Michael Frank Christensen

US Patent:

7882345, Feb 1, 2011

Filed:

Sep 29, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/864993

Inventors:

Michael J. Christensen - Orem UT, US

Assignee:

Symantec Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 15/177

US Classification:

713 2, 713 1, 709217, 709220

Abstract:

The disclosure is directed to systems and methods for processor detection in a pre-boot execution environment. In one example, a client initiates a boot process by transmitting a pre-boot image request identifying the client's processor architecture. A boot server replies to the request and transmits a non-booting image configured to precisely determine the processor installed on the client. The non-booting image then initiates a second pre-boot image request including the precise identification of the processor installed on the client. The boot server may then proceed with the boot process, transmitting subsequent boot code precisely configured for the installed processor.

US Patent:

20020182590, Dec 5, 2002

Filed:

May 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/155909

Inventors:

Kevin Strange - Franklin TN, US
Michael Christensen - Salt Lake City UT, US
David Miller - Brentwood TN, US

Assignee:

Vanderbilt University

International Classification:

C12Q001/68
C12Q001/00

US Classification:

435/004000, 435/006000

Abstract:

The present invention addresses one of the major issues in molecular biology today, “functional genomics.” The inventors have provided methods that utilize the phenomenon of RNA interference as a tool for identifying cDNAs that encode proteins with assayable function.