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KERN ERIC RICHARD

US61 patents
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IBM

43 patents
US6493104B1Dec 10, 2002

Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer

IBM191 citations99
US6166688ADec 26, 2000

Data processing system and method for disabling a portable computer outside an authorized area

IBM197 citations99
US6718464B2Apr 6, 2004

Method and system for customizing a client computer system configuration for a current user using BIOS settings downloaded from a server

IBM112 citations98
US6480972B1Nov 12, 2002

Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely perform diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system

IBM100 citations98
US6175927B1Jan 16, 2001

Alert mechanism for service interruption from power loss

IBM110 citations98
US6526507B1Feb 25, 2003

Data processing system and method for waking a client only in response to receipt of an authenticated Wake-on-LAN packet

IBM69 citations96
US6412025B1Jun 25, 2002

Apparatus and method for automatic configuration of a personal computer system when reconnected to a network

IBM58 citations96
US6314455B1Nov 6, 2001

Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely initiate a client's boot block recovery

IBM56 citations96
US6282643B1Aug 28, 2001

Computer system having flash memory BIOS which can be accessed remotely while protected mode operating system is running

IBM66 citations96
US6353854B1Mar 5, 2002

Automatic reconfiguration system for change in management servers having protocol destination addresses

IBM73 citations95
US6912663B1Jun 28, 2005

Method and system for securing a personal computer bus

IBM36 citations93
US6609207B1Aug 19, 2003

Data processing system and method for securing a docking station and its portable PC

IBM46 citations93
US6334150B1Dec 25, 2001

Data processing system and method for remotely disabling a client computer system

IBM30 citations93
US6275851B1Aug 14, 2001

Data processing system and method for remotely controlling modification of a client's initialization settings

IBM36 citations93
US6263388B1Jul 17, 2001

Data processing system and method for remotely disabling network activity in a client computer system

IBM34 citations93
US6237100B1May 22, 2001

Power passwords within a data processing system for controlling a supply of system power

IBM31 citations93
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
US6567920B1May 20, 2003

Data processing system and method for authentication of devices external to a secure network utilizing client identifier

IBM20 citations92
US6415324B1Jul 2, 2002

Data processing system and method for permitting a client computer system to temporarily prohibit remote management

IBM19 citations92
US6304900B1Oct 16, 2001

Data processing system and method for permitting a server computer system to remotely modify operation of a client system's network hardware

IBM54 citations92
US6263441B1Jul 17, 2001

Real-time alert mechanism for signaling change of system configuration

IBM28 citations92
US7657665B2Feb 2, 2010

Shared simultaneously-connected removable drives and servers each housing an I/O controller which maintains an uninterrupted protocol connection

IBM15 citations90
US7426657B2Sep 16, 2008

System and method for predictive processor failure recovery

IBM40 citations90
US7418525B2Aug 26, 2008

Shared simultaneously-connected removable drives and servers each housing an I/O controller which maintains an uninterrupted protocol connection

IBM29 citations90
US7400648B2Jul 15, 2008

Virtual USB communications port

IBM24 citations90
US7412544B2Aug 12, 2008

Reconfigurable USB I/O device persona

IBM38 citations88
US6968462B2Nov 22, 2005

Verifying physical universal serial bus keystrokes

IBM17 citations84
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
US6742027B1May 25, 2004

Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely disable a client computer system's input device

IBM15 citations84
US8037364B2Oct 11, 2011

Forced management module failover by BMC impeachment consensus

IBM14 citations83
US7284084B2Oct 16, 2007

ROM scan memory expander

IBM11 citations82
US7752495B2Jul 6, 2010

System and method for predictive processor failure recovery

IBM9 citations81
US6925557B2Aug 2, 2005

Method and system for a clean system booting process

IBM9 citations74
US6601174B1Jul 29, 2003

Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely provide a client computer system's settings password to the client

IBM8 citations74
US6334147B1Dec 25, 2001

Data processing system and method for remotely accessing a client computer systems's individual initialization settings while the client is powered off

IBM11 citations74
US7688851B2Mar 30, 2010

Virtual USB communications port

IBM6 citations73
US7562175B2Jul 14, 2009

Internet SCSI communication via UNDI services

IBM7 citations73
US6701349B1Mar 2, 2004

Data processing system and method for prohibiting unauthorized modification of transmission priority levels

IBM10 citations73
US6466994B1Oct 15, 2002

Method and system for programming a system board using a peripheral controller

IBM9 citations72
US7502729B2Mar 10, 2009

Emulating different country keyboards for controlling a remote computer over a network

IBM7 citations70
US6687744B1Feb 3, 2004

Data processing system and method for permitting a server computer system to function as a virtual keyboard to a client computer system

IBM6 citations63
US7509449B2Mar 24, 2009

Internet SCSI communication via UNDI services

IBM1 citations62

LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD

4 patents

LENOVO PTE LTD

2 patents

CROMER DARYL CARVIS

1 patent

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