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Christopher K. Karstens
Also filed as: KARSTENS CHRISTOPHER · KARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K · KARSTENS CHRISTOPHER KENT
46 granted patents·20 pending applications·549 citations·filing 2002–2022
98Inventor score
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66 records- 0199US8360886B2Controlling interaction between protected mediaIBM·Filed 2012·Granted Jan 29, 2013·133 cites·24 claims
- 0298US8105165B2Controlling interaction between protected mediaKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 31, 2012·133 cites·23 claims
- 0393US7367496B2Detecting wear through use of information-transmitting devicesIBM·Filed 2005·Granted May 6, 2008·15 cites·8 claims
- 0490US7499974B2Instant message user managementIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 3, 2009·48 cites·3 claims
- 0589US7953392B2Method for controlling and calibrating access to a wireless access pointIBM·Filed 2006·Granted May 31, 2011·15 cites·11 claims
- 0689US7789314B2Protection of optically encoded content using one or more RFID tags embedded within one or more optical mediasIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·9 cites·19 claims
- 0789US7522414B2Apparatus for extending an operator panelIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Apr 21, 2009·18 cites·9 claims
- 0887US8015509B2Selectively locking GUI controls to prevent accidental operations in a computing environmentIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 6, 2011·17 cites·4 claims
- 0984US8918543B2Changing device functionality using environment conditionsKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER KENT·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2014·12 cites·20 claims
- 1084US8245154B2Most-recently-used task switching among parent and child windowsKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2012·14 cites·20 claims
- 1184US7616450B2Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinetIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 10, 2009·8 cites·9 claims
- 1283US7234964B1Systems, methods, and media for providing visual indication of a blade configurationIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 26, 2007·13 cites·19 claims
- 1380US7849344B2Method for improving accuracy in providing information pertaining to battery power capacityIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 7, 2010·10 cites·17 claims
- 1479US8091041B2Identifying grouped toolbar iconsKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 3, 2012·10 cites·6 claims
- 1579US7317619B2Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinetIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 8, 2008·16 cites·8 claims
- 1678US7643306B2Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinetIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 5, 2010·5 cites·17 claims
- 1777US8601460B2Systems and methods for firmware cloningKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 3, 2013·8 cites·8 claims
- 1876US9128760B2Dynamically adjusting priority by providing a longer duration of use of a shared resourceKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 8, 2015·4 cites·18 claims
- 1975US7789315B2Securing RFID encoded content contained in RFID tags that are embedded in optical media based upon a spin rate of the optical mediaIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 7, 2010·2 cites·16 claims
- 2075US6999046B2System and method for calibrating low vision devicesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 14, 2006·14 cites·15 claims
- 2174US10326717B2Instant message user managementIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 2274US8131902B2Determining orientation of blade server inserted into a blade chassisKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER KENT·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 6, 2012·7 cites·14 claims
- 2373US8055887B2Dynamically updating barcode dataIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·5 cites·20 claims
- 2469US9876740B2Instant message user managementIBM·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2569US7770133B2System and method for handling unexpected focus change messages in a computing deviceIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 3, 2010·3 cites·32 claims
- 2668US7809968B2Method and system for managing ecosystem sleepIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 5, 2010·4 cites·20 claims
- 2768US7551457B2Apparatus for inserting and ejecting an electronic enclosure within a cabinetIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Jun 23, 2009·2 cites·22 claims
- 2866US8935338B2Instant message user managementKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2010·Granted Jan 13, 2015·1 cites·21 claims
- 2966US7827245B2Methods and computer program products for securing display of message contentIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 2, 2010·3 cites·14 claims
- 3065US12189826B2Automatic devaluation of compromised dataIBM·Filed 2022·Granted Jan 7, 2025·0 cites·20 claims
- 3164US7710894B2Method, computer program product, and apparatus for automatically adapting hardware and software preferences based on a network connectionIBM·Filed 2006·Granted May 4, 2010·1 cites·20 claims
- 3263US9760234B2Desktop icon management and grouping using desktop containersKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 12, 2017·2 cites·18 claims
- 3363US7822918B2Preallocated disk queuingIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 26, 2010·2 cites·9 claims
- 3462US8458686B2Guaranteeing authentic firmware for purposes of cloningKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER K·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 4, 2013·2 cites·16 claims
- 3561US7490299B2System and method for handling unexpected focus change messages in a computing deviceIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 10, 2009·6 cites·19 claims
- 3661US2011029889A1Selective and on-demand representation in a virtual worldIBM·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 3761US2005050061A1System and method for dynamic meeting agenda with event firing progress indicatorsIBM·Filed 2003·Application pending·0 cites
- 3860US8359437B2Virtual computing memory stackingIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 22, 2013·1 cites·20 claims
- 3959US11119229B2IoT enabled device filterIBM·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 14, 2021·0 cites·17 claims
- 4059US8010998B2Techniques for limiting remote control of a computer systemIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 30, 2011·1 cites·22 claims
- 4158US10606434B2Desktop icon management and grouping using desktop containersIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 31, 2020·0 cites·18 claims
- 4258US7853894B2Method and system for enveloping a group of toolbar iconsIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·1 cites·5 claims
- 4358US2009319522A1Providing relevant sponsored links based on user interface dataIBM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4457US2008156864A1Detecting Wear Through Use of Information-Transmitting DevicesIBM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4555US2009070433A1Instant Message User ManagementIBM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4650US2008120567A1Cooperative blade front panelsIBM·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
- 4750US2009172508A1Portable media device that automatically configures itself and/or an external media presentation device using previously-captured presentation dataIBM·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4848US8369836B2Controlling and calibrating wireless rangeIBM·Filed 2011·Granted Feb 5, 2013·0 cites·15 claims
- 4947US8150958B2Methods, systems and computer program products for disseminating status information to users of computer resourcesKARSTENS CHRISTOPHER KENT·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 3, 2012·0 cites·31 claims
- 5047US2006039352A1System and method for designating a priority access order of domain name service serversIBM·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
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