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Eric R. Kern
Also filed as: KERN ERIC · KERN ERIC R · KERN ERIC RICHARD
108 granted patents·27 pending applications·2,959 citations·filing 1998–2023
99Inventor score
Files withIBM90LENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD8KERN ERIC R6LENOVO ENTPR SOLUTIONS SINGAPORE PTE LTD6LENOVO GLOBAL TECH UNITED STATES INC4
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135 records- 0197US8572612B2Autonomic scaling of virtual machines in a cloud computing environmentKERN ERIC R·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·62 cites·15 claims
- 0296US9288147B2Dynamically balancing resources in a server farmIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 15, 2016·37 cites·11 claims
- 0395US7480757B2Method for dynamically allocating lanes to a plurality of PCI Express connectorsIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 20, 2009·51 cites·4 claims
- 0495US6718464B2Method 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
- 0593US7895428B2Applying firmware updates to servers in a data centerIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 22, 2011·46 cites·16 claims
- 0693US7869204B2Compact size portable computer having a fully integrated virtual keyboard projector and a display projectorIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 11, 2011·48 cites·22 claims
- 0793US7350112B2Automated diagnostic serviceIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 25, 2008·116 cites·14 claims
- 0893US6622178B1Method and apparatus for activating a computer system in response to a stimulus from a universal serial bus peripheralIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Sep 16, 2003·96 cites·13 claims
- 0992US6493104B1Data 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
- 1089US6954147B1Method 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
- 1189US6175927B1Alert mechanism for service interruption from power lossIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 16, 2001·110 cites·6 claims
- 1289US6166688AData processing system and method for disabling a portable computer outside an authorized areaIBM·Filed 1999·Granted Dec 26, 2000·197 cites·30 claims
- 1388US9367362B2Administration of virtual machine affinity in a cloud computing environmentKERN ERIC R·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 14, 2016·13 cites·15 claims
- 1488US8041976B2Power management for clusters of computersIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 18, 2011·17 cites·18 claims
- 1588US7657665B2Shared simultaneously-connected removable drives and servers each housing an I/O controller which maintains an uninterrupted protocol connectionIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 2, 2010·15 cites·10 claims
- 1687US8103993B2Structure for dynamically allocating lanes to a plurality of PCI express connectorsATHERTON WILLIAM E·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 24, 2012·20 cites·7 claims
- 1786US7426657B2System and method for predictive processor failure recoveryIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 16, 2008·40 cites·4 claims
- 1885US8037364B2Forced management module failover by BMC impeachment consensusIBM·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 11, 2011·14 cites·14 claims
- 1985US7216265B2Software independent watchdogging scheme for monitoring operating systemIBM·Filed 2004·Granted May 8, 2007·41 cites·19 claims
- 2084US8862709B2Remote management of boot applicationCROMER DARYL CARVIS·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 14, 2014·12 cites·18 claims
- 2184US8028193B2Failover of blade servers in a data centerIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Sep 27, 2011·14 cites·18 claims
- 2284US7657688B2Dynamically allocating lanes to a plurality of PCI express connectorsIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 2, 2010·12 cites·8 claims
- 2384US7191464B2Method and system for tracking a secure boot in a trusted computing environmentLENOVO PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 13, 2007·38 cites·29 claims
- 2483US7418525B2Shared simultaneously-connected removable drives and servers each housing an I/O controller which maintains an uninterrupted protocol connectionIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 26, 2008·29 cites·7 claims
- 2583US7330965B2Multi-tiered boot listIBM·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 12, 2008·10 cites·12 claims
- 2683US6480972B1Data 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
- 2782US7251746B2Autonomous fail-over to hot-spare processor using SMIIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 31, 2007·35 cites·19 claims
- 2881US7945773B2Failover of blade servers in a data centerIBM·Filed 2007·Granted May 17, 2011·13 cites·12 claims
- 2981US7412544B2Reconfigurable USB I/O device personaIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 12, 2008·38 cites·12 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
- 3180US7752495B2System and method for predictive processor failure recoveryIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 6, 2010·9 cites·8 claims
- 3280US7673132B2Multi-tiered boot listIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 2, 2010·7 cites·15 claims
- 3380US7400648B2Virtual USB communications portIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 15, 2008·24 cites·4 claims
- 3480US6412025B1Apparatus 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
- 3579US8214467B2Migrating port-specific operating parameters during blade server failoverDAKE GREGORY W·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 3, 2012·8 cites·16 claims
- 3679US7562175B2Internet SCSI communication via UNDI servicesIBM·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 14, 2009·7 cites·20 claims
- 3778US9003007B2Administration of virtual machine affinity in a data centerKERN ERIC R·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 7, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3878US7490250B2Method 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
- 3978US6263373B1Data 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
- 4077US7688851B2Virtual USB communications portIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 30, 2010·6 cites·10 claims
- 4177US7574534B2Method for using device enumeration information to identify an operating system running on a computer systemIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 11, 2009·10 cites·11 claims
- 4277US7512830B2Management module failover across multiple blade center chassisIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Mar 31, 2009·23 cites·18 claims
- 4377US7146497B2Scalability management module for dynamic node configurationIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 5, 2006·25 cites·16 claims
- 4476US7571332B2Reducing power consumed by a computer system during a hibernation or an off state by remotely waking up the computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 4, 2009·7 cites·13 claims
- 4576US6990515B2Secure 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
- 4675US7865781B2Automated diagnostic serviceIBM·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 4, 2011·6 cites·6 claims
- 4775US7043587B2System and method for connecting a universal serial bus device to a host computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted May 9, 2006·21 cites·18 claims
- 4874US7814532B2Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot deviceLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Oct 12, 2010·18 cites·2 claims
- 4974US6353854B1Automatic reconfiguration system for change in management servers having protocol destination addressesIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Mar 5, 2002·73 cites·14 claims
- 5073US6282643B1Computer system having flash memory BIOS which can be accessed remotely while protected mode operating system is runningIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Aug 28, 2001·66 cites·13 claims
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