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James Peter Ward
Also filed as: WARD JAMES · WARD JAMES P · WARD JAMES PETER
100 granted patents·27 pending applications·5,187 citations·filing 1983–2017
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127 records- 0199US6249227B1RFID integrated in electronic assetsINTERMEC IP CORP·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 19, 2001·443 cites·7 claims
- 0296US6177860B1Method and economical direct connected apparatus for deploying and tracking computersIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 23, 2001·389 cites·2 claims
- 0395US6718464B2Method and system for customizing a client computer system configuration for a current user using BIOS settings downloaded from a serverIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 6, 2004·112 cites·20 claims
- 0495US6601097B1Method and system for determining the physical location of computers in a network by storing a room location and MAC address in the ethernet wall plateIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 29, 2003·129 cites·24 claims
- 0593US6978385B1Data processing system and method for remote recovery of a primary passwordIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 20, 2005·89 cites·21 claims
- 0693US6170059B1Tracking memory modules within a computer systemIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 2, 2001·179 cites·28 claims
- 0792US6493104B1Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printerIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 10, 2002·191 cites·15 claims
- 0891US7257108B2Determining the physical location of resources on and proximate to a networkLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·70 cites·24 claims
- 0991US7218944B2Frequency beacon to broadcast allowed frequencyIBM·Filed 2002·Granted May 15, 2007·72 cites·28 claims
- 1091US6046676ASelf powered electronic memory identification tag with dual communication portsIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Apr 4, 2000·146 cites·6 claims
- 1190US6778096B1Method and apparatus for deploying and tracking computersIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 17, 2004·127 cites·2 claims
- 1289US6954147B1Method and system for providing protection against theft and loss of a portable computer systemLENOVO PTE LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Oct 11, 2005·151 cites·20 claims
- 1389US6175927B1Alert mechanism for service interruption from power lossIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·110 cites·6 claims
- 1487US6993648B2Proving BIOS trust in a TCPA compliant systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 31, 2006·50 cites·6 claims
- 1587US6920561B1Method and system for enabling free seating using biometrics through a centralized authenticationIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 19, 2005·53 cites·13 claims
- 1687US6725178B2Use of hidden partitions in a storage device for storing BIOS extension filesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·47 cites·30 claims
- 1786US6944867B2Method for providing a single preloaded software image with an ability to support multiple hardware configurations and multiple types of computer systemsLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 13, 2005·46 cites·27 claims
- 1886US6598032B1Systems and method for hiding from a computer system entry of a personal identification number (pin) to a smart cardIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jul 22, 2003·48 cites·20 claims
- 1985US10535351B2Aircraft and instrumentation system for voice transcription of radio communicationsGULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 14, 2020·16 cites·16 claims
- 2085US7003331B2Apparatus, method and program to optimize battery life in a wireless deviceLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Feb 21, 2006·47 cites·30 claims
- 2184US6988196B2Computer system and method for generating a digital certificateLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 17, 2006·40 cites·18 claims
- 2284US5974500AMemory device having programmable access protection and method of operating the sameATMEL CORP·Filed 1997·Granted Oct 26, 1999·126 cites·17 claims
- 2383US10469429B2Context-based message notificationIBM·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·8 cites·20 claims
- 2483US7200652B2Method and system for providing automatic notification of end of lease of computers and their locationsIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Apr 3, 2007·38 cites·6 claims
- 2583US6480972B1Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely perform diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer systemIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 12, 2002·100 cites·19 claims
- 2683US6154790AMonitoring and reporting hard disk drives identification using radio frequencyIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Nov 28, 2000·111 cites·16 claims
- 2783US6105136AComputer system which is disabled when it is disconnected from a networkIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·105 cites·23 claims
- 2883US4584165ARedundant reactivity control systemGEN ELECTRIC·Filed 1983·Granted Apr 22, 1986·27 cites·28 claims
- 2982US7203183B2Access point initiated forced roaming based upon bandwidthIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 10, 2007·31 cites·17 claims
- 3082US7013384B2Computer system with selectively available immutable boot block codeLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 14, 2006·28 cites·15 claims
- 3181US7484105B2Flash update using a trusted platform moduleLENOVO SINGAPORE PTD LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2009·31 cites·9 claims
- 3281US7027843B2Wireless device power optimizationLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·37 cites·14 claims
- 3380US7146433B2Extending an allowable transmission distance between a wireless device and an access point by communication with intermediate wireless devicesLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 5, 2006·28 cites·16 claims
- 3480US6823464B2Method of providing enhanced security in a remotely managed computer systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·29 cites·21 claims
- 3580US6412025B1Apparatus and method for automatic configuration of a personal computer system when reconnected to a networkIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Jun 25, 2002·58 cites·7 claims
- 3679US6856688B2Method and system for automatic reconfiguration of a multi-dimension sound systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 15, 2005·22 cites·15 claims
- 3778US6892305B1Method and system for booting up a computer system in a secure fashionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 10, 2005·25 cites·51 claims
- 3878US6782349B2Method and system for updating a root of trust measurement function in a personal computerIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·26 cites·34 claims
- 3978US6421792B1Data processing system and method for automatic recovery from an unsuccessful bootIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 16, 2002·85 cites·3 claims
- 4075US7143067B1System and method for installing personal computer softwareLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2006·68 cites·21 claims
- 4175US7107460B2Method and system for securing enablement access to a data security deviceIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 12, 2006·22 cites·23 claims
- 4275US6687825B1Data processing system and method for protecting data in a hard drive utilizing a signature deviceIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Feb 3, 2004·22 cites·17 claims
- 4374US8549592B2Establishing virtual endorsement credentials for dynamically generated endorsement keys in a trusted computing platformBADE STEVEN A·Filed 2005·Granted Oct 1, 2013·6 cites·4 claims
- 4474US6353854B1Automatic reconfiguration system for change in management servers having protocol destination addressesIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 5, 2002·73 cites·14 claims
- 4574US6282642B1System for presetting a first or second remote boot protocol by a computer remotely receiving and storing a boot parameter prior to being powered onIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 28, 2001·67 cites·7 claims
- 4673US7653819B2Scalable paging of platform configuration registersLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Jan 26, 2010·19 cites·20 claims
- 4773US7412596B2Method for preventing system wake up from a sleep state if a boot log returned during the system wake up cannot be authenticatedLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 12, 2008·18 cites·17 claims
- 4873US7263608B2System and method for providing endorsement certificateLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Aug 28, 2007·18 cites·17 claims
- 4973US7174463B2Method and system for preboot user authenticationLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 6, 2007·23 cites·41 claims
- 5073US6330624B1Access limiting to only a planar by storing a device public key only within the planar and a planar public key only within the deviceIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 11, 2001·62 cites·21 claims
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