Kerry T Lucas

US Patent:

7023459, Apr 4, 2006

Filed:

Mar 1, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/798296

Inventors:

Richard Louis Arndt - Austin TX, US
Robert Kimberlin Foster - Austin TX, US
Walter Manfred Lipp - Georgetown TX, US
Kerry Alan Lucas - Round Rock TX, US
Casey Lee McCreary - Liberty Hill TX, US
Bruce Mealey - Austin TX, US
Joshua Nathan Poimboeuf - Austin TX, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G09G 5/00

US Classification:

345764, 718104

Abstract:

A method and system for providing a computer system having a plurality of logical partitions with a virtual terminal is disclosed. The computer system is coupled to an external display device through a single communications interface. The method and system include allowing the logical partitions to share the communications interface by multiplexing communications to the display device for each of the logical partitions over the communication interface. Windows are displayed on the display device for each of the logical partitions, and the communications from each of the logical partitions is then routed to the corresponding window for display on the display device.

US Patent:

6507906, Jan 14, 2003

Filed:

Sep 9, 1999

Appl. No.:

09/392834

Inventors:

Ronald K. Criddle - Austin TX
Kerry Alan Lucas - Round Rock TX
Jayeshkumar M. Patel - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06E 15177

US Classification:

713 2, 710 10, 714 36

Abstract:

A method and system for unattended boot sequencing is provided. A data processing system is powered on, and a boot mode menu is retrieved and displayed for a user. The user selects a boot mode from the boot mode menu, and the selected boot mode is stored in non-volatile memory. The system boot process is then initiated. At a subsequent point in time, the system boot process is able to execute the boot mode selected by the user. The selected boot mode is retrieved, and the selected boot mode process is then executed. The initial display and selection of a boot mode may be performed by a service processor or service firmware in a multiprocessor system.