公开(公告)号：US20250068530A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-27

申请号：US18458518

申请日：2023-08-30

Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

Inventor： Adolfo S. Montero ,  Ibrahim Sayyed ,  Karunakar Poosapalli

IPC: G06F11/22 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: An information handling system includes first and second storages, a basic input/output system (BIOS), and an embedded controller. The first storage stores telemetry data associated with the information handling system. The second storage includes a boot partition. The BIOS stores the telemetry data in the first storage. The embedded controller receives the telemetry data stored in the first storage from the BIOS. The embedded controller provides the telemetry data to the boot partition of the second storage over an out-of-band communication channel.

公开(公告)号：US20250047500A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18364194

申请日：2023-08-02

Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.

Inventor： Adolfo S. Montero ,  Abeye Teshome ,  Alok Pant

IPC: H04L9/32

Abstract: Systems and methods for Out-of-Band (OOB) packet authentication in heterogeneous computing platforms. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a heterogeneous computing platform and an OOB Microcontroller Unit (MCU) integrated into the heterogeneous computing platform, where the OOB MCU is configured to receive an OOB packet and use a crypto device to validate the OOB packet.

公开(公告)号：US20250045406A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18455804

申请日：2023-08-25

Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

Inventor： Xiaomei Zhu Miller ,  Adolfo S. Montero ,  Shekar Babu S.

IPC: G06F21/57

Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory device and a BIOS. The memory device includes a location to store a path hash value. The BIOS executes a plurality of processes to boot the information handling system. Each process has a unique identifier (ID). When the BIOS executes a first process, the BIOS calculates a first hash value of a first ID of the first process and stores the first hash value in the location. Each time the BIOS executes a second process, the BIOS calculates a second hash value of the path hash value and a second ID of the second process and stores the second hash value in the location.

公开(公告)号：US20250044978A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18363879

申请日：2023-08-02

Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.

Inventor： Adolfo S. Montero ,  Abeye Teshome ,  Alok Pant

IPC: G06F3/06

Abstract: Systems and methods for local storage access by Out-of-Band (OOB) processors in heterogeneous computing platforms. In some embodiments, a heterogeneous computing platform may include an OOB Microcontroller Unit (MCU) and a memory coupled to the OOB MCU, the memory having program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the OOB MCU, cause the OOB MCU to access a local storage device external to the heterogeneous computing platform through an Embedded Controller (EC).

公开(公告)号：US20250036181A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-30

申请号：US18361855

申请日：2023-07-30

Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.

Inventor： Ibrahim Sayyed ,  Adolfo S. Montero ,  Venkata Rama Krishna Rao Atta

IPC: G06F1/30 ,  H01M10/44

Abstract: An information handling system determines a battery charge level subsequent to power on. If the battery charge level is at a critical battery charge level, the system triggers a battery refresh process, and initiates diagnostics of the battery during the battery refresh process.

公开(公告)号：US12130676B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17660895

申请日：2022-04-27

Applicant: Dell Products L.P.

Inventor： Qinghong He ,  Adolfo S. Montero

IPC: G05B19/4155 ,  G06F1/20

CPC classification number: G06F1/20 ,  G05B19/4155 ,  G06F1/206 ,  G05B2219/49216

Abstract: A method for controlling operation of a fan in an information handling system using a single parameter includes measuring a temperature associated with the information handling system, determining an average power load of the information handling system, determining a ratio based on the average power load, a light power load and a heavy power load, calculating a single parameter based on the measured temperature and the ratio, determining an operating fan speed based on the single parameter and signaling a fan to operate at the operating fan speed. The ratio may be difference between the average power load and the light power load divided by a difference between a heavy power load minus the light power load. Determining an operating fan speed may include applying one or more constants to the ratio.

公开(公告)号：US20240168909A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18057771

申请日：2022-11-22

Applicant: Dell Products, L.P.

Inventor： Adolfo S. Montero

IPC: G06F13/42 ,  G06F1/20 ,  G06F13/40

CPC classification number: G06F13/4221 ,  G06F1/206 ,  G06F13/4045

Abstract: Systems and methods for loading firmware onto an external embedded controller (EC) of a heterogenous computing platform. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include: a heterogeneous computing platform having a Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) processor and a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) controller coupled thereto, and an EC external to the heterogeneous computing platform and coupled to the PCIe controller, wherein the EC is configured to retrieve at least one of: firmware instructions, a configuration setting, or a table, from a PCIe device coupled to the PCIe controller.

公开(公告)号：US11921858B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17341567

申请日：2021-06-08

Applicant: Dell Products L.P.

Inventor： Balasingh P. Samuel ,  Adolfo S. Montero

IPC: G06F21/57 ,  H04L9/32

CPC classification number: G06F21/575 ,  H04L9/3236 ,  H04L9/3265

Abstract: A system for protecting an information handling system from alterations in chain sequencing uses a root of trust to secure transition points between entities in a sequence according to a chain of trust stored in a chain of trust database. Before transitioning control from a first entity transferring control to a second entity receiving control, the root of trust validates the transferring entity and the receiving entity. Failure to validate both entities results in the root of trust stopping the boot process to prevent malicious code from interfering with the BIOS executing the correct steps in the process.

公开(公告)号：US20230315595A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-05

申请号：US17708280

申请日：2022-03-30

Applicant: Dell Products L.P.

Inventor： Ibrahim Sayyed ,  Frank Quintanilla ,  Adolfo S. Montero ,  Jagadish Babu Jonnada

IPC: G06F11/22 ,  G06F9/4401

CPC classification number: G06F11/2221 ,  G06F11/2284 ,  G06F9/4401

Abstract: An information handling system includes an embedded controller configured to transmit an error code to a pre-extensible firmware interface initialization module. A graphics font manager may generate a glyphs database during a boot process. If the error code is associated with a no power-on self-test, no video condition, then the pre-extensible firmware interface initialization module may retrieve information associated with the error code transmitted by the embedded controller, and locate the glyphs database generated by the graphics font manager from the non-volatile storage device.

公开(公告)号：US11663344B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-30

申请号：US17332184

申请日：2021-05-27

Applicant: Dell Products L.P.

Inventor： Balasingh P. Samuel ,  Richard Martin Tonry ,  Adolfo S. Montero ,  Jacob Vincent Mink

IPC: G06F21/60 ,  G06F21/57 ,  G06F21/44

CPC classification number: G06F21/604 ,  G06F21/44 ,  G06F21/572

Abstract: A method for binding applications to a platform root of trust includes pre-provisioning application binding components in an information handling system. An application requesting OS access sends its access control list (ACL) and application metadata to the BIOS, which performs initial checks. The BIOS responds with platform metadata and a first nonce. The application communicates the metadata, the first nonce and a second nonce to a server. The server checks the nonces and metadata, creates a third nonce and an application binding object (ABO). The application checks the nonces and sends a binding certificate to the BIOS. The BIOS checks the nonces, creates a binding certificate, verifies the binding certificate and sends a binding session credential (BSC) to the application. The application binds the BSC with platform credentials.