Inventor
FREEMAN JOSEPH WAYNE
US38 patents
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IBM
17 patentsUS6658562B1Dec 2, 2003
Method, system, and program for customizing a basic input/output system (“BIOS”) configuration according to the type of user
IBM70 citations94
US7065627B2Jun 20, 2006
Method and system for providing an event driven image for a boot record
IBM24 citations93
US6925570B2Aug 2, 2005
Method and system for setting a secure computer environment
IBM32 citations93
US6823464B2Nov 23, 2004
Method of providing enhanced security in a remotely managed computer system
IBM29 citations93
US6237100B1May 22, 2001
Power passwords within a data processing system for controlling a supply of system power
IBM31 citations93
US7533274B2May 12, 2009
Reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system when the core root of trust measurement is embedded in the boot block code
IBM17 citations92
US7200761B1Apr 3, 2007
Method to use secure passwords in an unsecure program environment
IBM50 citations92
US7082129B2Jul 25, 2006
Secure method and system to prevent external unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer
IBM33 citations92
US6990515B2Jan 24, 2006
Secure method and system to prevent internal unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer systems
IBM24 citations92
US6892305B1May 10, 2005
Method and system for booting up a computer system in a secure fashion
IBM25 citations92
US6721885B1Apr 13, 2004
Reducing start-up time and avoiding customer-induced system failures for personal computers
IBM52 citations92
US6687348B2Feb 3, 2004
Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup features
IBM26 citations92
US6510528B1Jan 21, 2003
Method for improving personal computer reliability for systems that use certain power saving schemes
IBM43 citations92
US6098171AAug 1, 2000
Personal computer ROM scan startup protection
IBM50 citations91
US6832262B2Dec 14, 2004
Method and system for disguising a computer system's identity on a network by disguising the system's MAC address
IBM14 citations84
US6925557B2Aug 2, 2005
Method and system for a clean system booting process
IBM9 citations74
US7962759B2Jun 14, 2011
Reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system when the core root of trust measurement is embedded in the boot block code
IBM1 citations52
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD
16 patentsUS7490250B2Feb 10, 2009
Method and system for detecting a tamper event in a trusted computing environment
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD24 citations93
US7366887B2Apr 29, 2008
System and method for loading programs from HDD independent of operating system
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD26 citations92
US7069431B2Jun 27, 2006
Recovery of a BIOS image
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD49 citations91
US7814532B2Oct 12, 2010
Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot device
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations84
US7757112B2Jul 13, 2010
System and method for booting alternate MBR in event of virus attack
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD15 citations84
US7673161B2Mar 2, 2010
Apparatus, system, and method for selecting a waking process
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD12 citations84
US7412596B2Aug 12, 2008
Method for preventing system wake up from a sleep state if a boot log returned during the system wake up cannot be authenticated
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations84
US7401361B2Jul 15, 2008
System and method for reducing virus scan time
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD9 citations84
US7366888B2Apr 29, 2008
Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD13 citations84
US7319299B2Jan 15, 2008
Determining types of cooling fans used in a personal computer thereby using optimum parameters to control each unique cooling fan
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD11 citations84
US7177782B2Feb 13, 2007
Methods and arrangements for capturing runtime information
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations83
US7174465B2Feb 6, 2007
Secure method for system attribute modification
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD14 citations83
US7840796B2Nov 23, 2010
Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD5 citations73
US7827376B2Nov 2, 2010
System and method for protecting hidden protected area of HDD during operation
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD3 citations63
US7076538B2Jul 11, 2006
Method and system for disguising a computer system's identity on a network
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD1 citations52
US7702894B2Apr 20, 2010
System and method for loading programs from HDD independent of operating system
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD0 citations50