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Performing power management during a download and execute operation

US10389851B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2015
Grant dateAug 20, 2019
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Expiry dateDec 18, 2037

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02D30/70
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In one embodiment, a system includes a display, a non-volatile memory to store one or more system software images, a processor to execute at least one of the one or more system software images, and a security engine to perform security applications. The security engine may include a first logic to receive a download package from a host computing system and store the download package in a first memory, authenticate the download package, and execute the download package to download and store a first system software image into the non-volatile memory. In addition, a second logic of the system may be configured to disable at least the display during the first system software image download and store. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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