David B. Rhoades
61Patents
22h-index
51Co-inventors
91Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 27, 1991 → Jun 9, 2015
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6195695A | Data processing system and method for recovering from system crashes | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 225 | Expired |
| US6954147B1 | Method and system for providing protection against theft and loss of a portable computer system | Physics | 122 | Expired |
| US7469138B2 | Method and system for providing location information for mobile internet calling devices | Electricity | 99 | Active |
| US5860001A | Computer system having at least two boot sequences | Physics | 70 | Expired |
| US6718464B2 | Method and system for customizing a client computer system configuration for a current user using BIOS settings downloaded from a server | Physics | 65 | Expired |
| US6966006B2 | Adaptive startup policy for accelerating multi-disk array spin-up | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 62 | Expired |
| US5945915A | Computer system for sending an alert signal over a network when a cover of said system has been opened | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US6167494A | Method and system for recovering from operating system failure | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US7143067B1 | System and method for installing personal computer software | Physics | 38 | Expired |
| US6802611B2 | System and method for presenting, capturing, and modifying images on a presentation board | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6735692B1 | Redirected network boot to multiple remote file servers | Physics | 35 | Expired |
| US6021493A | System and method for detecting when a computer system is removed from a network | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US6256732A | Computer system having automatic registration for in-box configuration | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6282642A | System for presetting a first or second remote boot protocol by a computer remotely receiving and storing a boot parameter prior to being powered on | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US6931568B2 | Fail-over control in a computer system having redundant service processors | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6968414B2 | Monitoring insertion/removal of server blades in a data processing system | Physics | 32 | Expired |
| US6412025B1 | Apparatus and method for automatic configuration of a personal computer system when reconnected to a network | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US7171479B2 | Efficient delivery of boot code images from a network server | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US5927050A | In-box configuration method for a computer system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6728833B2 | Upgrading firmware on disks of the raid storage system without deactivating the server | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US6658563B1 | Virtual floppy diskette image within a primary partition in a hard disk drive and method for booting system with virtual diskette | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7013385B2 | Remotely controlled boot settings in a server blade environment | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6725178B2 | Use of hidden partitions in a storage device for storing BIOS extension files | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7243347B2 | Method and system for maintaining firmware versions in a data processing system | Electricity | 20 | Expired |
| US7194619B2 | Remotely booting devices in a dense server environment without manually installing authentication parameters on the devices to be booted | Physics | 19 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.