Howard J Locker, Age 65404 Hogans Valley Way, Cary, NC 27513

6353854, Mar 5, 2002

Oct 1, 1998

09/164657

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Brandon John Ellison - Raleigh NC
Eric Richard Kern - Durham NC
Howard Jeffrey Locker - Cary NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15173

709224, 709220, 714 4

A client on a network is provided with auxiliary low power logic, at the network adoptor, that is always active and simulates network traffic (e. g. , Ethernet format) normally sent under control of the main client system processor(s). This logic collects client status information and reports to the network manager, even when the system CPU is powered down, information which allows the network manager to exercise broader control and perform maintenance and upgrades which would otherwise require a dialog with the user and/or limit maintenance and reconfiguration of the client system to off-hours activity.

6357007, Mar 12, 2002

Jul 1, 1998

09/108416

Daryl C. Cromer - Cary NC
Howard Locker - Cary NC
James P. Ward - Raleigh NC
Michael J. Steinmetz - Cary NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1134

713194, 713178, 713192

A system for monitoring tamper events in a computer system is disclosed. The computer system is on a network. The system comprises a tamper real time clock (RTC) means which receives at least one tamper event signal from the computer system. The tamper RTC means includes a timer for indicating the time of a tamper event and a management device for receiving the at least one tamper event signal. The management device issues a command to the tamper RTC means to obtain the time of the at least one tamper event. The management device also generates a network packet which includes the time of the tamper event to a system administrator of the network. The present invention in a preferred embodiment is directed to a computer system which has the ability to functionally detect and store the time of a tamper event. A tamper real time clock (RTC) circuit is operatively connected with logic to store the date and time of an event as it occurs. In a preferred embodiment, the tamper event could be as simple as a toggle switch being activated when a cover on the computer system is removed.

6370650, Apr 9, 2002

Oct 8, 1998

09/169287

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Richard Alan Dayan - Wake Forest NC
Howard Locker - Cary NC
Michael Steinmetz - Cary NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H04L 932

713202, 340 561

A method and system are described for deactivating a password requirement in a computer system included within a data processing system. The computer system requires the entry of a password in order to operate the computer system. A wireless signal is transmitted to the computer system such that computer system receives the signal. In response to a receipt of the wireless signal, the requirement that a password be entered is temporarily deactivated. The computer system is thus operable without the entry of the password.

6381636, Apr 30, 2002

Mar 10, 1999

09/265920

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Brandon Jon Ellison - Raleigh NC
Howard Locker - Cary NC
Michael Sievert - Monte Sereno CA
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1516

709211, 709208, 709223, 709224, 709217, 709218

A data processing system and method are described for permitting a server computer system to remotely access asset information stored within one of a plurality of client computer systems. The client computer systems are coupled to the server computer system utilizing a network. Asset information is stored in a storage device within the particular client computer system. The asset information includes information identifying a plurality of components of the client computer system. The server computer system transmits a message to the client computer system while the client computer system is powered-off. A network adapter is included within the client computer system. The network adapter accesses the storage device to obtain the asset information while the client computer system is powered-off.

6397249, May 28, 2002

Nov 24, 1998

09/206259

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Brandon Jon Ellison - Raleigh NC
Eric R. Kern - Durham NC
Gregory W. Kilmer - Raleigh NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC
Howard Jeffery Locker - Cary NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 15173

709224, 709223, 709227, 709228, 709248, 370402, 370342

A data processing system and method are described for determining a physical location of a client computer system. The client and server computer systems are coupled together to form a local area network. Identifying information is associated with a tag. The client computer system transmits a wireless query signal to a physical region. In response to the tag being located within the physical region, the tag receives the wireless query signal. In response to a receipt of the query signal by the tag, the tag transmits a reply signal. The reply signal includes the identifying information. In response to a receipt of the reply signal by the client computer system, the physical location of the client computer system is determined utilizing the identifying information.

6405259, Jun 11, 2002

Dec 8, 1998

09/207888

Richard W. Cheston - Morrisville NC
Daryl C. Cromer - Cary NC
Dhruv M. Desai - Cary NC
Brandon J. Ellison - Raleigh NC
Howard J. Locker - Cary NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1516

709245, 709223

A method and system are disclosed for transmitting a network packet which identifies only selected ones of a plurality of client computer systems. The client computer systems are coupled to a server computer system to form a network. A logical group is specified which includes only a first plurality of the plurality of client computer systems by specifying one of a plurality of group identifiers. A network packet is then transmitted utilizing the network to the logical group. The network packet includes the group identifier which identifies the logical group, wherein only the logical group are the intended recipients of the packet.

6412025, Jun 25, 2002

Mar 31, 1999

09/282136

Richard W. Cheston - Morrisville NC
Daryl Carvis Cromer - Apex NC
Dhruv Manmohandas Desai - Cary NC
Brandon Jon Ellison - Raleigh NC
Howard Jeffery Locker - Cary NC
Eric Richard Kern - Durham NC
David Rhoades - Apex NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1314

710 8, 709220, 709221, 709222, 3408555, 370438, 370461

A system and method for connecting a computer terminal (e. g. , a personal computer) to a data transmission network with the appropriate settings for connection obtained from the network if the terminal has been moved and the settings are not appropriate for the new location. The system and method involve detecting that the terminal has been removed from the data transmission network, and, if the terminal has been moved, checking to determine whether the previous settings are appropriate for use in the new location. If the settings are appropriate, then the previous settings are used; if not, new settings for the terminal are obtained from the network, using a program such as the IBMs Dynamic Host Connection Program (DHCP), with the details on the settings (or connection) maintained at both the network and the computer terminal and updated when a new or changed connection to the data transmission network is made.

6421792, Jul 16, 2002

Dec 3, 1998

09/204983

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Isaac Karpel - Cary NC
Howard J. Locker - Cary NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 9445

714 36, 713 2

A data processing system and method are disclosed for automatically recovering from an unsuccessful boot of the system. A boot of the system is initiated utilizing a first boot code stored in a first storage location. A determination is made regarding whether the boot was successful. If a determination is made that the boot was unsuccessful, a boot is reattempted utilizing a second boot code stored in a second storage device.