This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent and 1 published patent application. Top assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.p.. Active years: 2026.
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Years Active: 2026
Title: Thomas George Swann and Firmware Authentication
Introduction
Thomas George Swann is an inventor associated with Spring, Texas, and Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. His patent work addresses authentication safeguards for changing device firmware settings.
Latest Patents
Swann is credited with 1 patent: “Authenticating Commands to Change Device Firmware Settings.” The invention describes an electronic device with a communication interface, a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), and a processor. When the device receives a command to modify a BIOS setting, the processor performs an initial authentication. If that check succeeds, the device sends an authentication message to an external device and uses its response for a second authentication. The BIOS setting is modified only after the second authentication succeeds.
Career Highlights
Swann’s listed patent reflects work on securing firmware configuration changes through multiple authentication steps. The approach combines checks performed by the electronic device with verification involving an external device.
Collaborations
Swann is associated with Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. His listed coworker is Erich Wolfgang Gerstacker Mcmillan.
Conclusion
Thomas George Swann’s patent describes a layered authentication process designed to help protect BIOS settings from unauthorized changes.
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