公开(公告)号：US07353428B2

公开(公告)日：2008-04-01

申请号：US10848796

申请日：2004-05-19

申请人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Philip Lee Childs ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Mark Charles Davis ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Paul Douglas Plaskonos

发明人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Philip Lee Childs ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Mark Charles Davis ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Paul Douglas Plaskonos

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/65 ,  G06F21/57

摘要： A client computer is connected via a network to an anti-virus server and polls the server for indication that an anti-virus needs to be immediately downloaded from the anti-virus server. The client computer disengages from the network, and re-establishes a link with only the trusted anti-virus server. The anti-virus fix is installed, the client computer re-booted, and the client computer is then allowed to reconnect to the full network. If the client's primary operating system (OS) is infected, a secondary OS in the client computer performs the anti-virus download and execution. The disengagement from the network is performed by applying a filter in a network interface card (NIC) driver by the primary OS, the secondary OS, a service processor (SP), or by a virtual machine manager (VMM), depending on which is available at the client computer.

摘要翻译： 客户端计算机通过网络连接到防病毒服务器，并轮询服务器以指示需要从防病毒服务器立即下载防病毒。 客户端计算机与网络脱离联系，并重新建立与唯一可信任的防病毒服务器的链接。 安装了防病毒修复程序，客户端计算机重新启动，然后允许客户端计算机重新连接到完整的网络。 如果客户端的主操作系统（OS）被感染，客户端计算机中的辅助操作系统将执行防病毒下载和执行。 通过由主OS，辅助OS，服务处理器（SP）或虚拟机管理器（VMM）在网络接口卡（NIC）驱动器中应用过滤器来执行从网络的脱离，这取决于哪个是 在客户端计算机上可用。

公开(公告)号：US07337310B2

公开(公告)日：2008-02-26

申请号：US10967821

申请日：2004-10-18

申请人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Jan Michael Janick ,  John Peter Karidis ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

发明人： Richard W. Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Jan Michael Janick ,  John Peter Karidis ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/24 ,  G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F2221/2143

摘要： An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for autonomically disposing a computer such as a workstation. The computer's local persistent storage medium is configured with pre-boot image which is configured with a set of functional modules that facilitate disposal or recycling of the computer to the next user. The disposal and recycle methods are automated, require minimal user intervention, and facilitate moving configuration options and data to a different computer. The entire process may execute from the pre-boot image on the computer's local persistent storage medium without ever booting the primary operating system.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于自动地布置诸如工作站的计算机的装置，系统和方法。 计算机的本地持久存储介质被配置有预引导映像，其被配置有一组功能模块，这些功能模块便于将计算机处理或再循环到下一个用户。 处置和回收方法是自动化的，需要最少的用户干预，并且便于将配置选项和数据移动到不同的计算机。 整个过程可以从计算机本地持久存储介质上的预引导映像执行，而无需引导主操作系统。

公开(公告)号：US07257701B2

公开(公告)日：2007-08-14

申请号：US09990003

申请日：2001-11-21

申请人： Richard Wayne Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David Benson Rhoades ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Richard Wayne Cheston ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  David Benson Rhoades ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F15/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/34 ,  G06F9/441 ,  G06F9/454 ,  H04L29/06

摘要： A method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer system including language selection during bootup rather than at manufacture. A first aspect of the method and system comprises providing a plurality of operating system images in the computer system, each of the plurality of operating system images being based upon a particular language, selecting one of the plurality of operating system images based on the language supported by the computer system and loading the selected operating system image into the computer system. A second aspect of the method and system comprises providing a language-independent operating system image in the computer system, determining a language supported by the computer system, loading the language-independent operating system image into the computer system, and associating the language supported by the computer system with the language-independent operating system image.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在计算机系统中配置操作系统的方法和系统，包括在启动期间而不是制造期间的语言选择。 所述方法和系统的第一方面包括在所述计算机系统中提供多个操作系统图像，所述多个操作系统图像中的每一个基于特定语言，基于所支持的语言来选择所述多个操作系统图像中的一个 通过计算机系统将所选择的操作系统映像加载到计算机系统中。 该方法和系统的第二方面包括在计算机系统中提供与语言无关的操作系统图像，确定由计算机系统支持的语言，将与语言无关的操作系统映像加载到计算机系统中，以及将由 计算机系统具有与语言无关的操作系统映像。

公开(公告)号：US07222143B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-22

申请号：US10720491

申请日：2003-11-24

申请人： Philip Lee Childs ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Michael T. Vanover ,  Steven R. Welch

发明人： Philip Lee Childs ,  Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Michael T. Vanover ,  Steven R. Welch

IPC分类号： G06F17/30

CPC分类号： G06F21/562 ,  G06F11/1469 ,  G06F21/64 ,  G06F21/80 ,  G06F2221/2105 ,  G06F2221/2147 ,  Y10S707/99933 ,  Y10S707/99938 ,  Y10S707/99953 ,  Y10S707/99955

摘要： A method, computer program product and system for restoring previously un-backed up data during a system restore. A computing system may include a locked partition in its storage medium to store an alternate operating system and backed-up files. The alternate operating system may determine which files have been modified since the most recent backup and run a virus scan on those modified files. The alternate operating system may copy the modified files with no detected viruses as well as those modified files with a detected virus but cleaned by the virus scan. The backup files in the locked partition that have been modified since the most recent backup operation may be replaced with these uncorrupted modified files. In this manner, the system may be able to recover files since the most recent backup while ensuring at least in part that the restored files do not contain any viruses.

摘要翻译： 一种在系统还原期间恢复以前未备份的数据的方法，计算机程序产品和系统。 计算系统可以在其存储介质中包括锁定分区，以存储备用操作系统和备份文件。 替代操作系统可以确定自最近的备份以来哪些文件已被修改，并对这些修改的文件执行病毒扫描。 备用操作系统可以复制没有检测到的病毒的修改的文件以及具有检测到的病毒但被病毒扫描清除的那些修改的文件。 自从最近的备份操作以来修改过的锁定分区中的备份文件可能会被这些未经修改的修改文件所替代。 以这种方式，系统可以能够从最新的备份恢复文件，同时确保至少部分地恢复的文件不包含任何病毒。

公开(公告)号：US06880095B2

公开(公告)日：2005-04-12

申请号：US10055054

申请日：2002-01-23

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Andy Lloyd Trotter ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Andy Lloyd Trotter ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F1/26 ,  G06F1/32

CPC分类号： G06F1/3287 ,  G06F1/266 ,  G06F1/3203 ,  Y02D10/171 ,  Y10T307/724 ,  Y10T307/729

摘要： A computing system includes a motherboard including one or more connection subsystems, each of which includes a port connector and a device interface circuit conditioning signals transmitted or received through the port connector. The port connector includes a connection-sensing terminal, which is connected to ground through a cable, and which is allowed to float to a voltage supplied through a pull-up resistor when the cable is disconnected. The motherboard also includes a main voltage plane supplying electrical power to a separate voltage plane for each device interface circuit only when a cable is connected to the port connector which is also connected to the device interface circuit.

摘要翻译： 一种计算系统包括：主板，包括一个或多个连接子系统，每个连接子系统包括端口连接器和对通过端口连接器传输或接收的信号进行调理的设备接口电路。 端口连接器包括连接感测端子，其通过电缆连接到地，并且当电缆断开时允许浮动到通过上拉电阻器提供的电压。 主板还包括一个主电压平面，只有当电缆连接到也连接到设备接口电路的端口连接器时，为每个设备接口电路向单独的电压平面供电。

公开(公告)号：US06330624B1

公开(公告)日：2001-12-11

申请号：US09246383

申请日：1999-02-09

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Dhruv Manmohandas Desai ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Dhruv Manmohandas Desai ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F1214

CPC分类号： G06F21/80 ,  G06F21/6209 ,  G06F2221/2103 ,  G06F2221/2129

摘要： A data processing system and method are disclosed for protecting data stored on a device included within the system. A device key pair is established which identifies a particular device included within the system. The device key pair includes a device public key and a device private key. The device includes data stored on the device which may not be fully accessed initially. A planar key pair is established which identifies a planar board included within the system. The planar key pair includes a planar public key and a planar private key. The particular device is associated with the planar by storing the device public key only within the planar, and by storing the planar public key only within the device. Access to the data stored within the device is limited to only a planar which has the stored device public key.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于保护存储在包括在系统内的设备上的数据的数据处理系统和方法。 建立设备密钥对，其识别包括在系统内的特定设备。 设备密钥对包括设备公钥和设备私钥。 该设备包括存储在设备上的数据，其最初可能未被完全访问。 建立了平面密钥对，其标识包括在系统内的平面板。 平面键对包括平面公钥和平面私钥。 通过仅在平面内存储设备公共密钥，并且仅将平面公钥存储在设备内，特定设备与平面相关联。 存储在设备中的数据的访问仅限于具有存储的设备公钥的平面。

公开(公告)号：US06249812B1

公开(公告)日：2001-06-19

申请号：US09164658

申请日：1998-10-01

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Gregory William Kilmer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  James Peter Ward

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Gregory William Kilmer ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Randall Scott Springfield ,  James Peter Ward

IPC分类号： G06F1760

CPC分类号： H04L41/24 ,  H04L41/0681

摘要： A client on a network is provided with auxiliary low power logic, at the network adaptor, that is always active and simulates network traffic (e.g., Ethernet format) normally sent under control of the main client system processor(s). This logic collects client status information and reports to the network manager, irrespective of the system's CPU power level, information and provides for interaction between the user and the administration or network manager to exercise broader control and perform repair and upgrades which would otherwise require a dialog with the user and/or limit repair and reconfiguration of the client system to off-hours activity. The auxiliary logic also can receive and interpret commands from the network that conform to a predefined format.

摘要翻译： 在网络上的客户机提供辅助低功率逻辑，在网络适配器处，其始终是活动的并且模拟通常在主客户端系统处理器的控制下发送的网络流量（例如，以太网格式）。 该逻辑收集客户端状态信息并向网络管理员报告，而不管系统的CPU功率级别，信息，并提供用户与管理或网络管理者之间的交互，以执行更广泛的控制并执行维修和升级，否则需要对话 用户和/或限制修复和重新配置客户端系统到非工作活动。 辅助逻辑还可以接收和解释来自网络的符合预定格式的命令。

公开(公告)号：US08312534B2

公开(公告)日：2012-11-13

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 ,  G06F17/00 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G06F15/177

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：US08259613B2

公开(公告)日：2012-09-04

申请号：US11618727

申请日：2006-12-29

申请人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Raymond Gary Octaviano, II

发明人： Daryl Carvis Cromer ,  Philip John Jakes ,  Howard Jeffrey Locker ,  Raymond Gary Octaviano, II

IPC分类号： H04L12/28 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G01R31/08 ,  G06F11/00 ,  G08C15/00 ,  H04J1/16 ,  H04J3/14 ,  H04L1/00 ,  H04L12/26

CPC分类号： H04L12/2856 ,  H04L12/2898

摘要： A method of selecting a network connection for use with a data processing system includes detecting environmental information indicative of a current environment in which the system is operating, determining whether the current environment is a known environment, and, rapidly selecting a current network connection by identifying a known environment network connection. Detecting environmental information may include detecting time information and detecting whether specified hardware (e.g., docking station, external monitor, printer, external network adapter) is present. The determining may include accessing a network connection data structure containing historical network connection information. The network connection data structure may include a plurality of records, each record identifying an environmental state and a network connection used in conjunction with the respective environmental state. The system may be a laptop system having a dial up modem connection, a wired network interface card (NIC) connection, a wireless connection, and a broadband connection.

摘要翻译： 选择与数据处理系统一起使用的网络连接的方法包括检测指示系统正在操作的当前环境的环境信息，确定当前环境是否是已知环境，以及通过识别当前网络连接来快速选择当前网络连接 已知的环境网络连接。 检测环境信息可以包括检测时间信息和检测是否存在指定的硬件（例如，坞站，外部监视器，打印机，外部网络适配器）。 该确定可以包括访问包含历史网络连接信息的网络连接数据结构。 网络连接数据结构可以包括多个记录，每个记录识别环境状态和与各个环境状态一起使用的网络连接。 系统可以是具有拨号调制解调器连接，有线网络接口卡（NIC）连接，无线连接和宽带连接的膝上型计算机系统。

公开(公告)号：US07936676B2

公开(公告)日：2011-05-03

申请号：US10742500

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： H04W48/06 ,  H04L47/11 ,  H04L47/122 ,  H04L47/14 ,  H04L47/15 ,  H04L47/28 ,  H04L47/70 ,  H04L47/745 ,  H04L47/762 ,  H04L47/767 ,  H04L47/822 ,  H04L47/824 ,  H04W28/08 ,  H04W28/10 ,  H04W84/12 ,  H04W84/18 ,  H04W84/22 ,  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 balance loads by deferring association of new clients and thereby directing clients to associate with alternative access points having improved backbone connectivity. Where the client is unable to find an alternative access point, the client will eventually make a second association request to the access point. The access point, in identifying the second association request of the client, proceeds to associate the client in response to the second association request. Specific time limits can be imposed relative to the second association request.

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。 接入点能够通过推迟新客户端的关联来平衡负载，从而指导客户端与具有改进的主干连接性的替代接入点相关联。 在客户端无法找到替代接入点的情况下，客户端将最终向接入点发出第二个关联请求。 接入点在识别客户端的第二关联请求时，继续响应于第二关联请求来关联客户端。 可以相对于第二关联请求施加特定的时间限制。