LOIS DEBORAH MERMELSTEIN
Pilots at Ashleaf Cv, Austin, TX

6829128, Dec 7, 2004

Jan 3, 2002

10/038570

Stacy A. Gower - Leander TX
Lois D. Mermelstein - Austin TX
Ayedin Nikazm - Austin TX
Richard M. Tonry - Austin TX

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

H02H 504

361103, 361100

An information handling system and method are provided to control a power supply in response to an overheating condition of the processor, where the overheating condition is indicated by a THERMTRIP signal from the processor. The THERMTRIP signal is latched, and the processor is shut down.

6715106, Mar 30, 2004

Nov 10, 2000

09/709831

Lois D. Mermelstein - Austin TX

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 15177

714 36, 714 25, 714 30, 713 2

One embodiment is a method of detecting BIOS corruption that does not require reprogramming of the boot block or calculation of cyclic redundancy (“CRC”) codes. A simple check is performed using only the first byte or bytes of BIOS to be erased (“First Byte”) and the last byte or bytes of BIOS to be programmed (“Last Byte”) during reprogramming. Specifically, if both the First and Last Bytes are programmed, indicating either that erasure did not occur or that reprogramming was successful, the BIOS is not corrupt and no remedial action need be taken. If the First Byte is erased and the Last Byte is programmed, indicating that a failure occurred during erasure, the BIOS is corrupt and remedial action must be taken. Similarly, if the First Byte is programmed and the Last Byte is erased, indicating that a failure occurred during reprogramming, the BIOS is corrupt and remedial action must be taken. Finally, if both the First and Last Bytes are erased, the BIOS is corrupt and remedial action must be taken.

5703629, Dec 30, 1997

Jun 8, 1995

8/489011

Lois D. Mermelstein - Austin TX
Kendall C. Witte - Austin TX

Dell USA, L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 1310

345213

A computer system is provided which assures that display control signals provided to a display are properly sequenced despite the presence of ill-behaved application software. The risk of damage to displays which require control signals to be in a predetermined sequence is thus significantly reduced. An enable signal from the system's graphics controller is intercepted by a microcontroller. The microcontroller generate its own properly sequenced and timed display control signals in response to the enable signal from the graphics controller. The microcontroller controls a switching apparatus which couples clock and data signals from the graphics controller to the display at an appropriate time in the control signal sequence.

6842855, Jan 11, 2005

Jan 26, 2001

09/770593

Marc D. Alexander - Cedar Park TX, US
Jay Baxter - Austin TX, US
Lois D. Mermelstein - Austin TX, US

Dell Products L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 15177

713 1, 713100, 702119

A method is provided that includes booting a computer system using a first system firmware stored on a circuit coupled to the computer system and, in response to detecting a test apparatus coupled to the computer system, causing the first system firmware to be stored onto a device in the computer system.

6052793, Apr 18, 2000

Jun 10, 1998

9/095354

Lois D. Mermelstein - Austin TX

Dell USA, L.P. - Round Rock TX

G06F 130

713340

A basic input output system (BIOS) or equivalently functional circuitry can determine when a power on reset in a computer system is due to an invalid event (e. g. power loss) and subsequently re-enable a computer system wakeup event. Additionally, the computer system is restored to its power state prior to the invalid event, thereby advantageously allowing a computer system configuration to be returned to the desired configuration after an invalid event and without unnecessary computer system activity.