Patent Assignment
Reel/Frame 029291/0354
Security Agreement
Recorded: 2012-11-13
Pages: 21
Assignor
HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC
Executed: 2012-11-09
Assignee
MEP PLP, LLC
338 PIER AVENUE, HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 90254
Covered Properties
(104)
Software Catalog Encoding Method and System
Patent:
5,416,840 →
Application:
08/087,924 →
System and Method for Debugging a Computing System
Patent:
5,615,331 →
Application:
08/265,376 →
Method and Apparatus for Compressing System Read Only Memory in a Computing System
Patent:
5,836,013 →
Application:
08/289,104 →
Power Controlled Computer Security System and Method
Patent:
6,032,256 →
Application:
08/370,173 →
Desktop Computer Monitor Power Control Using Keyboard Controller
Patent:
5,630,144 →
Application:
08/384,350 →
Process for Scolling a Plurality of Raster Lines in a Window of a Personal Computer Display Screen Run in Graphic Mode
Patent:
5,801,675 →
Application:
08/537,801 →
Extended Bios Adapted to Establish Remote Communications for Diagnostics and Repair
Patent:
5,732,268 →
Application:
08/608,028 →
Integration of Dynamic Universal Resource Locators with Television Presentations
Patent:
5,929,849 →
Application:
08/642,105 →
Network Enhanced Bios Enabling Remote Management of a Computer Without a Functioning Operating System
Patent:
5,978,912 →
Application:
08/821,745 →
Cryptographic Methods for Remote Authentication
Patent:
6,226,383 →
Application:
08/823,961 →
Method and Apparatus for Secure Processing of Cryptographic Keys
Data Transfer to a Non-Volatile Storage Medium
Patent:
6,145,068 →
Application:
08/931,330 →
Method and Apparatus for Providing Execution of System Management Mode Services in Virtual Mode
Patent:
5,987,604 →
Application:
08/946,416 →
Basic Input-Output System (Bios) Read- Only Memory (Rom) Including Expansion Table for Expanding Monochrome Image into Color Image
Patent:
6,069,613 →
Application:
08/951,601 →
Basic Input-Output System (Bios) Read-Only Memory (Rom) with Capability for Vertical Scrolling of Bitmapped Graphic Text by Columns
Patent:
6,078,306 →
Application:
08/955,383 →
Generation of Firmware Code Using a Graphic Representation
Patent:
5,999,730 →
Application:
08/958,376 →
Using Firmware to Enhanced the Functionality of a Controller
Patent:
5,937,200 →
Application:
08/975,557 →
Method and Apparatus Standardizing Use of Non-Volatile Memory Within a Bios-Rom
Patent:
6,009,520 →
Application:
08/988,603 →
Power Management Inactivity Monitoring Using Software Threads
Patent:
6,128,745 →
Application:
09/084,915 →
Method to Reflect Bios Set Up Changes into Acpi Machine Language
Patent:
6,167,511 →
Application:
09/094,665 →
Fast Processed Screen Image
Patent:
6,222,562 →
Application:
09/102,563 →
Method and Apparatus for Ram Emulation Using a Processor Register Set
Patent:
6,263,412 →
Application:
09/104,937 →
Method and Apparatus for Providing a General Purpose Stack
Patent:
6,502,184 →
Application:
09/145,539 →
Use of Other Processors During Bios Boot Sequence to Minimize Boot Time
Patent:
6,336,185 →
Application:
09/159,610 →
Method and Device for Booting a Cd-Rom from a Single Disk Image Having Multiple Emulations
Patent:
6,304,965 →
Application:
09/162,512 →
Dynamic Creation of Acpi Apic Tables Using Mp Specification
Patent:
6,167,512 →
Application:
09/163,357 →
Automatic Generation of Acpi Source Language for Peripheral Resource Configuration
Patent:
6,185,677 →
Application:
09/163,358 →
Dual Use Master Boot Record
Patent:
6,308,264 →
Application:
09/163,359 →
Protection of Boot Block Code While Allowing Write Accesses to the Boot Block
Patent:
6,308,265 →
Application:
09/163,360 →
Apparatus and Method for Emulating an I/O Instruction for the Correct Processor and for Servicing Software Smi's in a Multi-Processor Environment
Patent:
6,571,206 →
Application:
09/164,347 →
Method and Apparatus for Providing Intelligent Power Management
System for Reconfiguring a Boot Device by Swapping the Logical Device Number of a User Selected Boot Drive to a Currently Configured Boot Drive
Patent:
6,282,641 →
Application:
09/195,311 →
Network Enhanced Bios Enabling Remote Management of a Computer Without a Functioning Operating System
Patent:
6,324,644 →
Application:
09/232,687 →
Apparatus and Method for Swapping Devices While a Computer Is Running
Patent:
6,496,893 →
Application:
09/258,409 →
System and Method for Synchronization of Pointing Devices with Different Data Packet Sizes
Patent:
6,075,517 →
Application:
09/307,776 →
Secure Memory
Patent:
6,598,165 →
Application:
09/335,704 →
Displaying Images During Boot-Up and Shutdown
Patent:
6,373,498 →
Application:
09/336,003 →
Method and System for Transferring an Application Program from System Firmware to a Storage Device
Patent:
6,519,659 →
Application:
09/336,067 →
Fault Tolerant Process for the Delivery of Programs to Writeable Storage Device Utilizing Pre-Operating System Software/Firmware
Patent:
6,457,122 →
Application:
09/336,073 →
Method and Apparatus for Creating and Deploying Smaller Microsoft Windows Applications for Automatic Configuration of a Computing Device
Patent:
6,405,309 →
Application:
09/336,108 →
Multitasking During Bios Boot-Up
Patent:
6,401,202 →
Application:
09/336,110 →
Method and Apparatus for Providing Content on a Computer System Based on Usage Profile
Patent:
6,473,855 →
Application:
09/336,111 →
Method and Apparatus for Extending Bios Control of Screen Display Beyond Operating System Boot Process
Patent:
6,477,642 →
Application:
09/336,180 →
Method and Apparatus for Execution of an Application During Computer Pre-Boot Operation
Patent:
6,560,702 →
Application:
09/336,181 →
Method and Apparatus to Automatically Deinstall an Application Module When Not Functioning
Patent:
6,453,469 →
Application:
09/336,254 →
Re-Generating a Displayed Image
Patent:
6,542,160 →
Application:
09/336,255 →
System and Method for Inserting One or More Files Onto Mass Storage
Patent:
6,449,682 →
Application:
09/336,281 →
Method and Apparatus for Automatically Installing and Configuring Software on a Computer
Patent:
6,578,142 →
Application:
09/336,289 →
Method and System for Providing Memory-Based Device Emulation
Patent:
6,715,043 →
Application:
09/336,307 →
Determining Loading Time of an Operating System
Patent:
6,438,750 →
Application:
09/336,337 →
Method and Apparatus for Execution of an Application During Computer Pre-Boot Operation and Post-Boot Under Normal Os Control
Patent:
6,564,318 →
Application:
09/336,352 →
Apparatus and Method for Updating Images Stored in Non-Volatile Memory
Patent:
6,486,883 →
Application:
09/336,356 →
Software Development System That Presents a Logical View of Project Components, Facilitates Their Selection, and Signals Missing Links Prior to Compilation
Patent:
6,487,713 →
Application:
09/404,298 →
Generating Media Output During Bios Boot-Up
Patent:
6,791,572 →
Application:
09/458,613 →
System and Method for Providing Functionalities to System Bios
Patent:
6,487,656 →
Application:
09/459,060 →
Reliable Reading of Multiple Time Elements from Real-Time Clock During Update and Non-Update Periods
Patent:
6,694,445 →
Application:
09/480,952 →
Method of Storing Bios Modules and Transferring Them to Memory for Execution
Patent:
6,633,976 →
Application:
09/636,261 →
Computer Systems and Methods Employing Thin-Client Internet Launching Mechanisms
Patent:
6,889,251 →
Application:
09/639,711 →
System and Method for Securely Utilizing Basic Input and Output System (Bios) Services
Patent:
6,892,304 →
Application:
09/679,450 →
Use of Extra Firmware Flash Rom Space as a Diagnostic Drive
Patent:
6,889,340 →
Application:
09/687,007 →
Extensible Firmware Interface Virus Scan
Patent:
6,907,524 →
Application:
09/687,008 →
Resizing a Protected Area on a Hard Disk
Interrupt 21H Rom Client Loader and Payload Delivery Method
System and Method for Providing Cacheable Smram
Systems, Methods and Software for Remote Password Authentication Using Multiple Servers
Method and Apparatus for Providing Intelligent Power Management
Method for Executing a 32-Bit Flat Address Program During a System Management Mode Interrupt
Patent:
7,444,500 →
Application:
09/930,106 →
Dual Use Master Boot Record
Automatic Adjustment of Host Protected Area by Bios
Extended Upper Memory Block Memory Manager
Cryptographic Methods for Remote Authentication
Method and Apparatus for Providing Content on a Computer System Based on Usage Profile
Secure System Firmware by Disabling Read Access to Firmware Rom
Systems, Software and Methods for Allocating Additional Mass Storage Media Space from Free Media Space Available in the Host Protected Area
Reducing Interrupt Latency While Polling
Method for Meeting Smi Duration Limits by Time Slicing Smi Handlers
Re-Generating a Displayed Image
Method of Storing Bios Modules and Transferring Them to Memory for Execution
Media Boot Loader
Cryptographic Methods for Remote Authentication
Operating System Transfer and Launch Without Performing Post
Secure firmware update
Application:
11/026,813 →
Publication:
US 2006/0143600
Shared File System Management Between Independent Operating Systems
Secure Execution Environment by Preventing Execution of Unautorized Boot Loaders
Secure Firmware Execution Environment for Systems Employing Option Read-Only Memories
System and Method for the Synchronization of Data Across Multiple Computing Devices
Application:
11/573,794 →
Publication:
US 2007/0271317
Manufacturing mode for secure firmware using lock byte
Method for Executing a 32-Bit Flat Address Program During a System Management Mode Interrupt
Patent:
7,930,524 →
Application:
12/247,158 →
Post speedup in oprom systems with intervention support
Application:
12/286,925 →
Publication:
US 2010/0088501
Peer to Peer Synchronization System and Method
Debugger Application Configured to Communicate with a Debugger Module via a Gpio
Execution Parallelism in Extensible Firmware Interface Compliant Systems
Timer Use in Extensible Firmware Interface Compliant Systems
Dynamic Link Loading in Extensible Firmware Interface Compliant Systems
System for Execution Context Isolation in Response to Invoking a Bios Kernel Function During a Driver Execution Environment (Dxe) Phase of Boot-Up of a Computer
Execution Context Isolation in a Driver Execution Environment (Dxe) with Marshaling Arguments to a Common Location in Response to an Lpc
Approaches for Meeting Smi Duration Limits by Time Slicing Smi Handlers
Bluetooth Pre-Boot Authentication in Bios
Application:
12/719,142 →
Publication:
US 2010/0299510
Parametric Build of UEFI Firmware
Application:
12/756,437 →
Publication:
US 2010/0318961
Policy Description Technique in Uefi Firmware
Board Module for Providing Alternative Board Functions Which Are Not Called by Uefi Compatible Programs for Driving Platform Service in Silicon Components
Injecting a File from the Bios into an Operating System
Approaches for Installing Software Using Bios
Application:
12/827,056 →
Publication:
US 2011/0099547
Adapter and Debugging Method Using the Same
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Merger
Aug 20, 2012
From: PORTLAND ACQUISITION CORPORATION
To: AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Corrective Assignment to Correct the Title of Invention in the Assignment Document Previously Recorded on Reel 008002 Frame 0359. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Aug 20, 2012
From: BIZZARRI, MAURICE W.
To: AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Corrective Assignment to Correct the Parent App. No. from "Pct/DE95/00203" to "Pct/De/00205" and Parent App. Filing Date from "Feb. 21, 1995" to "February 17, 1995" Previously Recorded on Reel 007921 Frame 0251. Assignor(S) Hereby Confirms the Assignment.
Aug 20, 2012
From: PALEY, GREG; BAUER, WULF
To: VOBIS MICROCOMPUTER AG; AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Merger
Aug 22, 2012
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Aug 23, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012
From: BIZZARRI, MAURICE W.
To: AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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Nov 7, 2012
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Nov 7, 2012
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Release of Security Interest
Nov 15, 2012
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Assignment of Assignor's Interest
Nov 21, 2012
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To: KINGLITE HOLDINGS INC.
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Corrective Assignment to Correct the Parent Application Pct/De/00205 Filing Date 02/17/95 in the Assignment Document Recorded at Reel 007921/ Frame 0251. the Assignor's Hereby Confirm the Assignment of the Entire Interest.
Nov 27, 2012
From: PALEY, GREG; BAUER, WULF
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