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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2019

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:

Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;

Inventors:

Scott N. Dunham, Apex, NC (US);

Sumeet Kochar, Cary, NC (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4401 (2018.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 13/24 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/4401 (2013.01); G06F 3/0611 (2013.01); G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/0673 (2013.01); G06F 13/24 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method are provided for passing a data file from a software utility to a service processor. The method includes loading, using a processor, an interrupt handler and runtime code during initialization of a computer before booting an operating system; requesting, using a processor, that the operating system transfer a data file via an interface; and transferring, using a processor, the data file to an area accessible to the runtime code. The method further includes requesting, using a processor, that the interrupt handler pass the data file to a service processor. Still further, the method includes passing, using a processor, the data file from the accessible area to the service processor via a memory-mapped input/output window of the service processor, wherein the data file is transferred to the service processor without waiting for a system reboot.


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