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Brannock
Kirk Brannock, Hillsboro, OR US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20080244191 | Processor system management mode caching - In some embodiments, an apparatus comprises one or more processors supporting a system management mode, system management memory, and software controllable caching of memory, one or more memory modules, a memory controller, and a communication bus to couple the one or more memory modules to the memory controller. Other embodiments may be described. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20090083532 | Verifying a trusted SMI handler - A trusted system management interrupt handler may be verified by first locating a signed system management interrupt handler image in system memory. The digital signature of the signed system management interrupt handler image is verified. An existing basic input/output system management interrupt handler is erased and replaced with a new system management interrupt handler image. Then an analysis is done of the system management interrupt handler message is to determine whether to continue to launch. | 03-26-2009 |
Kirk D. Brannock, Hillsboro, OR US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
|---|---|---|
| 20080294889 | Method and apparatus to store initialization and configuration information - Briefly, in accordance with an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus and method to store initialization and configuration information is provided. The method may include storing basic input/output system (BIOS) software in a polymer memory. The method may further include copying a first portion of the BIOS software from the polymer memory to a random access memory (RAM) buffer of a memory controller, wherein the RAM buffer has a storage capacity of at least about two kilobytes (KB). | 11-27-2008 |
| 20100228997 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VERIFYING AUTHENTICITY OF INITIAL BOOT CODE - A programmable processor initializes its state, then computes and verifies a hash of a boot code region of memory before executing any user instructions in the memory. Systems using similar processors, and software to control such a processor's operation, are also described and claimed. | 09-09-2010 |
Kirk D. Brannock, Olympia, WA US
| Patent application number | Description | Published |
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| 20090006832 | Method and System for linking Firmware Modules in a Pre-Memory Execution Environment - A BIOS includes a core and multiple modules. The modules include both those that are platform specific and those that are not platform specific. Each module has a standard interface that allows the core (or other module) to call the module. A platform vendor constructs a BIOS by selecting modules from one or more vendors, which when executed can select modules that are suitable for the platform the BIOS resides in. | 01-01-2009 |