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Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007

Filed:

Jul. 31, 2002
Applicants:

Barry Kennedy, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Mahesh S. Natu, Portland, OR (US);

John V. Lovelace, Irmo, SC (US);

Andrew Fish, Olympia, WA (US);

Sharif S. Faraq, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Inventors:

Barry Kennedy, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Mahesh S. Natu, Portland, OR (US);

John V. Lovelace, Irmo, SC (US);

Andrew Fish, Olympia, WA (US);

Sharif S. Faraq, Hillsboro, OR (US);

Assignee:

Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 1/24 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A secure method for updating computer firmware online is described. The firmware storage locations are write protected prior to loading the operating system. Updating the firmware after loading the operating system helps to reduce downtime.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kennedy, Barry. (2007). Secure method to perform computer system firmware updates (U.S. Patent No. 7305668). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/7305668

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