Inventor
KERN ERIC RICHARD
US61 patents
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IBM
43 patentsUS6493104B1Dec 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 patentsUS7490250B2Feb 10, 2009
Method and system for detecting a tamper event in a trusted computing environment
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD24 citations93
US7814532B2Oct 12, 2010
Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot device
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD18 citations84
US7174465B2Feb 6, 2007
Secure method for system attribute modification
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD14 citations83
US7571332B2Aug 4, 2009
Reducing power consumed by a computer system during a hibernation or an off state by remotely waking up the computer system
LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD7 citations74
LENOVO PTE LTD
2 patentsCROMER DARYL CARVIS
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