公开(公告)号：US07203831B2

公开(公告)日：2007-04-10

申请号：US10835934

申请日：2004-04-30

申请人： Frank L. Wu ,  Anil V. Rao ,  Armando Jaime Martinez ,  Roger M. Blood

发明人： Frank L. Wu ,  Anil V. Rao ,  Armando Jaime Martinez ,  Roger M. Blood

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： H04L41/082

摘要： A system and method for remotely updating a system BIOS. The method includes the steps of providing an updated BIOS to the remote computer system, storing the updated BIOS in a storage device of the remote computer system, setting a BIOS update indicator, rebooting the remote computer system and determining that the BIOS update indicator has been set, replacing the system BIOS with the updated BIOS, and rebooting the remote computer system again. The storage device may be hard drive, with the updated BIOS being stored in an EFI partition of the hard drive.

摘要翻译： 用于远程更新系统BIOS的系统和方法。 该方法包括以下步骤：向远程计算机系统提供更新的BIOS，将更新的BIOS存储在远程计算机系统的存储设备中，设置BIOS更新指示符，重新启动远程计算机系统并确定BIOS更新指示符已被 设置，用更新的BIOS更换系统BIOS，然后重新启动远程计算机系统。 存储设备可以是硬盘驱动器，其中更新的BIOS存储在硬盘驱动器的EFI分区中。

公开(公告)号：US06732267B1

公开(公告)日：2004-05-04

申请号：US09658981

申请日：2000-09-11

申请人： Frank L. Wu ,  Anil Rao ,  Armando Jaime Martinez ,  Roger M. Blood

发明人： Frank L. Wu ,  Anil Rao ,  Armando Jaime Martinez ,  Roger M. Blood

IPC分类号： G06F15177

CPC分类号： H04L41/082

摘要： A system and method for remotely updating a system BIOS. The method includes the steps of providing an updated BIOS to the remote computer system, storing the updated BIOS in a storage device of the remote computer system, setting a BIOS update indicator, rebooting the remote computer system and determining that the BIOS update indicator has been set, replacing the system BIOS with the updated BIOS, and rebooting the remote computer system again. The storage device may be hard drive, with the updated BIOS being stored in an EFI partition of the hard drive.

公开(公告)号：US07484084B1

公开(公告)日：2009-01-27

申请号：US11314058

申请日：2005-12-20

申请人： Samantha L. Ranaweera ,  Roger M. Blood

发明人： Samantha L. Ranaweera ,  Roger M. Blood

IPC分类号： G06F9/00 ,  G06F9/24

CPC分类号： G06F8/656

摘要： In a processing system that includes a baseboard management controller (BMC) and which has a plurality of modes of operation, including a startup mode, a shutdown mode, a basic input/output system (BIOS) recovery mode, and a normal operating mode, the BMC is used to facilitate installation of firmware in the processing system while the processing system is in any of the plurality of modes of operation.

摘要翻译： 在包括基板管理控制器（BMC）并且具有多种操作模式的处理系统中，包括启动模式，关机模式，基本输入/输出系统（BIOS）恢复模式和正常操作模式， 当处理系统处于多种操作模式时，BMC用于便于在处理系统中安装固件。

公开(公告)号：US06694391B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-17

申请号：US09761295

申请日：2001-01-16

申请人： Roger M. Blood

发明人： Roger M. Blood

IPC分类号： G06F1300

CPC分类号： G06F3/03543

摘要： A computer peripheral apparatus includes a housing having a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion. The second portion is pivotable between a first position nested with the first portion and a second position extended from the first portion. The first portion includes computer mouse input members and a telephony handset. The second portion includes a telephony microphone.

摘要翻译： 计算机外围设备包括具有连接到第一部分的第一部分和第二部分的壳体。 第二部分可在与第一部分嵌套的第一位置与从第一部分延伸的第二位置之间枢转。 第一部分包括计算机鼠标输入构件和电话手机。 第二部分包括电话麦克风。

公开(公告)号：US06874060B2

公开(公告)日：2005-03-29

申请号：US10011093

申请日：2001-12-07

申请人： Roger M. Blood ,  Herbert A. Hollinger ,  Truc M. Nguyen ,  Paul W. Vancil

发明人： Roger M. Blood ,  Herbert A. Hollinger ,  Truc M. Nguyen ,  Paul W. Vancil

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/00

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0664 ,  G06F3/067

摘要： A virtual disk subsystem and method for providing a virtual local drive are disclosed. The virtual disk subsystem includes a channel bridge, such as an Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) bridge, that receives disk commands from a disk controller, as well as a disk emulator in communication with the channel bridge and a network interface. The disk emulator includes control logic that receives disk commands from the disk controller via the channel bridge and, in response, retrieves data from a remote data storage device and forwards the data to the disk controller, such that the disk controller perceives the remote data storage device as a local device. In an exemplary embodiment, the virtual disk subsystem allows a standard operating system (OS) in a data processing system to function as if the data processing system included the emulated drive.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于提供虚拟本地驱动器的虚拟磁盘子系统和方法。 虚拟磁盘子系统包括从磁盘控制器接收磁盘命令的通道桥，例如高级技术附件（ATA）桥，以及与通道桥和网络接口通信的磁盘仿真器。 磁盘仿真器包括控制逻辑，其通过信道桥从磁盘控制器接收磁盘命令，并响应于从远程数据存储设备检索数据并将数据转发到磁盘控制器，使得磁盘控制器感知远程数据存储 设备作为本地设备。 在示例性实施例中，虚拟磁盘子系统允许数据处理系统中的标准操作系统（OS）如同数据处理系统包括仿真驱动器那样起作用。