| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38762 |
Process for configuring software in a build-to-order computer system |
July 19, 2005 |
| A process for manufacturing a computer system, including a selected hardware configuration and a selected software configuration, utilizes a CD-ROM writer connected to a manufacturing system network to select and write a custom software configuration to a CD-ROM. The CD-ROM is used to |
| RE36695 |
Captive latch mechanism for use with an expansion card cage in a personal computer |
May 16, 2000 |
| In a computer chassis having a wall, an interiorly-positioned card cage associated with the wall, and the card cage having a card guide slot therein, a card guide retaining device. In a preferred embodiment, the card guide retaining device has a retainer having (1) a first end extend |
| D365335 |
Portable computer with trackball below keyboard |
December 19, 1995 |
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| D360195 |
Handheld computing device |
July 11, 1995 |
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| D358373 |
Floor standing computer |
May 16, 1995 |
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| D358141 |
Hard disk drive carrier |
May 9, 1995 |
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| D358134 |
Desktop computer |
May 9, 1995 |
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| D358133 |
Desktop computer |
May 9, 1995 |
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| D358132 |
Floor standing computer |
May 9, 1995 |
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| D357905 |
Desktop computer |
May 2, 1995 |
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| D357904 |
Desktop computer |
May 2, 1995 |
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| D357002 |
Desktop computer |
April 4, 1995 |
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| D342059 |
Floor standing computer |
December 7, 1993 |
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| D335660 |
Keyboard |
May 18, 1993 |
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| 7490291 |
System for emphasizing graphical components in coordination with multimedia instructions |
February 10, 2009 |
| A method for providing instructional information during the start-up of a computer is disclosed. The method includes the steps of presenting on a screen a start-up screen presentation, the start-up screen presentation including graphical instructional information as well as other inf |
| 7424444 |
Apparatus and method for configuring computers |
September 9, 2008 |
| A method and apparatus for automatically manufacturing a computer. An order is received from a customer. A manufacturing plant assembles together the hardware and software components from stores specified by the order, and loads the software packages onto the computer. A Web page is |
| 7389331 |
Method and system for receiving and providing access to information at a web site |
June 17, 2008 |
| At a vendor-managed web site, purchasing information is received from a first terminal, including purchasing information that is customized for a customer. The customer includes first and second users having respective first and second levels of authorized access to the purchasing in |
| 7134049 |
System and method for sequencing and performing very high speed software downloads concurrent wi |
November 7, 2006 |
| A method and system for performing very high speed software downloads concurrent with system testing in an automated production environment and for test-sequencing in multi-tasking environments with consolidated automation and interactive operations are described. In one embodiment, |
| 7117351 |
Process for configuring software and hardware in a build-to-order computer system |
October 3, 2006 |
| A process for manufacturing a computer system, including a selected hardware configuration and a selected software configuration. An order is placed on an order entry system which generates a hardware list and a software list from the order. In one embodiment, the hardware list is ch |
| 7107455 |
Computer information access based on a transmitted identification signal |
September 12, 2006 |
| A system for restricting access to computer information accessible by a computer system. A computer system having access to computer information includes a detection circuit for receiving a wireless identification signal from a transmitting circuit of an identification object such as an |
| 7039743 |
System and method of retiring events upon device replacement |
May 2, 2006 |
| An information handling system is disclosed that retires events upon device replacement. The system has several devices of one or more types and each device includes nonvolatile memory. A unique identifier, for devices of that type, is stored in the nonvolatile memory of each device. |
| 7035815 |
Method and apparatus for computer system online lead time advisor |
April 25, 2006 |
| In a method and apparatus for advising on a lead time for a customer configured computer system, selection input from a customer is received. In response to the selection input, a customer computer system is configured. Lead time for the configured computer system is advised by outpu |
| 7016864 |
Interactive upsell advisor method and apparatus for internet applications |
March 21, 2006 |
| A web-based online store user interface enables custom configuration of a computer system according to identification of a user belonging to a prescribed customer set. A configurator configures a computer system with options selected according to a desired user input, and presents the |
| 7006637 |
Integrated self diagnostics for loudspeaker systems |
February 28, 2006 |
| A self-diagnostic circuit for speaker systems that allows a speaker system to generate its own test signals, e.g., tones, appropriate for the transducer(s) in the speaker system. The test signals are routed to the analog circuits in the speaker system. The test signals are also routed |
| 6977900 |
Site-to-site dynamic virtual local area network |
December 20, 2005 |
| A system for dynamically implementing a plurality of virtual local area networks ("VLANs") across multiple sites is provided. The system includes a first VLAN-capable switch at a first site; a first system under test ("SUT") connected to the first VLAN-capable switch via a first burn rac |
| 6963757 |
Wireless communication apparatus |
November 8, 2005 |
| A communication apparatus including a wireless communication device, a network interface device and a receptacle assembly body. A data transfer portion is attached to the receptacle assembly body. The data transfer portion is electrically connected to the network interface device. A |
| 6957425 |
Automatic translation of text files during assembly of a computer system |
October 18, 2005 |
| A method of providing a desired language version of textual portions of a source code program for a computer system. During the system assembly process, a system description record (SDR) is read that identifies the operating system, including the desired language version thereof, and |
| 6928561 |
System and method for providing a power supply dual remote sense |
August 9, 2005 |
| A system and method for providing a power supply dual remote sense. A power supply with a positive remote sense input is coupled to first and second load positions. The load positions are each coupled to a pull-down circuit to provide first and second voltages, respectively, to the input |
| 6904546 |
System and method for interface isolation and operating system notification during bus errors |
June 7, 2005 |
| A system and method for notifying an operating system of an error signal transmitted by a communications medium is disclosed. The communications medium connects a plurality of electronic devices. The operating system includes device drivers and is capable of configuring communications |
| 6895499 |
System and method for device configuration and management using a universal serial bus port |
May 17, 2005 |
| A method and system for configuring and managing devices including network devices, such as a server computer, is provided in which a computer (24) is coupled to the network device through a USB connection (22). After the computer (24) recognizes the device as a USB-compliant device, the |
| 6892311 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SHUTTING DOWN A HOST AND STORAGE ENCLOSURE IF THE STATUS OF THE STORAGE EN |
May 10, 2005 |
| A method of shutting down an information handling system is disclosed. Power is provided to a storage enclosure that includes a first storage device, a first operating condition monitor, and a first operating condition indicator having at least a first status and a second status. The |
| 6883022 |
Method and system for receiving and providing access to information at a web site |
April 19, 2005 |
| At a vendor-managed web site, purchasing information is received from a first terminal, including purchasing information that is customized for a customer. The customer includes first and second users having respective first and second levels of authorized access to the purchasing in |
| 6841898 |
Automatic power supply selector for a ACPI-compliant PCI devices |
January 11, 2005 |
| Apparatus for automatically selecting one of two or more available power supply voltages for use as a main power supply of a PCI adapter is described. In one embodiment, a power supply selector is designed such that the presence of a positive voltage at a Vaux input thereof prevents |
| 6795926 |
Prevention of power state change in response to chassis intrusion when computer system is not in |
September 21, 2004 |
| A gating circuit for a computer system to prevent a power management signal provided by a computer card slot connector or a system board mounted device to change the power state of the computer system from a lower power state to a higher power state when the chassis of the computer syste |
| 6795306 |
Method of preventing LCD damage in an information handling system |
September 21, 2004 |
| A method of preventing LCD damage in an information handling system is disclosed. The method includes mounting an LCD in a screen portion of an information handling system. The LCD has a top layer with a particular hardness. Another step in the method is rotatably mounting a base portion |
| 6769921 |
Printed circuit board electromagnetic energy device |
August 3, 2004 |
| A computer system including at least one microprocessor mounted on a printed circuit board, and at least two electrical connectors proximate to the printed circuit board, with the at least two electrical connectors spaced to attenuate at least one prespecified frequency electromagnetic |
| 6735708 |
Apparatus and method for a combination personal digital assistant and network portable device |
May 11, 2004 |
| A portable system is provided with both an ISPCA processing section, a non-standard personal computer architecture (NSPCA) processing section and a common section including apparatus common to both processing sections. The NSPCA processing section operates under an operating system such |
| 6724588 |
Power supply selector |
April 20, 2004 |
| A data processing system power supply selection device. The system power supply selector circuit can include a first make-without-break power supply selector module having a power supply input, at least one controlling power supply input, and a system power rail output substantially |
| 6721883 |
System and method for managing the boot order of a computer system |
April 13, 2004 |
| A method and system for booting a computer system is provided in which the boot order of the computer system is displayed to the user in a manner such that the name of each bootable device and the location of each bootable device in the architecture of the computer system are displayed |
| 6721817 |
Original equipment manufacturer identification for configurable electronic hardware |
April 13, 2004 |
| A configurable hardware for coupling to one of a plurality of hardware. Each of the plurality of hardware has a type. The configurable hardware includes a memory for storing an ID. The ID identifies the type of the hardware coupled to the configurable hardware. |
| 6718488 |
Method and system for responding to a failed bus operation in an information processing system |
April 6, 2004 |
| In an information processing system, a failed bus operation is detected. In response to the detecting, a primary power plan is cycled in the information processing system. |
| 6718381 |
Removal notification for a computer system |
April 6, 2004 |
| A computer system includes at least one processor, at least one memory, a device for communicating with a prescribed network server, and a mechanism for implementing a removal notification security measure during at least a low power mode of the computer system. The security measure incl |
| 6718373 |
Method and system for installing files in a computing system |
April 6, 2004 |
| In a computing system, a computer-readable medium is for storing information. At least one computing device is for receiving at least one installation file and multiple installable files. The installation file includes at least one table for specifying an installation of a subset of |
| 6711686 |
Security management tool for managing security attributes in computer systems |
March 23, 2004 |
| A Security Management Tool (SMT) is defined and created that solves the problem of efficiently and accurately configuring security attributes for multiple computer systems. SMT executes an automated operation that captures a definition of security attributes on a particular, selected |
| 6704802 |
Method and system for communicating between independent software modules |
March 9, 2004 |
| A software system uses virtual functions to control communication between independent software modules configured in an architecture which includes a parent process and one or more independent child processes. Communication is established by the parent process which creates, loads an |
| 6694365 |
Method and system for receiving and providing access to information at a web site |
February 17, 2004 |
| An Internet information device includes a web site coupled to a first user intranet point and a second user Internet point. The first user point is coupled for providing multi-level managed information to the web site. The second user point is coupled for providing multi-level user acces |
| 6691253 |
System and method for sequencing and performing very high speed software downloads concurrent wi |
February 10, 2004 |
| Method and system for performing very high speed software downloads concurrent with system testing in an automated production environment and for test-sequencing in multi-tasking environments with consolidated automation and interactive operations is described. In one embodiment, dur |
| 6681266 |
Late binding dynamic software configuration information |
January 20, 2004 |
| A method for customizing software configurations includes: providing a static pre-installation software package; identifying a late-bindable token of the static pre-installation package; assigning a unique late-bind identifier to the late-bindable token; assigning the late-bind identifie |
| 6665800 |
System and method for securing a computer system |
December 16, 2003 |
| A computer system includes circuitry for selecting among first and second parameters in response to a command. The parameters are for use in computing a password. The circuitry is for reading content of the selected parameter from a computer-readable medium and computing the password in |
| 6658515 |
Background execution of universal serial bus transactions |
December 2, 2003 |
| A method, computer program product and computer system that features intermittently entering the system management mode of a processor to commence and terminate I/O activity between external devices and computer system resources. To that end, a system management interrupt handler is |
