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US8990366B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8990366-B2 |
| Application number | US-96524610-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Dec 10, 2010 |
| Priority date | Dec 23, 2003 |
| Publication date | Mar 24, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 2015 |
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A method and apparatus for updating the system configuration settings of a computer system Embodiments include a remote system configuration system that enables a user to update the system configuration of a target machine from a server machine over a network or similar communications system. Another embodiment includes a system configuration method using a bus master device to write system configuration data into a target computer system.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A system, comprising: a server computing device including logic to send at least a portion of an up-to-date version of a client system settings configuration and handling information to identify an active update or a passive update to a client computing device; the client computing device including logic to compare the at least portion of the up-to-date version of the client system settings configuration with a current version of the client system…
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Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8990366B2 cover?
- A method and apparatus for updating the system configuration settings of a computer system Embodiments include a remote system configuration system that enables a user to update the system configuration of a target machine from a server machine over a network or similar communications system. Another embodiment includes a system configuration method using a bus master device to write system con…
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- Bolay Frederick H, Nalawadi Rajeev K, Intel Corp
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F8/65. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Mar 24 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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