Alan Baer Ross

US Patent:

20060288202, Dec 21, 2006

Filed:

Jun 17, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/156120

Inventors:

Mark Doran - Olympia WA, US
Vincent Zimmer - Federal Way WA, US
Alan Ross - Shingle Springs CA, US
Michael Rothman - Puyallup WA, US
Gundrala Goud - Olympia WA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713002000

Abstract:

A method for restarting a processor-based system is disclosed. The basic input/output system (BIOS) firmware for performing the restart may or may not reside on the processor-based system. Where the local BIOS firmware is corrupt or not present, remote BIOS firmware is loaded into the processor cache by a specialized network interface card. The network interface card includes direct cache access (DCA) functionality, enabling it to store packets retrieved from the network directly into the processor cache, for faster processing. Remote downloading of the BIOS firmware from the network solves on-platform flash corruption within the processor-based system without costly board rework. Other benefits include mitigating the misappropriation of BIOS and chipset intellectual property, improved restart performance of the processor-based system, as well as improvement in chipset validation. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

US Patent:

20080163212, Jul 3, 2008

Filed:

Dec 29, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/618294

Inventors:

Vincent J. Zimmer - Federal Way WA, US
Ravi Sahita - Beaverton OR, US
Alan D. Ross - Shingle Springs CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/46

US Classification:

718100

Abstract:

Embodiments of apparatuses, articles, methods, and systems for providing a management mode integrity check are generally described herein. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.

US Patent:

20230039283, Feb 9, 2023

Filed:

Oct 24, 2022

Appl. No.:

17/972258

Inventors:

- , US
Jessica Lundin - Seattle WA, US
Owen Winne Schoppe - Orinda CA, US
Sönke Rohde - San Francisco CA, US
Alan Ross - San Francisco CA, US
David James Woodward - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

Salesforce.com, inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 16/9035
G06F 16/904
G06F 16/9038
G06F 16/9535

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a user-preferred feature type. An embodiment operates by maintaining user-presented features associated with user-presented records, wherein the user-presented features comprise one or more user-presented feature types. After receiving a user-desired feature of the user-presented features, a user-preferred feature type of the user-presented feature types is determined based on the user-presented features and the user-desired feature. Thereafter, a new record and associated feature are to be presented with the new feature being of the user-preferred type.

US Patent:

20210149961, May 20, 2021

Filed:

Nov 12, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/096830

Inventors:

- San Francisco CA, US
Jessica Lundin - Seattle WA, US
Owen Winne Schoppe - Orinda CA, US
Sönke Rohde - San Francisco CA, US
Alan Ross - San Francisco CA, US
David James Woodward - Mountain View CA, US

Assignee:

salesforce.com, inc. - San Francisco CA

International Classification:

G06F 16/9035
G06F 16/9038
G06F 16/904

Abstract:

Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for determining a user-preferred attribute type. An embodiment operates by maintaining user-presented attributes associated with user-presented records, wherein the user-presented attributes comprise one or more user-presented attribute types. After receiving a user-desired attribute of the user-presented attributes, a user-preferred attribute type of the user-presented attribute types is determined based on the user-presented attributes and the user-desired attribute. Thereafter, a new record and associated attribute are to be presented with the new attribute being of the user-preferred type.