G06F9/4411

Remotely disabling execution of firmware components

The components of a firmware that are to be executed are identified, such as firmware device drivers and SMI interrupt handlers. Performance data is also obtained for the components. An inventory identifying the components and the performance data are provided to a BMC. The BMC provides the inventory and the performance data to a remote management client through an out-of-band (“OOB”) network connection. The BMC might also receive a blacklist instruction from the management client. The blacklist instruction provides an indication to the BMC that one or more of the components of the firmware are not to be executed by the computing system. The BMC provides the blacklist instruction to the firmware. The firmware adds the component, or components, identified in the blacklist instruction to a blacklist. The next time the computing system is booted, the firmware will not execute the components identified in the blacklist.

Secondary processor device ownership assignment system
11593120 · 2023-02-28 · ·

A secondary processor device ownership assignment system includes a chassis that houses devices, a secondary processing system, a central processing system that includes an integrated switch device that is coupled to each of the devices and the secondary processing system, and a device ownership subsystem that is coupled to the central processing system. The device ownership system accesses device information for a subset of the devices that will be owned by the secondary processing system, and configures the device information for the subset of the devices such that the subset of the devices are hidden from an operating system provided by the central processing system. The secondary processing system reconfigures the device information for the subset of the plurality of devices such that the subset of the plurality of devices are accessible by the secondary processing system.

Code development for deployment on a cloud platform

A method includes receiving code for computer programming, analyzing the code and extracting a plurality of configuration properties from the code. In the method, one or more configuration files are generated from the extracted plurality of configuration properties, and microservice code is generated from the one or more configuration files. The microservice code is configured for deployment on one or more cloud computing platforms.

Dynamic resizing of a portion of a virtual device user interface
11593122 · 2023-02-28 · ·

In certain embodiments, a change to a display resolution (or other display configuration) to be used at a physical device may be effectuated without the need to reboot a virtual device associated with the physical device. In some embodiments, a display resolution for a portion of a virtual device user interface of a virtual device is determined based on display configuration information corresponding to a first physical device (e.g., a display resolution of the first physical device). The portion of the virtual device user interface is configured based on the determined display resolution, and the configured portion is sent to the first physical device. In some embodiments, in response to obtaining second display configuration information from a second physical device, the portion of the virtual device user interface is resized (e.g., without rebooting the virtual device), and the resized portion is sent to the second physical device.

Configuration optimization with performance prediction
11593142 · 2023-02-28 · ·

An information handling system may include at least one processor; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the at least one processor. The information handling system may be configured to: execute a plurality of virtual machines having workloads associated therewith; during selected times, apply a plurality of configuration settings relating to the at least one processor while executing the workloads of the plurality of virtual machines; track a plurality of performance metrics relating to the at least one processor during the selected times; and predictively determine a selected one of the plurality of configuration settings that is predicted to improve performance of the workloads.

A DOCKING SYSTEM

A method of determining which of at least two connected mobile devices is to function as a host device, wherein the mobile devices first determine which of them is to act as an initial host device and which is to act as an initial peripheral device. The initial host device then receives instructions from a user as to which of the mobile devices is to be the host device. If the instructions indicate that the initial host device is to be the host device, the initial host device controls, as host device, the initial peripheral device as a peripheral device, and if the instructions indicate that the initial peripheral device is to be the host device, the initial host device passes control to the initial peripheral device to enable the initial peripheral device to control, as host device, the initial host device as a peripheral device.

RE-ENUMERATION OF USB 3.0 COMPATIBLE DEVICES

A host device can download a firmware update to a peripheral device having previously enumerated with the host device. The host device can perform link training with the peripheral device in response to a re-enumeration indication received from the peripheral device. The link training can include switching a Link Training and Status State Machine (LTSSM) in the host device from an active state (U0) to an RX.Detect state and synchronizing with the peripheral device in the RX.Detect state. The host device can re-enumerate with the peripheral device utilizing the firmware update after the host device completes link training with the peripheral device.

DYNAMIC USER INTERACTIONS FOR DISPLAY CONTROL
20180011546 · 2018-01-11 · ·

The technology disclosed relates to using gestures to supplant or augment use of a standard input device coupled to a system. It also relates to controlling a display using gestures. It further relates to controlling a system using more than one input device. In particular, it relates to detecting a standard input device that causes on-screen actions on a display in response to control manipulations performed using the standard input device. Further, a library of analogous gestures is identified, which includes gestures that are analogous to the control manipulations and also cause the on-screen actions responsive to the control manipulations. Thus, when a gesture from the library of analogous gestures is detected, a signal is generated that mimics a standard signal from the standard input device and causes at least one on-screen action.

Systems and methods for developing digital experience applications

In one implementation, systems and methods are provided for developing a computer-implemented digital experience application having a first and a second micro-application. Each micro-application includes a front end interface configured to receive and display information. The first micro-application includes a first event manager configured to detect an application event belonging to a category, and a first state manager configured to detect an application state belonging to the category. The digital experience application further includes a driver application configured to host the first and second micro-applications, an event hub configured to receive the detected application event from the first micro-application, and a state store configured to store the detected application state received from the first micro-application. The second micro-application includes a second event manager configured to receive the detected application event from the event hub, and a second state manager configured to receive the detected application state from the state store.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING DRIVER INSTALL FILES WHEN ENABLING A USB DEVICE

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for enabling implementation of a secondary function of a universal serial bus (USB) device on a computer that the USB device is communicating with, wherein an operating system of the computer does not have a required driver which needs to be mapped to the USB device to enable implementation of the secondary function. The system involves a USB device which has the required driver for implementing the secondary function stored therein. The required driver can be supplied to the computer from the USB device using a control which selects the secondary function of the USB device.