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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2015
Applicant:
American Megatrends International, Llc, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Kai Yau, Duluth, GA (US);
Muthu Kumar Sathiyanesan, Norcross, GA (US);
Assignee:
AMERICAN MEGATRENDS INTERNATIONAL, LLC, Norcross, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/10 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01); G06F 13/38 (2006.01); G06F 9/4401 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 13/102 (2013.01); G06F 9/4411 (2013.01); G06F 13/385 (2013.01); G06F 13/4282 (2013.01);
Abstract
Technologies are disclosed herein that allow configuration of firmware by a firmware configuration device connected to a target computer. The firmware configuration device may emulate keystroke and/or mouse movement data to transmit firmware configuration data to the target computer. The target computer can also transmit status information and/or commands through keyboard status light signals.