Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Device, computer system, device-based firmware determination method, and program
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Application No.: US17043345Application Date: 2019-03-26
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Publication No.: US11301239B2Publication Date: 2022-04-12
- Inventor: Nobuhito Takamura
- Applicant: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kawasaki
- Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kawasaki
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2018-069998 20180330
- International Application: PCT/JP2019/012827 WO 20190326
- International Announcement: WO2019/189163 WO 20191003
- Main IPC: G06F8/65
- IPC: G06F8/65

Abstract:
What is provided is a device which is added to a computer system and operated by firmware, the device including a policy designation unit configured to cause a storage unit to store, in advance, a user policy for defining conditions for determining the firmware in a case where there is no version information of the firmware recommended for the device, and a firmware determination unit configured to determine the firmware to be applied to the device on the basis of the user policy in a case where information indicating that there is no version information of the firmware has been acquired when the firmware is determined.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210026619A1 DEVICE, COMPUTER SYSTEM, DEVICE-BASED FIRMWARE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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