储器(“EEPROM”)702。控制模块402发送806更新EEPROM 702的请求。挂起模块404将操作系统204挂起818.待机模块406准备904计算机200进入 在待机状态下,估计914足够的时间进入待机状态,将该估计值放置在报警寄存器608中,然后进入待机状态918。 更新模块308响应于报警信号612离开待机状态1004,如果存在则接收请求1008,用更新的信息写入1012,并且恢复操作系统204。

    Packet filtering in a NIC to control antidote loading
    130.
    发明授权
    Packet filtering in a NIC to control antidote loading 有权
    在NIC中进行包过滤以控制解毒剂加载

    公开(公告)号:US07752659B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-06

    申请号:US11057795

    申请日:2005-02-14

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00

    CPC分类号: H04L63/145

    摘要: A method and system is described for selectively downloading antidotes onto a client computer. The client computer is connected via a network interface card (NIC) to a network that contains an anti-virus server. The NIC is initially logically isolated from the client computer, thus permitting the NIC to autonomously examine packets to and from the client computer and the network. The NIC selectively accepts packets only from trusted Internet Protocol (IP) addresses that conform to a security format such as Internet Protocol Security (IPSec).

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于有选择地将解毒剂下载到客户端计算机上的方法和系统。 客户端计算机通过网络接口卡(NIC)连接到包含防病毒服务器的网络。 NIC最初在逻辑上与客户端计算机隔离,从而允许NIC自主地检查到客户端计算机和网络的数据包。 NIC选择性地仅接收来自符合诸如因特网协议安全(IPSec)之类的安全格式的受信任的因特网协议(IP)地址的分组。