Howard Locker
35Patents
22h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Jun 19, 1989 → Feb 10, 2006
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 |
| US6493104B1 | Data processing system and method for permitting a computer to automatically detect a presence of and establish a communications link with a printer | Physics | 133 | Expired |
| US6166688A | Data processing system and method for disabling a portable computer outside an authorized area | Electricity | 131 | Expired |
| US6954147B1 | Method and system for providing protection against theft and loss of a portable computer system | Physics | 122 | Expired |
| US6601097B1 | Method and system for determining the physical location of computers in a network by storing a room location and MAC address in the ethernet wall plate | Electricity | 108 | Expired |
| US6105136A | Computer system which is disabled when it is disconnected from a network | Physics | 72 | Expired |
| US6978385B1 | Data processing system and method for remote recovery of a primary password | Physics | 67 | Expired |
| US5175822A | Apparatus and method for assigning addresses to SCSI supported peripheral devices | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US6480972B1 | Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely perform diagnostics on a malfunctioning client computer system | Physics | 54 | Expired |
| US6263373A | Data processing system and method for remotely controlling execution of a processor utilizing a test access port | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US6304900A | Data processing system and method for permitting a server computer system to remotely modify operation of a client system's network hardware | Electricity | 45 | Expired |
| US6167494A | Method and system for recovering from operating system failure | Physics | 42 | Expired |
| US6526507B1 | Data processing system and method for waking a client only in response to receipt of an authenticated Wake-on-LAN packet | Electricity | 36 | Expired |
| US6021493A | System and method for detecting when a computer system is removed from a network | Electricity | 34 | Expired |
| US6282643A | Computer system having flash memory BIOS which can be accessed remotely while protected mode operating system is running | Physics | 33 | Expired |
| US6314455A | Data processing system and method for permitting a server to remotely initiate a client's boot block recovery | Electricity | 33 | Expired |
| US6412025B1 | Apparatus and method for automatic configuration of a personal computer system when reconnected to a network | Electricity | 32 | Expired |
| US6405259B1 | Data processing system and method for transmission of a network packet specifying a group identifier identifying a selected plurality of clients | Electricity | 30 | Expired |
| US6920561B1 | Method and system for enabling free seating using biometrics through a centralized authentication | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US5927050A | In-box configuration method for a computer system | Performing Operations; Transporting | 27 | Expired |
| US6397249B1 | Data processing system and method for determining a physical location of a client computer system | Electricity | 26 | Expired |
| US6532497B1 | Separately powered network interface for reporting the activity states of a network connected client | Electricity | 24 | Expired |
| US5987536A | Computer system having flash memory bios which can be accessed while protected mode operating system is running | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US6189108A | Reporting of power states for a network connected PC | Physics | 20 | Expired |
| US6609207B1 | Data processing system and method for securing a docking station and its portable PC | Physics | 19 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.