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David B. Rhoades
Also filed as: RHOADES DAVID · RHOADES DAVID B · RHOADES DAVID BENSON
61 granted patents·13 pending applications·2,396 citations·filing 1991–2015
99Inventor score
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74 records- 0197US6195695B1Data processing system and method for recovering from system crashesIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·343 cites·14 claims
- 0295US7469138B2Method and system for providing location information for mobile internet calling devicesIBM·Filed 2006·Granted Dec 23, 2008·98 cites·3 claims
- 0395US6802611B2System and method for presenting, capturing, and modifying images on a presentation boardIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 12, 2004·73 cites·39 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
- 0591US6968414B2Monitoring insertion/removal of server blades in a data processing systemIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Nov 22, 2005·70 cites·15 claims
- 0691US6966006B2Adaptive startup policy for accelerating multi-disk array spin-upIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Nov 15, 2005·76 cites·27 claims
- 0790US6931568B2Fail-over control in a computer system having redundant service processorsIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 16, 2005·72 cites·23 claims
- 0890US6735692B1Redirected network boot to multiple remote file serversIBM·Filed 2000·Granted May 11, 2004·69 cites·12 claims
- 0989US6954147B1Method 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
- 1087US7171479B2Efficient delivery of boot code images from a network serverIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jan 30, 2007·51 cites·24 claims
- 1187US6725178B2Use of hidden partitions in a storage device for storing BIOS extension filesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·47 cites·30 claims
- 1286US6728833B2Upgrading firmware on disks of the raid storage system without deactivating the serverIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 27, 2004·43 cites·81 claims
- 1385US7013385B2Remotely controlled boot settings in a server blade environmentIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 14, 2006·42 cites·15 claims
- 1484US7171568B2Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing systemIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 30, 2007·36 cites·20 claims
- 1582US6658563B1Virtual floppy diskette image within a primary partition in a hard disk drive and method for booting system with virtual disketteIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 2, 2003·43 cites·21 claims
- 1682US6473655B1Data processing system and method for creating a virtual partition within an existing partition in a hard disk driveIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 29, 2002·38 cites·21 claims
- 1781US5860001AComputer system having at least two boot sequencesIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jan 12, 1999·112 cites·12 claims
- 1880US7243347B2Method and system for maintaining firmware versions in a data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Jul 10, 2007·43 cites·12 claims
- 1980US7194619B2Remotely booting devices in a dense server environment without manually installing authentication parameters on the devices to be bootedIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 20, 2007·29 cites·56 claims
- 2080US6412025B1Apparatus 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
- 2178US7251736B2Remote power control in a multi-node, partitioned data processing system via network interface cardsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jul 31, 2007·25 cites·15 claims
- 2277US7225325B2Customizing a computer system by using stored configuration parameters in a configuration mechanismIBM·Filed 2003·Granted May 29, 2007·22 cites·6 claims
- 2376US6167494AMethod and system for recovering from operating system failureIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·78 cites·8 claims
- 2475US7143067B1System and method for installing personal computer softwareLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2006·68 cites·21 claims
- 2575US6883125B2Logging insertion/removal of server blades in a data processing systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 19, 2005·20 cites·20 claims
- 2675US5101595AAutomatic gate opener with safety provisionsRHOADES DAVID·Filed 1991·Granted Apr 7, 1992·45 cites·5 claims
- 2774US6282642B1System 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
- 2874US5945915AComputer system for sending an alert signal over a network when a cover of said system has been openedIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Aug 31, 1999·77 cites·10 claims
- 2973US7415519B2System and method for prevention of boot storms in a computer networkLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 19, 2008·18 cites·16 claims
- 3072US7194659B2Method and system for detection and correction of entrance into an improper MBR state in a computer systemIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 20, 2007·19 cites·16 claims
- 3171US7117349B2Method and system for restricting DHCP serversIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 3, 2006·16 cites·15 claims
- 3269US6996705B2Method and system for configuring the language of the BIOS in a computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Feb 7, 2006·13 cites·19 claims
- 3368US6021493ASystem and method for detecting when a computer system is removed from a networkIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·63 cites·22 claims
- 3467US7120787B2Secure switching for downloading network bootsINTERNAT BUSINESS MACHINCES CO·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 10, 2006·12 cites·6 claims
- 3566US8243611B2Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain network addressNOLTERIEKE MICHAEL H·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 14, 2012·2 cites·22 claims
- 3666US7269630B2Automatically switching shared remote devices in a dense server environment thereby allowing the remote devices to function as a local deviceIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Sep 11, 2007·11 cites·22 claims
- 3765US7114068B2Method and system for restricting PXE serversIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 26, 2006·11 cites·8 claims
- 3864US5927050AIn-box configuration method for a computer systemIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 27, 1999·45 cites·8 claims
- 3963US7130995B2Secure switching for downloading network bootsIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 31, 2006·9 cites·21 claims
- 4060US7480720B2Method and system for load balancing switch modules in a server system and a computer system utilizing the sameIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 20, 2009·7 cites·34 claims
- 4160US7114065B2Method and system for restricting PXE serversIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 26, 2006·7 cites·24 claims
- 4260US7107443B2Method for customizing a computer system by using stored configuration parameters in a configurism mechanismIBM·Filed 2003·Granted Sep 12, 2006·7 cites·1 claims
- 4360US6256732B1Computer system having automatic registration for in-box configurationIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 3, 2001·46 cites·15 claims
- 4458US9054964B2Network switch load balance optimizationRHOADES DAVID B·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 9, 2015·1 cites·10 claims
- 4558US8301752B2Load balancing for network serverRHOADES DAVID B·Filed 2006·Granted Oct 30, 2012·1 cites·6 claims
- 4656US7257701B2Method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 14, 2007·3 cites·15 claims
- 4755US9014041B2Method and system for configuring a device that has failed to obtain network addressIBM·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 21, 2015·0 cites·20 claims
- 4854US8250626B2Securing data accessed by a software package pre-loaded on a computer systemRHOADES DAVID B·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 21, 2012·2 cites·16 claims
- 4954US7552320B2Arrangement for initiating a re-imaging process for a computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 23, 2009·0 cites·19 claims
- 5054US6675317B2Method and system for determining erase procedures run on a hard driveIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Jan 6, 2004·2 cites·17 claims
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