公开(公告)号：US06334147B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-25

申请号：US09201572

申请日：1998-11-30

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon Jon Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  Howard J. Locker

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon Jon Ellison ,  Eric Richard Kern ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  Howard J. Locker

IPC分类号： G06F1516

CPC分类号： H04L41/00 ,  G06F21/305 ,  H04L12/12 ,  H04L29/12783 ,  H04L61/35 ,  H04L63/10 ,  Y02D50/40

摘要： A data processing system and method are described for remotely accessing a client computer system's individual initialization settings. The client computer system is coupled to a server computer system to form a local area network. The server computer system transmits a command to the client computer system to access a selected one of the client computer system's initialization settings. In response to a receipt of this command by the client computer system, the client computer system accesses only selected ones of the initialization settings. The client computer system may be powered off while the initialization setting is accessed.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于远程访问客户端计算机系统的各个初始化设置的数据处理系统和方法。 客户端计算机系统耦合到服务器计算机系统以形成局域网。 服务器计算机系统向客户端计算机系统发送命令以访问所选择的客户端计算机系统的初始化设置。 响应于由客户端计算机系统接收到该命令，客户端计算机系统仅访问所选择的初始化设置。 当访问初始化设置时，可以关闭客户端计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US6094720A

公开(公告)日：2000-07-25

申请号：US104835

申请日：1998-06-25

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon J. Ellison ,  Christopher Brit Gould ,  Howard J. Locker ,  David Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Brandon J. Ellison ,  Christopher Brit Gould ,  Howard J. Locker ,  David Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F1/18 ,  G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F9/44505 ,  G06F1/181

摘要： Described is a computer system which is operable to allow configuration to occur on the system unit without removing the system unit from its packaging. The computer system is coupled to a remote computer via a data communication link. The system is operative to detect whether it is in a configuration mode when a power source and a network connection are made through the packaging. If the configuration mode is detected by the system, the system powers on and places itself in the configuration mode to allow (1) the remote computer to transfer signals to the system via the communication link to set up data transfers to the memory of the system, and (2) the remote computer to transfer data to the memory of the system for storage therein, whereby the system is configured at least in part in its packaging.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种计算机系统，其可操作以允许在系统单元上发生配置而不从其包装中移除系统单元。 计算机系统通过数据通信链路耦合到远程计算机。 当通过包装进行电源和网络连接时，系统可以检测是否处于配置模式。 如果系统检测到配置模式，则系统开机并将其置于配置模式，以允许（1）远程计算机通过通信链路向系统传输信号，以建立数据传输到系统的存储器 ，和（2）远程计算机将数据传送到系统的存储器以便存储在其中，由此该系统至少部分地被配置在其包装中。

公开(公告)号：US06725178B2

公开(公告)日：2004-04-20

申请号：US10050032

申请日：2002-01-15

申请人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David B. Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David B. Rhoades ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F1130

CPC分类号： G06F21/572 ,  G06F9/4401 ,  G06F21/575

摘要： A system and method for storing adapter card Option ROM BIOS extensions on the system's DASD and, more particularly, on a partition of the DASD that is generally inaccessible to the operating system. The system may partition the system DASD into a user partition and a hidden partition where the hidden partition is preferably inaccessible to the operating system. BIOS extensions files are stored in the hidden partition. The system BIOS, when executed, identifies the peripheral devices on the system and interrogates the hidden partition for BIOS extension files corresponding to each of the identified devices. If the hidden partition contains a BIOS extension file corresponding to an identified peripheral device, the file is verified for authenticity. If the verification completes successfully, the BIOS extension file is copied into shadow RAM and control is passed to it. In one embodiment, each BIOS extension file are downloaded to the system's DASD using a standards-based update process that is independent of the vendor or adapter card type.

摘要翻译： 用于在系统的DASD上存储适配器卡选项ROM BIOS扩展的系统和方法，更具体地，在通常对操作系统不可访问的DASD的分区上。 系统可以将系统DASD划分成用户分区和隐藏分区，其中隐藏分区优选地对于操作系统是不可访问的。 BIOS扩展文件存储在隐藏分区中。 系统BIOS在执行时识别系统上的外围设备，并询问与每个已识别设备相对应的BIOS扩展文件的隐藏分区。 如果隐藏的分区包含与识别的外围设备相对应的BIOS扩展文件，则验证该文件的真实性。 如果验证成功完成，BIOS扩展文件将被复制到影子RAM中，并将控制传递给它。 在一个实施例中，使用独立于供应商或适配卡类型的基于标准的更新过程将每个BIOS扩展文件下载到系统的DASD。

公开(公告)号：US08514709B2

公开(公告)日：2013-08-20

申请号：US10742502

申请日：2003-12-19

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

IPC分类号： H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L69/40 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W76/34 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to detect a degraded condition on the backbone network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, the access point selectively dissociates clients on the wireless network. In order to select which clients are dissociated first, a predetermined client dissociation policy is established. The policy can include account priority, bandwidth utilization, elapsed time since last transfer, and, amongst other criteria, whether the client is currently transferring in peer-to-peer mode on the wireless network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, either immediately or after a predetermined delay to ensure that the degraded condition is not temporary, clients on the wireless network are dissociated according to the preestablished policy.

摘要翻译： 描述了向无线客户端提供骨干网络的资源的无线网络接入点。 接入点能够检测骨干网上的恶化状况。 在检测到恶化条件时，接入点选择性地分离无线网络上的客户机。 为了首先选择哪些客户端解离，建立了一个预定的客户端解离策略。 策略可以包括帐户优先级，带宽利用率，自上一次传输以来的经过时间，以及其他标准，客户端当前是否正在无线网络上的对等模式下传输。 在检测到退化状况之后，或者在预定的延迟之后，或者在预定的延迟之后确保退化的状况不是暂时的，则无线网络上的客户端根据预先建立的策略而被解离。

公开(公告)号：US08089468B2

公开(公告)日：2012-01-03

申请号：US12192244

申请日：2008-08-15

申请人： Howard Locker ,  David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Qian Ying Wang

发明人： Howard Locker ,  David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Qian Ying Wang

IPC分类号： G06F3/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0231 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1669 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G09G2340/0407 ,  G09G2340/0442 ,  G09G2340/14

摘要： An approach is provided that identifies when a wireless keyboard unit is connected to an information handling system that includes a display screen that is partially blocked when the keyboard is attached. A determination is made as to the size of the visible portion of the display screen. Items are displayed on the visible portion of the display screen. The approach refrains from displaying items on the blocked portion of the display screen. The user is able to move the wireless keyboard, the movement of the keyboard resulting in a changed size of the visible portion of the display screen. After the keyboard is repositioned, the visual items are re-displayed on the visible portion of the display screen so that the items fit in the changed size of the visible portion of the display screen.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法，其识别无线键盘单元何时连接到信息处理系统，该信息处理系统包括当附接键盘时部分阻止的显示屏幕。 确定显示屏的可见部分的尺寸。 项目显示在显示屏的可见部分。 该方法禁止在显示屏幕的屏蔽部分上显示项目。 用户能够移动无线键盘，键盘的移动导致显示屏幕的可见部分的尺寸改变。 在重新定位键盘之后，可视物品被重新显示在显示屏幕的可见部分上，使得这些物品符合显示屏幕的可见部分的改变的尺寸。

公开(公告)号：US07864670B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-04

申请号：US11763196

申请日：2007-06-14

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Marc Richard Pamley

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Marc Richard Pamley

IPC分类号： G01R31/08 ,  H04J3/16 ,  G06F11/00

CPC分类号： H04L12/5692 ,  H04L12/40182

摘要： A method and corresponding network interface device for communicating between devices connected to a LAN includes attempting to communicate between the network devices over an initial subset of the network media wires. If the communication fails, a subsequent subset of media wires is selected. The wires of this subsequent subset differ from the wires of the initial subset. If the attempted communication succeeds, the current subset of network media wires is used as the media over which subsequent network data is transmitted. Attempting to communicate over the media may include sending an initialization sequence such as an Ethernet Auto-negotiate sequence. In one embodiment, the network media is implemented as 8 wires of CAT 5 cabling suitable for use with a Gigabit Ethernet. In this embodiment, any subsequent subsets of the network media wires may consist of 4 of the 8 wires over which 100 Mbps Ethernet operation may occur.

摘要翻译： 用于在连接到LAN的设备之间通信的方法和相应的网络接口设备包括尝试在网络媒体线的初始子集之间在网络设备之间进行通信。 如果通信失败，则选择随后的媒体线路子集。 该后续子集的线与初始子集的线不同。 如果尝试的通信成功，则将网络媒体线的当前子集用作传输后续网络数据的媒体。 尝试通过媒体通信可以包括发送诸如以太网自动协商序列之类的初始化序列。 在一个实施例中，网络媒体被实现为适合于与千兆以太网一起使用的CAT 5布线的8线。 在该实施例中，网络媒体线的任何后续子集可以由8条线中的4条组成，其中可能发生100Mbps以太网操作。

公开(公告)号：US07652995B2

公开(公告)日：2010-01-26

申请号：US10742422

申请日：2003-12-19

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker

IPC分类号： H04L12/28

CPC分类号： H04W36/22 ,  H04W24/00 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： A wireless network access point is described which provides the resources of a backbone network to wireless clients. The access point is able to detect a degraded condition on the backbone network. Upon detecting the degraded condition, the access point transmits or broadcasts a reassociation request to one or more clients associated with the access point. In addition, the rate at which new associations are made is halted or reduced during the degraded backbone condition. In one embodiment, the association rate is reduced by increasing the interval between beacons transmitted by the access point which identify the access to the backbone network.

摘要翻译： 描述了向无线客户端提供骨干网络的资源的无线网络接入点。 接入点能够检测骨干网上的恶化状况。 在检测到恶化条件时，接入点向与接入点相关联的一个或多个客户端发送或广播重新关联请求。 此外，在退化的骨干条件下，新的关联的速度被停止或减少。 在一个实施例中，通过增加由接入点发送的标识到骨干网的接入的信标之间的间隔来减小关联速率。

公开(公告)号：US07620997B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-17

申请号：US10748919

申请日：2003-12-22

申请人： David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Hernando Ovies ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Hernando Ovies ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F7/04 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F17/30

CPC分类号： H04L63/08 ,  H04W12/06 ,  H04W88/08

摘要： When an authenticated wireless computer loses connectivity to a wireless access point of a network and roams to another access point, the wireless computer (e.g., a hypervisor in the computer) determines whether the new access point is authorized for secure communication and if so, releases access to secure data on the network through the new access point.

摘要翻译： 当经认证的无线计算机失去与网络的无线接入点的连接并漫游到另一接入点时，无线计算机（例如，计算机中的管理程序）确定新接入点是否被授权用于安全通信，如果是，则释放 通过新的接入点访问网络上的安全数据。

公开(公告)号：US20090222915A1

公开(公告)日：2009-09-03

申请号：US12040953

申请日：2008-03-03

申请人： David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： David Carroll Challener ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F21/00

CPC分类号： G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/79

摘要： A system, method, and program product is provided that initializes a counter maintained in a nonvolatile memory of a security module to an initialization value. The security module receives requests for a secret from requesters. The security module releases the secret to the requesters and the released secrets are stored in memory areas allocated to the requesters. A counter is incremented when the secret is released. Requestors send notifications to the security module indicating that the requestor has removed the secret from the requestor's memory area. The security module decrements the counter each time a notification is received. When the computer system is rebooted, if the counter is not at the initialization value, the system memory is scrubbed erasing any secrets that remain in memory.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种系统，方法和程序产品，其将维护在安全模块的非易失性存储器中的计数器初始化为初始化值。 安全模块从请求者接收到秘密的请求。 安全模块向请求者释放秘密，所发布的秘密存储在分配给请求者的内存区域中。 当秘密被释放时，计数器递增。 请求者向安全模块发送指示请求者已经从请求者的存储区域移除了秘密的通知。 每次接收到通知时，安全模块都会递减计数器。 当计算机系统重新启动时，如果计数器不在初始化值，系统内存将被擦除擦除留在内存中的任何秘密。

公开(公告)号：US20090094465A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-09

申请号：US11866528

申请日：2007-10-03

申请人： Jeremy Robert Carlson ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Stephen Rutledge

发明人： Jeremy Robert Carlson ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Stephen Rutledge

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  H01M2/10

CPC分类号： G06F1/263 ,  H01M2/1022 ,  H01M2/1055

摘要： A first battery assembly is in a first battery housing that is mechanically engageable with a portable computer, and a second battery assembly is in a second battery housing that is mechanically couplable to the first battery housing. A switch has a first configuration in which communication is established between the portable computer and the first battery assembly and a second configuration in which communication is established between the portable computer and the second battery assembly.

摘要翻译： 第一电池组件在可与便携式计算机机械接合的第一电池壳体中，并且第二电池组件位于与第一电池壳体机械联接的第二电池壳体中。 开关具有在便携式计算机和第一电池组件之间建立通信的第一配置和在便携式计算机和第二电池组件之间建立通信的第二配置。