JAMES STUART WARD, ED.D
Social Work at Washington St, Raleigh, NC

6778096, Aug 17, 2004

Nov 17, 1997

08/971386

James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC
Kerry Maletsky - Monument CO

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

H04Q 100

34082551, 4092002

A method of asset control and workstation computer deployment that utilizes a dual port electronic memory identification RFID tag to hold serial number and hardware and software configuration profiles as well as user information. The RFID tag is mapped into the workstation computer memory space and can also be read and written by wireless radio frequency signalling. Serial numbers and MAC address is stored on the tag by the manufacturer. User information, workstation profile and software image information is stored onto the tag while the computer is being received for forwarding to the final workstation destination without the need to unpack and power up the computer. The information stored on the tag is used to allow automated system configuration and software downloading to the computer.

6766401, Jul 20, 2004

Apr 27, 2001

09/844178

Ralph Bonomo - Port Ewen NY
Daryl Carvis Cromer - Apex NC
Howard Jeffrey Locker - Cary NC
Joseph Michael Pennisi - Apex NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1300

710301, 710 15

Aspects for increasing control information from a single general purpose input/output (GPIO) mechanism are described. The aspects include establishing a plurality of voltage levels to indicate a plurality of states for association with installed options on a computer system planar. Further included is the determination of which of the installed options is present via the single GPIO. An analog-to-digital (A/D) converter is also included and converts a voltage level signal indicative of installed options on the computer system planar, while a resistor network is utilized to establish the plurality of voltage levels.

6304899, Oct 16, 2001

Oct 8, 1998

9/169288

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

G06F 1300

709217

A method and system are described for booting a remote client computer system included within a data processing system. The data processing system includes a server computer system and at least one client computer system. A physical region is specified within which the client computer system resides. A wireless signal is transmitted to the physical region and is received by the client computer system. A determination is made whether the wireless signal includes a specification of the client computer system. If the wireless signal includes a specification of the client computer system, the client computer system boots and establishes an association with the server computer system as a client of the server computer system.

6170059, Jan 2, 2001

Jul 10, 1998

9/113831

Gregory B. Pruett - Durham NC
Gregory W. Kilmer - Raleigh NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1100

713200

The present invention is directed toward a method, system and computer readable medium (the present invention) for tracking memory modules in a computer system. The present invention includes identifying each of the memory modules based upon identification information added to each of the memory modules by their manufacturer to provide a unique serial number by each of the memory modules; and providing the unique serial number to a display via a browser. The identification information comprises electronically readable information which is preferably stored in an electronically erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM) and from which the unique serial numbers are generated for identifying the memory modules. One aspect of the present invention further includes comparing the unique serial numbers with corresponding last known serial numbers, wherein a mismatch in the serial numbers indicates that the corresponding memory modules have been replaced. Another aspect of the present invention further includes copying the unique serial numbers to a radio frequency (RF) enabled memory, wherein the unique serial numbers can be logged utilizing an RF reader means.

6920561, Jul 19, 2005

Mar 31, 2000

09/542048

Christopher Britton Gould - Raleigh NC, US
Howard Jeffery Locker - Cary NC, US
Andy Lloyd Trotter - Raleigh NC, US
Michael T. Vanover - Raleigh NC, US
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC, US

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F011/30, H04L009/32

713186, 713185, 713182, 713156

A method for providing an authentication of a user of a computer system in a network is disclosed. The method comprises capturing biometric data of a user; encrypting and signing the biometric data with a private key and sending the encrypted and signed data to a central server in the network. The method further comprises accepting and verifying credentials associated with the signed and encrypted data from the server utilizing the public key from the server. The method further comprises installing the credentials into the computer if the credentials are verified. In a method and system in accordance with the present invention, a user can walk up to any client within an enterprise and have their locally captured biometric input authenticated at a central server. The user can then have their individual credentials securely imported to the local client for subsequent use during that time period, without needing any additional identification or memory token such as a smartcard.

7013384, Mar 14, 2006

Jan 15, 2002

10/047219

David Carroll Challener - Raleigh NC, US
Steven Dale Goodman - Raleigh NC, US
Kevin Michael Reinberg - Durham NC, US
Randall Scott Springfield - Chapel Hill NC, US
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC, US

Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. - Singapore

G06F 9/24

713 2, 713164, 713201

A computer system contains selectively available boot block codes. A first boot block is of the conventional type and is stored in storage media such as flash ROM on a system planar with the processor of the computer system. A second boot block is located on a feature card and contains an immutable security code in compliance with the Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) specification. The boot block on the feature card is enabled if the first boot block detects the presence of the feature card. The computer system can be readily modified as the computer system is reconfigured, while maintaining compliance with the TCPA specification. A switching mechanism controls which of the boot blocks is to be activated. The feature card is disabled in the event of a computer system reset to prevent access to the TCPA compliant code and function.

6249812, Jun 19, 2001

Oct 1, 1998

9/164658

Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
Gregory William Kilmer - Raleigh NC
Howard Jeffrey Locker - Cary NC
Randall Scott Springfield - Chapel Hill NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1760

709221

A client on a network is provided with auxiliary low power logic, at the network adaptor, 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, irrespective of the system's CPU power level, information and provides for interaction between the user and the administration or network manager to exercise broader control and perform repair and upgrades which would otherwise require a dialog with the user and/or limit repair and reconfiguration of the client system to off-hours activity. The auxiliary logic also can receive and interpret commands from the network that conform to a predefined format.

6046676, Apr 4, 2000

Nov 14, 1997

8/971154

James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC
Kerry Maletsky - Monument CO

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G08B 1314

3405721

A tag for use in identifying and communicating with an electronic device such as a computer is disclosed. The tag is self powered from an RF interrogation signal when the electronic device is not operating. The tag is provided with DC power from the electronic device when it is communicating with the electronic device to which it is attached as a portion of memory of the electronic device.

6249227, Jun 19, 2001

Nov 4, 1998

9/185858

Michael John Brady - Brewster NY
Paul W. Coteus - Yorktown Heights NY
Venkata S. R. Kodukula - Peekstill NY
Paul Andrew Moskowitz - Yorktown Heights NY
Alejandro Gabriel Schrott - New York NY
Robert Jacob Von Gutfeld - New York NY
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

Intermec IP Corp. - Woodland Hills CA

G08B 1314

3405721

Methods and apparatus applying RFID technology to identify electronic components, devices, and systems to provide functions such as, for example, security of the assets, inventory tracking of the assets, identification of the assets, and short distance communication between the assets are disclosed. RFID transponders are integrated into electronic components, devices and systems at the component level (i. e. , circuit chip, circuit board, etc. ), the asset level (i. e. , box, computer, etc. ), or system level (i. e. , network system, computer system, etc. ).

6158020, Dec 5, 2000

Apr 14, 1998

9/060279

Howard Locker - Cary NC
Randall Scott Springfield - Chapel Hill NC
Daryl Carvis Cromer - Cary NC
David Benson Rhoades - Apex NC
James Peter Ward - Raleigh NC

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

G06F 1100

714 13

A client on a network is provided with auxiliary low power logic, at the network adapter, 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 receives commands from the network manager, even when the system CPU is powered down or the system is not operational; information which allows the network manager to exercise broader control and perform maintenance and upgrades which would otherwise require service call for maintenance and reconfiguration of the client system. The auxiliary logic also can receive and interpret commands from the network that conform to a predefined format.