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公开(公告)号:JP2002024024A
公开(公告)日:2002-01-25
申请号:JP2001133465
申请日:2001-04-27
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: DARYL CARVIS CROMER , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN
IPC: G06F9/445 , G06F15/177
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a system for performing an adapter code in an operation mode that is different from the default operation mode of the system. SOLUTION: The first operation mode is first activated, secondary configuration routines that use the second operation mode are found in an adapter memory, and a list in which the secondary configuration routines are discriminated is stored. After the list is stored, primary configuration routines that use the first operation mode are found in a system memory and carried out. All of the secondary configuration routines that do not correspond to any of the primary configuration routines are restricted. The second operation mode is subsequently activated instead of the first operation mode to constitute a processing system for performing the restricted secondary configuration routines.
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公开(公告)号:JP2002007332A
公开(公告)日:2002-01-11
申请号:JP2001135494
申请日:2001-05-02
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , NEWMAN PALMER EUGENE
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for providing security to a computer on a computer network so as to permit a remote configuration of the computer. SOLUTION: When a system meets a network supply privilege access password(PAP) during the system boot-up operation of the computer, that network supply PAP is compared with a system install PAP. The network supply PAP is stored into a first place of the non-volatile memory of the computer and the system install PAP is stored into a second place of the non-volatile memory. The system install PAP is previously inputted through a keyboard to the computer. When the network supply PAP does not match with the system install PAP, an illegality proving mechanism is set into the computer. When the network supply PAP is matched therewith, boot-up is continued. After boot-up is completed, the configuration of the computer can be remotely executed through the network.
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公开(公告)号:JP2000315119A
公开(公告)日:2000-11-14
申请号:JP2000092652
申请日:2000-03-30
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: JAMES PETER WORD , DARYL CARVIS CROMER , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , MICHAEL STEINMETZ , HOWARD JEFFREY ROCKER
Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To efficiently and effectively protect a computer system which is being shipped by disabling the use at a shipping point through an RFID(radio frequency discrimination) interface and enabling the use at a reception point. SOLUTION: A chassis 19 has a base and a rear panel 17 and has an open bay 22 sectioned so as to receive a data storage device such as a disk drive 23. An antenna 109 is fitted extending to outside the computer 12 so as to gather radiations having predefinition characteristics. The antenna 109 allows supply to the computer system through the RFID interface 59 showing the radiations having the predefinition characteristics nearby the computer system. The computer system is made unusable at the shipping point through this RFID interface 59 and usable at the reception point through the RFID interface 59 to enhance the security in the transportation.
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公开(公告)号:MY109086A
公开(公告)日:1996-11-30
申请号:MYPI19930114
申请日:1993-01-26
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: MATTHEW TODD MITTELSTEDT , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , DENNIS LEE MOELLER , JOHN WILEY BLACKLEDGE JR , GRANT LEACH CLARKE JR , KIMNATHN DO LE , PATRICK EDWARD MCCOURT , PALMER EUGENE NEWMAN , DAVE LEE RANDALL , JOANNA BERGER YODER
Abstract: THIS INVENTION RELATES TO PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AND, MORE PARTICULARLY, TO SUCH A SYSTEM HAVING SECURITY FEATURES ENABLING CONTROL OVER ACCESS TO DATA RETAINED IN SUCH A SYSTEM. IN PARTICULAR, A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS INVENTION HAS A NORMALLY CLOSED ENCLOSURE, AT LEAST ONE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT FOR SELECTIVE ACTIVATION TO ACTIVE AND INACTIVE STATES AND FOR RECEIVING AND STORING A PRIVILEGED ACCESS PASSWORD WHEN IN THE ACTIVE STATE, AN OPTION SWITCH OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT FOR SETTING THE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT TO THE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE STATES, A TAMPER DETECTION SWITCH OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT FOR DETECTING OPENING OF THE ENCLOSURE AND FOR INVALIDATING ANY PRIVILEGED ACCESS PASSWORD STORED IN THE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT IN RESPONSE TO ANY SWITCHING OF THE TAMPER SWITCH, AND A SYSTEM PROCESSOR OPERATIVELY CONNECTED WITH THE ERASABLE MEMORY ELEMENT FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO AT LEAST CERTAIN LEVELS OF DATA STORED WITHIN THE SYSTEM BY DISTINGUISHING BETWEEN THE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE STATE OF THE MEMORY ELEMENT AND BETWEEN ENTRY AND NON-ENTRY OF ANY STORED PRIVILEGED ACCESS PASSWORD. IN THE PRESENTLY PREFERRED FORM OF THE INVENTION, TWO NON-VOLATILE ERASABLE MEMO^RY ELEMENTS ARE PROVIDED, ONE AN EEPROM AND THE OTHER BATTERY BACKED CMOS RAM.
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公开(公告)号:MY106706A
公开(公告)日:1995-07-31
申请号:MYPI19901246
申请日:1990-07-25
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: DOYLE STANFILL CRONK , EDWARD IRVING WACHTEL , MATTHEW STEPHEN PALKA JR , ROBERT SACHSENMAIER , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , RICHARD BEALKOWSKI , KEVIN MARSHALL ZYVOLOSKI , JERRY DUANE DIXON , SCOTT GERARD KINNEAR , ANDREW BOYCE MCNEIL , JOHN WILEY BLACKLEDGE JR , GEORGE D KOVACH
Abstract: AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING BIOS STORED ON A DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE INTO A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISES A SYSTEM PROCESSOR, A SYSTEM PLANAR, A RANDOM ACCESS MAIN MEMORY, A READ ONLY MEMORY, A PROTECTION MEANS AND AT LEAST ONE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE.(FIG. 2)
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公开(公告)号:MY100809A
公开(公告)日:1991-02-28
申请号:MYPI19872195
申请日:1987-09-29
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: BRUCE ALAN SMITH , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , LINDA KAY BUCKLEY , DAVID JOHN BRADLEY , ROBERT EUGENE BERENS
Abstract: DISKETTE MEDIA AND DRIVE DETERMINATION IN WHICH A DISKETTE CONTROLLER ATTEMPTS TO READ THE DISKETTE ACCORDING TO A VARIETY OF FORMAT HAVING, FOR INSTANCE, DIFFERENT DATA TRANSFER RATES. A SUCCESSFUL READ IS REGISTERED BY THE CONTROLLER AND THAT FORMAT IS THEREAFTER IDENTIFIED WITH THE DISKETTE DRIVE AND THE DISKETTE MEDIA INSERTED IN THE DRIVE. (FIG. 5)
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公开(公告)号:MY105935A
公开(公告)日:1995-02-28
申请号:MYPI19901245
申请日:1990-07-25
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: SCOTT GERARD KINNEAR , DOYLE STANFILL CRONK , ROBERT SACHSENMAIER , RICHARD BEALKOWSKI , JOHN WILEY BLACKLEDGE JR , GEORGE D KOVACH , KEVIN MARSHALL ZYVOLOSKI , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN , MATTHEW STEPHEN PALKA JR
Abstract: AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LOADING BIOS STORED ON A DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE INTO A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISES A SYSTEM PROCESSOR A SYSTEM PLANAR A RANDOM ACCESS MAIN MEMORY A READ ONLY MEMORY, AND AT LEAST ONE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE. THE READ ONLY MEMORY INCLUDES A FIRST PORTION OF BIOS AND DATA REPRESENTING THE TYPE OF SYSTEM PROCESSOR AND SYSTEM PLANAR 1 ( ) CONFIGURATION. THE FIRST PORTION OF BIOS INITIALIZES THE SYSTEM AND THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE TO READ IN A MASTER BOOT RECORD INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE. THE MASTER BOOT RECORD INCLUDES A DATA SEGMENT AND AN EXECUTABLE CODE SEGMENT. THE DATA SEGMENT INCLUDES DATA REPRESENTING SYSTEM HARDWARE AND A SYSTEM CONFIGURATION WHICH IS SUPPORTED BY THE MASTER BOOT RECORD. THE FIRST BIOS PORTION CONFIRMS THE MASTER BOOT RECORD IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SYSTEM HARDWARE BY VERIFYING THAT THE DATA FROM THE DATA SEGMENT OF THE MASTER BOOT RECORD AGRESS WITH THE SYSTEM PROCESSOR, SYSTEM PLANAR, AND PLANAR I/O CONFIGURATION. IF THE MASTER BOOT RECORD COMPATIBLE WITH THE SYSTEM HARDWARE, THE FIRST BIOS PORTION VECTORS THE SYSTEM PROCESSOR TO EXECUTE THE EXECTABLE CODE SEGMENT OF THE MASTER BOOT RECORD. THE EXECUTABLE CODE SEGMENT CONFIRMS THAT THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION HAS NOT CHARGED AND LOADS IN THE REMAINING BIOS PORTION FROM THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE INTO RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY. THE EXECUTANLE CODE SEGMENT THEN VERIFIES THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE REMAINING BIOS PORTION AND VECTORS THE SYSTEM PROCESSOR TO BEGIN EXECUTING THE BIOS NOW IN RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY.BIOS EXECUTING IN RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY THEN BOOTS UP THE OPERATING SYSTEM TO BEGIN OPERATION OF THE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM. (FIG)
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公开(公告)号:MY106707A
公开(公告)日:1995-07-31
申请号:MYPI19901241
申请日:1990-07-25
Applicant: IBM
Inventor: GEORGE D KOVACH , KEVIN MARSHALL ZYVOLOSKI , DOYLE STANFILL CRONK , ROBERT SACHSENMAIER , SCOTT GERARD KINNEAR , RICHARD BEALKOWSKI , MATTHEW STEPHEN PALKA JR , JOHN WILEY BLACKLEDGE JR , RICHARD ALAN DAYAN
Abstract: AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DECREASING THE MEMORY REQUIREMENTS OF BIOS IN A PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM INCLUDES STORING A FIRST PORTION OF BIOS IN MEMORY AND A SECOND PORTION ON A DIRECT STORAGE ACCESS DEVICE. THE PERSONAL COMPUTER SYSTEM COMPRISES A SYSTEM PROCESSOR, A RANDOM ACCESS MAIN MEMORY, A READ ONLY MEMORY, AND AT LEAST ONR DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE. THE FIRST PORTION OF BIOS ONLY INCLUDES ROUTINES FOR INITIALIZING THE SYSTEM AND THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE TO READ IN A MASTER BOOT RECORD INTO THE SYSTEM FROM THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE. THE MASTER BOOT RECORD INCLUDES A DATA SEGMENT AND AN EXECUTABLE CODE SEGMENT. THE FIRST BIOS PORTION VECTORS THE SYSTEM PROCESSOR TO EXECUTE THE EXECUTABLE CODE SEGMENT OF THE MASTER BOOT RECORD. THE EXECUTABLE CODE SEGMENT LOADS IN THE REMAINING BIOS PORTION FROM THE DIRECT ACCESS STORAGE DEVICE INTO RANDOM ACCESS MEMORY SUPERSEDING THE FIRST BIOS PORTION.(FIG 4)
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