Jason Richard Spottswood

US Patent:

8112637, Feb 7, 2012

Filed:

Jul 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/179227

Inventors:

Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US
Mark A. Piwonka - Tomball TX, US
Patrick L. Gibbons - Magnolia TX, US
Scott B. Marcak - Cypress TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 21/00

US Classification:

713193, 713189, 713194, 726 2, 235382

Abstract:

There is provided a system and method for programming a data storage device with a password. Specifically, there is provided a method comprising initiating a password programming routine for a data storage device, and programming the data storage device with the password associated with an external storage medium, wherein the data storage device is configured to condition access to the data stored on the data storage device based on the password.

US Patent:

8521918, Aug 27, 2013

Filed:

Nov 10, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/386608

Inventors:

Darren J. Cepulis - Houston TX, US
Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US

Assignee:

Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. - Houston TX

International Classification:

G06F 3/00
G06F 13/00

US Classification:

710 15, 710 2, 710 5, 710 8

Abstract:

A method and other embodiments associated with an interface controller () are described. One example method () includes monitoring an interface device presence signal for an interface port connector () associated with an interface controller (). The example method () also includes controlling () the interface controller () to be selectively hidden from an operating system () in response to the interface device presence signal being negative. The example method () further includes controlling () the interface controller () to be selectively disclosed to the operating system () in response to the interface device presence signal being positive.

US Patent:

20060294349, Dec 28, 2006

Filed:

Jun 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/158826

Inventors:

Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/00

US Classification:

713001000

Abstract:

In one embodiment a computer system, comprises a processor, a basic input/output system (BIOS) including logic instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to initiate power on self test (POST) processing in the basic input/output system (BIOS) of a computing device, detect a connection to a remote memory device, and write an access level indicator stored on the remote memory device to an output device.

US Patent:

20110040961, Feb 17, 2011

Filed:

May 2, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/988954

Inventors:

Kevin G. Depew - Spring TX, US
Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US
E. David Neufeld - Magnolia TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/00
G06F 9/24

US Classification:

713 2

Abstract:

Using a cryptographic co-processor () in a computing system () to encode data (-) using parameters (-) determined during initialization, or during operation, or determined from machine specific values (-) or states to bind data optionally to a specific machine (-), a specific cryptographic co-processor (-), or a specific operating environment (-) or machine state.

US Patent:

20110197055, Aug 11, 2011

Filed:

Oct 8, 2008

Appl. No.:

13/123194

Inventors:

Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US
Andrew C. Cartes - Houston TX, US
Kevin G. Depew - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/06

US Classification:

713 2

Abstract:

In at least some embodiments, a computer system includes a processor and a firmware storage medium in communication with the processor. The firmware storage medium stores a default image invoked during a boot process and selectively stores a customized image. If the customized image is stored by the firmware storage medium, the boot process selectively substitutes at least part of the default image with at least part of the customized image.

US Patent:

20210303287, Sep 30, 2021

Filed:

Mar 31, 2020

Appl. No.:

16/835968

Inventors:

- Houston TX, US
Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 8/61
G06F 8/65
G06F 9/445
G06F 9/4401
G06F 9/451

Abstract:

In some examples, a system receives an update image including a first device driver to execute in a pre-operating system (pre-OS) environment of the system, and detects a second device driver that is already in the system. The system accesses a pre-stored dynamically configurable policy in the system, the pre-stored dynamically configurable policy relating to selection from among device drivers in the pre-OS environment, and determines, based on the pre-stored dynamically configurable policy, an action to take in response to the update image.

US Patent:

20140372560, Dec 18, 2014

Filed:

Feb 21, 2012

Appl. No.:

14/369760

Inventors:

Jason Spottswood - Houston TX, US
Darren J. Cepulis - Houston TX, US

International Classification:

H04L 29/08
G06F 9/445

US Classification:

709217

Abstract:

Maintaining system firmware images remotely using a distributed file system protocol is described. A method of preserving a system firmware image on a computer includes identifying that system firmware on the computer is to be updated with a new image, identifying an original image of the system firmware using a management processor of the computer, establishing a network connection to a remote storage system through a network interface of the computer using the management processor, sending the original image through the network connection to the remote storage system using a distributed file system protocol.