Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-18
2007-12-18
Lee, Thomas (Department: 2115)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S002000, C713S100000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10610838
ABSTRACT:
Parallel execution of peripheral drivers on a multi-processor and/or hyper-threading enabled processor is described. According to one embodiment of the invention, two peripheral drivers are executed concurrently during a boot sequence. These peripheral drivers are executed on a first and a second processor. The processors may be logical or physical processors.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5544316 (1996-08-01), Carpenter et al.
patent: 5745763 (1998-04-01), Mealey et al.
patent: 5909593 (1999-06-01), Abbondonzio et al.
patent: 5925129 (1999-07-01), Combs et al.
patent: 5938765 (1999-08-01), Dove et al.
patent: 6158000 (2000-12-01), Collins
patent: 6216216 (2001-04-01), Bonola
patent: 6336185 (2002-01-01), Sargenti et al.
patent: 6374353 (2002-04-01), Settsu et al.
patent: 6393503 (2002-05-01), Fishler et al.
patent: 6816963 (2004-11-01), Krithivas et al.
patent: 6868507 (2005-03-01), Gurumoorthy et al.
patent: 6978018 (2005-12-01), Zimmer
patent: 2002/0169951 (2002-11-01), Zimmer
patent: 2003/0009654 (2003-01-01), Nalawadi et al.
Michael Kanellos, “Intel hopes new chip will spur sales”, Nov. 14, 2002, CNET.com, available at http:/
ews.com.com/intel+hopes+new+chip+will+spur+sales/2100-1001—3-965758.html, pp. 1-2.
Intel Corp.: “Multiprocessor Specification 1.4” Intel Corporation Specifications, May 12, 1997.
Kinney M.: “Solving BIOS Boot Issues with EFI”, Intel Developer Update Magazine, Sep. 2000, pp. 1-6.
H. Hsiung & D. Wei: “EFI Driver's Writers Guide”, Feb. 19, 2003, URL: http://cnscenter.future.co.kr/resource/rsc-center/presentation/intel/spring 2003/S03USEFIS80—OS.pdf.
Anonymous, “Sharing Resources Between the Main and Coprocessor of a System”, IBM Tech Discl. Bulletin, Jul. 1986, vol. 29, No. 2, p. 702.
Chen Lechong
Li Shaofan
Ma Xiang
Bae Ji H
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Intel Corporation
Lee Thomas
LandOfFree
Parallel execution of enhanced EFI based BIOS drivers on a... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Parallel execution of enhanced EFI based BIOS drivers on a..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Parallel execution of enhanced EFI based BIOS drivers on a... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3863881