Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100229233 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MODIFYING SYSTEM RESOURCES - A method for modifying one or more system resources is provided. One or more licenses for modifying one or more system resources on a client device can be acquired. An authenticator can be generated and stored on a remote server. The authenticator can be transferred to the client device. The client device can be connected to the remote server and the remote server can authenticate the client device via the authenticator. The remote server can confirm the availability of one or more licenses, and based on the availability of one or more licenses, modify one or more system resources disposed in, on, or about the client device. After modifying the one or more system resources the remote server can decrement the remaining license count. | 09-09-2010 |
20110179264 | Clearing Secure System Resources In A Computing Device - Systems and methods of clearing system resources are disclosed. One example method includes the step of detecting a failure to clear a secure portion of a system resource in a device. The method also includes the step of powering off the system resource for a period of power-off time that is sufficient to clear data from the system resource, where the power off is responsive to the failure detection. The method also includes the step of unlocking the secure portion of the system resource, where the unlock is responsive to the period of power-off time having elapsed. | 07-21-2011 |
20120017285 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING A TRUST LEVEL FROM SYSTEM MANAGEMENT MODE - Systems and methods of determining a trust level from system management mode are disclosed. One such method includes: responsive to a system management mode interrupt (SMI), determining a trust level associated with code invoking the SMI; and responsive to determining that the trust level is untrusted, granting or denying a request made by the code invoking the SMI based at least in part on a type of the request. | 01-19-2012 |
20120124361 | PLURALITY OF INTERFACE FILES USABLE FOR ACCESS TO BIOS - A system may comprise a processor ( | 05-17-2012 |
20130286027 | GRAPHICS TO UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONVERSION - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to conversion of a graphics signal to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) signal to be outputted to a USB visual presentation device or display device. The graphics signal is received via a graphics port. The graphics signal is converted to a USB signal. The USB signal is output to the USB visual presentation device or display device. | 10-31-2013 |