Patent №
US 6,507,906
Granted
2003-01-14
Filed 1999
Owner
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
Lab
AI components
1
hardware
Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
09392834
A method and system for unattended boot sequencing is provided. A data processing system is powered on, and a boot mode menu is retrieved and displayed for a user. The user selects a boot mode from the boot mode menu, and the selected boot mode is stored in non-volatile memory. The system boot process is then initiated. At a subsequent point in time, the system boot process is able to execute the boot mode selected by the user. The selected boot mode is retrieved, and the selected boot mode process is then executed. The initial display and selection of a boot mode may be performed by a service processor or service firmware in a multiprocessor system.
AI classification
Ownership
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
assignment · 102360423
Assignors
CRIDDLE, RONALD K., LUCAS, KERRY ALAN, PATEL, JAYESHKUMAR M.
On an employer assignment, the assignors are typically the inventors.