HK1075505A1 - Decoupled hardware configuration manager - Google Patents

Decoupled hardware configuration manager

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Publication number
HK1075505A1
HK1075505A1 HK05107923A HK05107923A HK1075505A1 HK 1075505 A1 HK1075505 A1 HK 1075505A1 HK 05107923 A HK05107923 A HK 05107923A HK 05107923 A HK05107923 A HK 05107923A HK 1075505 A1 HK1075505 A1 HK 1075505A1
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Hong Kong
Prior art keywords
hardware configuration
configuration manager
decoupled
decoupled hardware
manager
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HK05107923A
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English (en)
Inventor
Michael Rothman
Vincent Zimmer
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Intel Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/4401—Bootstrapping
    • G06F9/4411—Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F15/00—Digital computers in general; Data processing equipment in general
    • G06F15/16—Combinations of two or more digital computers each having at least an arithmetic unit, a program unit and a register, e.g. for a simultaneous processing of several programs
    • G06F15/177—Initialisation or configuration control
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F5/00—Methods or arrangements for data conversion without changing the order or content of the data handled
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F9/00—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units
    • G06F9/06—Arrangements for program control, e.g. control units using stored programs, i.e. using an internal store of processing equipment to receive or retain programs
    • G06F9/44—Arrangements for executing specific programs
    • G06F9/445—Program loading or initiating
    • G06F9/44505—Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Software Systems (AREA)
  • Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Hardware Design (AREA)
  • Computer Security & Cryptography (AREA)
  • Stored Programmes (AREA)
  • Computer And Data Communications (AREA)
  • Communication Control (AREA)
HK05107923A 2002-12-09 2005-09-09 Decoupled hardware configuration manager HK1075505A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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US10/315,803 US7263605B2 (en) 2002-12-09 2002-12-09 Decoupled hardware configuration manager that generates a user interface prior to booting using hardware configuration option data read from plurality of hardware devices
PCT/US2003/035775 WO2004053688A2 (en) 2002-12-09 2003-11-10 Decoupled hardware configuration manager

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HK1075505A1 true HK1075505A1 (en) 2005-12-16

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US (3) US7263605B2 (xx)
CN (1) CN100388189C (xx)
AU (1) AU2003287613A1 (xx)
DE (1) DE10393859B4 (xx)
GB (1) GB2411498B (xx)
HK (1) HK1075505A1 (xx)
TW (1) TWI237790B (xx)
WO (1) WO2004053688A2 (xx)

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US20120102312A1 (en) 2012-04-26
US20040109017A1 (en) 2004-06-10
US8108665B2 (en) 2012-01-31
CN1761942A (zh) 2006-04-19
GB2411498B (en) 2006-07-05
TWI237790B (en) 2005-08-11
WO2004053688A3 (en) 2005-12-08
CN100388189C (zh) 2008-05-14
US7263605B2 (en) 2007-08-28
WO2004053688A2 (en) 2004-06-24
GB2411498A (en) 2005-08-31
DE10393859T5 (de) 2005-10-13
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