Mechanism to prevent counterfeiting in a hardware device
    1.
    发明申请
    Mechanism to prevent counterfeiting in a hardware device 有权
    在硬件设备中防止伪造的机制

    公开(公告)号:US20070079387A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-04-05

    申请号:US11233833

    申请日:2005-09-22

    IPC分类号: G06F11/00

    CPC分类号: G06F21/57 G06F21/71

    摘要: A method for preventing counterfeit of a hardware device is disclosed. The method comprises determining whether a first indicator for a hardware device is set, wherein the first indicator when set indicates that the device is not a counterfeit device, and if the first indicator is not set, then activating a counter, setting a second indicator when the counter expires, and operating the hardware device in a counterfeit mode when the second indicator is set, wherein the counterfeit mode identifies the hardware device as a counterfeit device. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 公开了防止硬件设备伪造的方法。 该方法包括确定硬件设备的第一指示符是否被设置,其中当设置的第一指示符指示设备不是伪造设备,并且如果第一指示符未被设置,则激活计数器,设置第二指示符 计数器到期,并且当设置第二指示符时以伪造模式操作硬件设备,其中假冒模式将硬件设备识别为假冒设备。 还公开了其他实施例。

    Updating machines while disconnected from an update source
    2.
    发明申请
    Updating machines while disconnected from an update source 有权
    在与更新源断开连接时更新计算机

    公开(公告)号:US20070006214A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-04

    申请号:US11157334

    申请日:2005-06-20

    IPC分类号: G06F9/44 G06F9/445

    CPC分类号: G06F8/65 Y02D10/42

    摘要: Disclosed are exemplary embodiments for updating a networked machine having at least a dormant state and an active state. In various embodiments, when the machine it is a dormant state, it listens to a network for candidate updates, that is, updates that may be applicable to the machine. In some embodiments, determining the candidate update is an applicable update for the machine may be based at least in part on a variety of reasons, including testing if it has already been applied, does not actually update some aspect of the machine, conflicts with an existing configuration of the machine, conflicts with a policy of the machine, etc. The machine may cache some or all of the candidate updates or applicable updates, where a variety of rationales or policies may be used to control update retention. When the machine enters an active state, such as a power on or non-sleep mode, or other active state, the machine may validate integrity of an applicable update if not done while the machine was dormant, and optionally choose to install it.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于更新具有至少休眠状态和活动状态的联网机器的示例性实施例。 在各种实施例中,当机器处于休眠状态时,它监听用于候选更新的网络,即可适用于机器的更新。 在一些实施例中,确定候选更新是机器的适用更新可以至少部分地基于各种原因,包括测试是否已被应用,实际上不更新机器的某些方面,与 机器的现有配置,与机器的策略等冲突。机器可以缓存候选更新或适用的更新中的一些或全部,其中可以使用各种理由或策略来控制更新保留。 当机器进入活动状态(如开机或非睡眠模式)或其他活动状态时,如果机器处于休眠状态,则机器可能会验证适用更新的完整性,如果在机器处于休眠状态,则可以选择安装。

    Configuration data management
    3.
    发明申请
    Configuration data management 有权
    配置数据管理

    公开(公告)号:US20060149859A1

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-06

    申请号:US11028130

    申请日:2004-12-30

    IPC分类号: G06F3/00

    摘要: Corrupted configuration data stored in a first memory for a device may be restored using backup configuration data stored in a second memory. In one embodiment, the second memory may be carried by the device itself. In another embodiment, the second memory may be carried on a motherboard and may store backup configuration data for more than one device. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

    摘要翻译: 可以使用存储在第二存储器中的备份配置数据来恢复存储在设备的第一存储器中的损坏的配置数据。 在一个实施例中,第二存储器可以由设备本身承载。 在另一个实施例中,第二存储器可以在主板上承载,并且可以存储多于一个设备的备份配置数据。 描述和要求保护其他实施例。

    Location aware directed audio
    4.
    发明申请
    Location aware directed audio 有权
    位置感知定向音频

    公开(公告)号:US20050129254A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-06-16

    申请号:US10739503

    申请日:2003-12-16

    IPC分类号: H04B3/00 H04R27/00 H04S3/00

    摘要: A directed audio system, a network interface communicatively coupled with a network, and a controller to receive, via the network interface, an estimate for a location from a locating device communicatively coupled with the network, and to cause the directed audio system to direct an audio signal based at least in part on an estimate for the location received from the locating device.

    摘要翻译: 定向音频系统,与网络通信耦合的网络接口,以及控制器,用于经由网络接口​​从与网络通信耦合的定位设备接收对位置的估计,并且使定向音频系统引导 音频信号至少部分地基于从定位设备接收的位置的估计。

    System and method for accelerated device initialization
    5.
    发明申请
    System and method for accelerated device initialization 有权
    用于加速设备初始化的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20050038981A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-02-17

    申请号:US10641681

    申请日:2003-08-15

    IPC分类号: G06F9/445 G06F15/177

    CPC分类号: G06F9/4411

    摘要: A system and method for initialization of a computer system is described. Faster initialization of a computer system is possible by allowing certain device driver initialization tasks to overlap with other initialization and operating system tasks. option-ROMs resident on hardware device drivers define the initialization tasks to be performed prior to device driver initialization. Initial computer code for booting the computing device, such as a BIOS, is executed. As option-ROMs for hardware devices are scanned and executed, specific device initialization information is accessed from the devices and placed in pre-defined buffer areas. These accesses occur in parallel to other start up tasks. When device drivers are loaded, some of their initialization has already completed, thereby shortening the time necessary to boot the system.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于计算机系统的初始化的系统和方法。 通过允许某些设备驱动程序初始化任务与其他初始化和操作系统任务重叠,可以更快地初始化计算机系统。 驻留在硬件设备驱动程序上的选件ROM定义在设备驱动程序初始化之前执行的初始化任务。 执行用于引导诸如BIOS的计算设备的初始计算机代码。 随着硬件设备的ROM-ROM的扫描和执行,从设备访问特定的设备初始化信息,并将其放置在预定义的缓冲区中。 这些访问与其他启动任务并行发生。 加载设备驱动程序时,其初始化中的一些已经完成,从而缩短了启动系统所需的时间。

    PLATFORM WITH MANAGEMENT AGENT TO RECEIVE SOFTWARE UPDATES
    6.
    发明申请
    PLATFORM WITH MANAGEMENT AGENT TO RECEIVE SOFTWARE UPDATES 审中-公开
    与管理代理平台接收软件更新

    公开(公告)号:US20070050426A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-03-01

    申请号:US11461411

    申请日:2006-07-31

    IPC分类号: G06F17/30

    CPC分类号: G06F8/65

    摘要: In some embodiments, a platform has an active and a dormant state. The platform includes a primary network interface and a mass storage, a management agent having a secondary network interface to receive a software update at least during the dormant state and further having a non-volatile memory to cache the software update; a memory subsystem to contain an updating software agent; a processor, coupled to the memory subsystem, the mass storage, the non-volatile memory and the primary network interface. The processor executes the updating software agent so as to install the software update after the platform transitions from the dormant state to the active state and before the primary network interface is communicatively enabled.

    摘要翻译: 在一些实施例中,平台具有活动状态和休眠状态。 所述平台包括主网络接口和大容量存储器,管理代理具有次级网络接口,用于至少在所述休眠状态期间接收软件更新,并且还具有用于缓存所述软件更新的非易失性存储器; 包含更新软件代理的存储器子系统; 处理器,耦合到存储器子系统,大容量存储器,非易失性存储器和主网络接口。 处理器执行更新软件代理,以便在平台从休眠状态转换到活动状态之后并且在主网络接口被通信地启用之前安装软件更新。

    Network storage target boot and network connectivity through a common network device
    8.
    发明申请
    Network storage target boot and network connectivity through a common network device 有权
    网络存储目标引导和通过公共网络设备的网络连接

    公开(公告)号:US20050228903A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-10-13

    申请号:US10822168

    申请日:2004-04-08

    CPC分类号: G06F15/177 G06F9/4416

    摘要: The present disclosure includes systems and techniques relating to booting to a network storage target. In general, in one implementation, a bus-to-network device driver is loaded during a machine boot, where the bus-to-network device driver is capable of sending machine bus commands over a network, providing access to the network for a network device driver, and distinguishing between received responses to the machine bus commands and other network traffic corresponding to the network device driver. Loading of the bus-to-network device driver can occur in response to an operating system load of bus drivers. For example, the bus-to-network device driver can be an iSCSI driver, and the operating system load of bus drivers can be the operating system load of SCSI drivers.

    摘要翻译: 本公开包括与引导到网络存储目标有关的系统和技术。 通常,在一个实现中,在机器引导期间加载总线到网络设备驱动器,其中总线到网络设备驱动器能够通过网络发送机器总线命令,从而提供对网络的访问 设备驱动程序,并区分接收到的对机器总线命令的响应和对应于网络设备驱动程序的其他网络流量。 总线到网络设备驱动程序的加载可以响应于总线驱动程序的操作系统负载而发生。 例如,总线到网络设备驱动程序可以是iSCSI驱动程序,并且总线驱动程序的操作系统负载可以是SCSI驱动程序的操作系统负载。