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Richard Wayne Cheston
Also filed as: CHESTON RICHARD · CHESTON RICHARD W · CHESTON RICHARD WAYNE
50 granted patents·19 pending applications·1,579 citations·filing 1997–2017
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69 records- 0197US6195695B1Data processing system and method for recovering from system crashesIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Feb 27, 2001·343 cites·14 claims
- 0295US6601097B1Method 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
- 0393US6978385B1Data processing system and method for remote recovery of a primary passwordIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 20, 2005·89 cites·21 claims
- 0492US6862681B2Method and system for master boot record recoveryIBM·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 1, 2005·71 cites·20 claims
- 0591US7257108B2Determining the physical location of resources on and proximate to a networkLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Aug 14, 2007·70 cites·24 claims
- 0691US6182212B1Method and system for automated migration of user settings to a replacement computer systemIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 30, 2001·184 cites·19 claims
- 0787US6725178B2Use of hidden partitions in a storage device for storing BIOS extension filesIBM·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·47 cites·30 claims
- 0886US9875224B1Displaying presentation notesLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2014·Granted Jan 23, 2018·8 cites·18 claims
- 0986US7424745B2Anti-virus fix for intermittently connected client computersLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Sep 9, 2008·16 cites·2 claims
- 1086US6944867B2Method 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
- 1183US7200652B2Method 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
- 1280US6412025B1Apparatus 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
- 1378US7941657B2Multi-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
- 1478US7069445B2System and method for migration of a version of a bootable programLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Jun 27, 2006·26 cites·54 claims
- 1576US9152195B2Wake on cloudLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 6, 2015·4 cites·19 claims
- 1676US8055893B2Techniques for booting a stateless clientLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 8, 2011·7 cites·23 claims
- 1776US6167494AMethod and system for recovering from operating system failureIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 26, 2000·78 cites·8 claims
- 1875US7353428B2Polled automatic virus fixLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Apr 1, 2008·21 cites·16 claims
- 1975US7143067B1System and method for installing personal computer softwareLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 1999·Granted Nov 28, 2006·68 cites·21 claims
- 2074US7383575B2System and method for automatic password resetLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 3, 2008·16 cites·10 claims
- 2173US9052917B2Data storage for remote environmentLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 9, 2015·3 cites·17 claims
- 2269US9058229B2Method and apparatus for maintaining operability with a cloud computing environmentLOCKER HOWARD J·Filed 2010·Granted Jun 16, 2015·3 cites·13 claims
- 2369US7337310B2Computer disposal apparatus, system, and methodLENOVO PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Feb 26, 2008·13 cites·26 claims
- 2469US6996705B2Method 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
- 2568US6671720B1Data processing system and method for dynamically assigning a temporary network address to a client computer system utilizing an access portIBM·Filed 2000·Granted Dec 30, 2003·12 cites·11 claims
- 2668US6021493ASystem and method for detecting when a computer system is removed from a networkIBM·Filed 1997·Granted Feb 1, 2000·63 cites·22 claims
- 2766US7836442B2Out-of-band patch management systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 16, 2010·4 cites·14 claims
- 2866US7587765B2Automatic virus fixIBM·Filed 2004·Granted Sep 8, 2009·10 cites·31 claims
- 2966US7555679B2System and method for computer system rejuvenationLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2004·Granted Jun 30, 2009·11 cites·20 claims
- 3065US8065428B2Computer patch management in “road warrior” contextsCROMER DARYL·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 22, 2011·3 cites·20 claims
- 3165US6405259B1Data processing system and method for transmission of a network packet specifying a group identifier identifying a selected plurality of clientsIBM·Filed 1998·Granted Jun 11, 2002·53 cites·10 claims
- 3264US10037432B2Implementing file security settings based on contextLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2015·Granted Jul 31, 2018·1 cites·18 claims
- 3364US8086840B2Apparatus, system, and method for improving user boot via a storage area networkCHESTON RICHARD WAYNE·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·4 cites·25 claims
- 3462US9146601B2Systems and methods for electronic device power managementSPRINGFIELD RANDALL S·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 29, 2015·2 cites·15 claims
- 3562US7760189B2Touchpad diagonal scrollingLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 20, 2010·3 cites·16 claims
- 3662US2005182701A1Method, system, and service for tracking and billing for technology usageIBM·Filed 2004·Application pending·0 cites
- 3760US8285821B2Method, apparatus, and system of forward caching for a managed clientCHALLENER DAVID CARROLL·Filed 2009·Granted Oct 9, 2012·2 cites·20 claims
- 3859US9093798B2Combination power and data connectorLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 28, 2015·4 cites·20 claims
- 3957US7996901B2Hypervisor area for email virus testingLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 9, 2011·2 cites·17 claims
- 4056US7257701B2Method and system for configuring an operating system in a computer systemLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 14, 2007·3 cites·15 claims
- 4155US2008228619A1Apparatus, system, and method for allocating service requestsLOCKER HOWARD J·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4253US2015169832A1Systems and methods to determine user emotions and moods based on acceleration data and biometric dataLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4352US9271108B2Secure tap to transfer objectsLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 23, 2016·0 cites·18 claims
- 4452US2017237848A1Systems and methods to determine user emotions and moods based on acceleration data and biometric dataLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4552US2006294019A1On demand business model to reuse software licenseLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 4652US2008141037A1System and method for automatic password resetLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4751US9015078B2Audit trails for electronic financial transactionsCHALLENER DAVID C·Filed 2010·Granted Apr 21, 2015·0 cites·16 claims
- 4850US9420630B2Intelligent mesh object list buildupLENOVO SINGAPORE PTE LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 16, 2016·0 cites·29 claims
- 4948US9100197B2Apparatus and method for signaling by and to a computer system userLOCKER HOWARD J·Filed 2006·Granted Aug 4, 2015·0 cites·21 claims
- 5048US8646068B2Home image content securely isolated from corporate ITLOCKER HOWARD·Filed 2009·Granted Feb 4, 2014·0 cites·18 claims
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