Invention Grant
US08578360B1 Dynamically updating a computer system and firmware image utilizing an option read only memory (OPROM) data structure
有权
使用选项只读存储器(OPROM)数据结构动态更新计算机系统和固件映像
- Patent Title: Dynamically updating a computer system and firmware image utilizing an option read only memory (OPROM) data structure
- Patent Title (中): 使用选项只读存储器(OPROM)数据结构动态更新计算机系统和固件映像
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Application No.: US12849347Application Date: 2010-08-03
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Publication No.: US08578360B1Publication Date: 2013-11-05
- Inventor: Purandhar Nallagatla , Harikrishna Doppalapudi
- Applicant: Purandhar Nallagatla , Harikrishna Doppalapudi
- Applicant Address: US GA Norcross
- Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
- Current Assignee: American Megatrends, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Norcross
- Agency: Hope Baldauff, LLC
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F9/45

Abstract:
Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer-readable media for dynamically updating a computer system and firmware image utilizing an option ROM (“OPROM”) data structure. When a hardware configuration of a computer system is modified, a corresponding OPROM within the firmware image is modified. An OPROM data structure is created in a firmware image. Each data structure contains identification data corresponding to the data structure as well as an OPROM entry for each OPROM within the firmware image. Each OPROM entry has identification data pointing to the corresponding OPROM and identification data corresponding to the OPROM and associated hardware device. Firmware program modules utilize the OPROM data structure to identify the correct OPROMs for use with the computer system hardware configuration. An application searches for a unique signature associated with the OPROM data structure and modifies OPROM entries as hardware devices and associated OPROMs are added to and removed from the computer system.
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