Patent ID: 11922176
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 7:
8. A system that downloads a firmware container as a cloud service, the system comprising:
a hardware processor; and
a memory device accessible to the hardware processor, the memory device storing instructions that when executed by the hardware processor perform operations, the operations including:
downloading an embedded software operating system by establishing a network communication with a cloud resource;
storing the embedded software operating system in a non-volatile memory device;
performing a boot operation by executing the embedded software operating system;
during the boot operation, downloading a full-service operating system by establishing a secure tunnel communication with a central repository;
during the boot operation, downloading the firmware container via the secure tunnel communication established with the central repository; and
during the boot operation, executing the firmware container as the cloud service.