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Randall Scott Springfield
Also filed as: SPRINGFIELD RANDALL S · SPRINGFIELD RANDALL SCOTT
183 granted patents·51 pending applications·2,901 citations·filing 1994–2015
99Inventor score
Files withIBM76LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD75CHALLENER DAVID CARROLL15CHALLENER DAVID C9SPRINGFIELD RANDALL S9
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234 records- 0196US8201161B2System and method to update device driver or firmware using a hypervisor environment without system shutdownCHALLENER DAVID CARROLL·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 12, 2012·69 cites·20 claims
- 0292US7366887B2System and method for loading programs from HDD independent of operating systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 29, 2008·26 cites·12 claims
- 0392US6862681B2Method and system for master boot record recoveryIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·71 cites·20 claims
- 0488US6658562B1Method, system, and program for customizing a basic input/output system (“BIOS”) configuration according to the type of userIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·70 cites·22 claims
- 0587US8433924B2Apparatus, system, and method for authentication of a core root of trust measurement chainCHALLENER DAVID CARROLL·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 30, 2013·17 cites·20 claims
- 0687US7817370B2System and method to avoid disk lube poolingLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 19, 2010·7 cites·17 claims
- 0787US7200761B1Method to use secure passwords in an unsecure program environmentIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 3, 2007·50 cites·33 claims
- 0887US7069431B2Recovery of a BIOS imageLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·49 cites·67 claims
- 0987US6993648B2Proving BIOS trust in a TCPA compliant systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 31, 2006·50 cites·6 claims
- 1087US6721885B1Reducing start-up time and avoiding customer-induced system failures for personal computersIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 13, 2004·52 cites·16 claims
- 1186US8686958B2Apparatus and method for gesture input in a dynamically zoned environmentRUTLEDGE JAMES STEPHEN·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 1, 2014·11 cites·21 claims
- 1286US7424745B2Anti-virus fix for intermittently connected client computersLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 9, 2008·16 cites·2 claims
- 1386US7281125B2Securing sensitive configuration data remotelyLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 9, 2007·42 cites·12 claims
- 1486US6944867B2Method 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
- 1585US7805765B2Execution validation using header containing validation dataLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 28, 2010·14 cites·6 claims
- 1685US7757112B2System and method for booting alternate MBR in event of virus attackLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 13, 2010·15 cites·14 claims
- 1784US8862709B2Remote management of boot applicationCROMER DARYL CARVIS·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 14, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 1884US7191464B2Method and system for tracking a secure boot in a trusted computing environmentLENOVO PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·38 cites·29 claims
- 1983US8266449B2Security for storage devicesCHALLENER DAVID C·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 11, 2012·11 cites·14 claims
- 2083US7673161B2Apparatus, system, and method for selecting a waking processLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 2, 2010·12 cites·18 claims
- 2183US6922787B2Method and system for providing a flexible temperature design for a computer systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Jul 26, 2005·37 cites·15 claims
- 2283US6480972B1Data 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
- 2383US6105136AComputer system which is disabled when it is disconnected from a networkIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 15, 2000·105 cites·23 claims
- 2482US9063816B2Method and apparatus for updating firmware on a storage deviceHOBBET JEFFREY R·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 23, 2015·7 cites·7 claims
- 2582US7269723B2Reducing the boot time of a client device in a client device/data center environmentIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 11, 2007·11 cites·18 claims
- 2682US7013384B2Computer system with selectively available immutable boot block codeLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 14, 2006·28 cites·15 claims
- 2782US6925570B2Method and system for setting a secure computer environmentIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 2, 2005·32 cites·26 claims
- 2881US7484105B2Flash update using a trusted platform moduleLENOVO SINGAPORE PTD LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jan 27, 2009·31 cites·9 claims
- 2981US7319299B2Determining types of cooling fans used in a personal computer thereby using optimum parameters to control each unique cooling fanLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 15, 2008·11 cites·6 claims
- 3081US7082129B2Secure method and system to prevent external unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computerIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 25, 2006·33 cites·12 claims
- 3181US5860001AComputer system having at least two boot sequencesIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 12, 1999·112 cites·12 claims
- 3280US7210166B2Method and system for secure, one-time password override during password-protected system bootLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 24, 2007·27 cites·22 claims
- 3380US6823464B2Method of providing enhanced security in a remotely managed computer systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 23, 2004·29 cites·21 claims
- 3479US8132019B2Arrangements for interfacing with a user access managerSPRINGFIELD RANDALL S·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 6, 2012·6 cites·22 claims
- 3579US6687348B2Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup featuresIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 3, 2004·26 cites·12 claims
- 3678US8667577B2Remote registration of biometric data into a computerCHALLENER DAVID C·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 4, 2014·8 cites·20 claims
- 3778US7941657B2Multi-mode mobile computer with hypervisor affording diskless and local disk operating environmentsLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2007·Granted May 10, 2011·8 cites·20 claims
- 3878US7853804B2System and method for secure data disposalLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Dec 14, 2010·8 cites·17 claims
- 3978US7630713B2Apparatus, system, and method for rapid wireless network associationLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Dec 8, 2009·7 cites·21 claims
- 4078US7490250B2Method and system for detecting a tamper event in a trusted computing environmentLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 10, 2009·24 cites·21 claims
- 4178US6892305B1Method and system for booting up a computer system in a secure fashionIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 10, 2005·25 cites·51 claims
- 4278US6782349B2Method and system for updating a root of trust measurement function in a personal computerIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 24, 2004·26 cites·34 claims
- 4378US6263373B1Data processing system and method for remotely controlling execution of a processor utilizing a test access portIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 17, 2001·82 cites·13 claims
- 4477US7480265B2System and method for autonomic extensions to wake on wireless networksLENOVO SINAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 20, 2009·26 cites·20 claims
- 4577US7185229B2Method and system for performing remote maintenance operations on a battery powered computerIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Feb 27, 2007·22 cites·17 claims
- 4677US7065627B2Method and system for providing an event driven image for a boot recordIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jun 20, 2006·24 cites·15 claims
- 4776US9152195B2Wake on cloudLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 4876US8539572B2System and method for secure usage of peripheral devices using shared secretsCHALLENER DAVID CARROLL·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 17, 2013·7 cites·17 claims
- 4976US8214675B2Apparatus, system, and method for power management utilizing multiple processor typesCHALLENER DAVID CARROLL·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 3, 2012·7 cites·24 claims
- 5076US6990515B2Secure method and system to prevent internal unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer systemsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 24, 2006·24 cites·8 claims
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