Inventor

SPRINGFIELD RANDALL SCOTT

US133 patents

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SPRINGFIELD RANDALL SCOTT

IBM

Method and system for master boot record recovery

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

Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely initiate a client&#39;s boot block recovery

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

Data processing system and method for remotely controlling execution of a processor utilizing a test access port

Method, system, and program for customizing a basic input/output system (“BIOS”) configuration according to the type of user

Method and system for performing remote maintenance operations on a battery powered computer

Method and system for providing an event driven image for a boot record

Method and system for setting a secure computer environment

Method of providing enhanced security in a remotely managed computer system

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

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

Data processing system and method for remotely controlling modification of a client&#39;s initialization settings

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

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

Reporting of power states for a network connected PC

Reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system when the core root of trust measurement is embedded in the boot block code

Method to use secure passwords in an unsecure program environment

Method and system for securing enablement access to a data security device

Secure method and system to prevent external unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer

Secure method and system to prevent internal unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer systems

Method and system for booting up a computer system in a secure fashion

Method and system for updating a root of trust measurement function in a personal computer

Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup features

Separately powered network interface for reporting the activity states of a network connected client

Method for improving personal computer reliability for systems that use certain power saving schemes

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

Data processing system and method for permitting a server computer system to remotely modify operation of a client system&#39;s network hardware

Interactive system support using a system management asic

Remote jumper set and reset

Personal computer ROM scan startup protection

Method and system for providing a flexible temperature design for a computer system

LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD

Method and system for detecting a tamper event in a trusted computing environment

Method and system for secure, one-time password override during password-protected system boot

Proving BIOS trust in a TCPA compliant system

System and method for loading programs from HDD independent of operating system

Securing sensitive configuration data remotely

Computer system with selectively available immutable boot block code

Recovery of a BIOS image

System and method for connecting a universal serial bus device to a host computer system

Method for providing a single preloaded software image with an ability to support multiple hardware configurations and multiple types of computer systems

System and method for secure data disposal

Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot device

CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL

System and method to update device driver or firmware using a hypervisor environment without system shutdown

System and method for secure usage of peripheral devices using shared secrets

Apparatus, system, and method for authentication of a core root of trust measurement chain

Apparatus, system, and method for power management utilizing multiple processor types

LENOVO SINGAPORE PTD LTD

Flash update using a trusted platform module

LENOVO PTE LTD

Method and system for tracking a secure boot in a trusted computing environment

LENOVO SINAPORE PTE LTD

System and method for autonomic extensions to wake on wireless networks

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

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

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