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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2000
Ramamurthy Krithivas, Chandler, AZ (US);
Emmett R. Uber, Chandler, AZ (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
Processor-based systems may be initialized through a network connection so that the systems may be booted using the latest available software. A description of a client processor-based system may be developed and provided to a remote server. The remote server may then develop the necessary firmware for initializing the system, given the latest, updates for example. The firmware may initialize the system in an operating system independent fashion. The server may provide that software to the client to enable the client to efficiently boot, for example without unnecessarily tying up storage on the client. In addition, because the boot initialization routines were acquired from the server, which may be periodically updated, the client may have immediate access to the most up-to-date initialization routines.