Joseph Wayne Freeman
43Patents
15h-index
32Co-inventors
81Inventor score
Filing activity: Feb 28, 1983 → Apr 20, 2009
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6658562B1 | Method, system, and program for customizing a basic input/output system (“BIOS”) configuration according to the type of user | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US6721885B1 | Reducing start-up time and avoiding customer-induced system failures for personal computers | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US7069431B2 | Recovery of a BIOS image | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US7200761B1 | Method to use secure passwords in an unsecure program environment | Physics | 26 | Expired |
| US6098171A | Personal computer ROM scan startup protection | Physics | 23 | Expired |
| US7366887B2 | System and method for loading programs from HDD independent of operating system | Physics | 22 | Active |
| US6510528B1 | Method for improving personal computer reliability for systems that use certain power saving schemes | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7191464B2 | Method and system for tracking a secure boot in a trusted computing environment | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US6925570B2 | Method and system for setting a secure computer environment | Physics | 21 | Expired |
| US7065627B2 | Method and system for providing an event driven image for a boot record | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7490250B2 | Method and system for detecting a tamper event in a trusted computing environment | Physics | 19 | Expired |
| US7082129B2 | Secure method and system to prevent external unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 18 | Expired |
| US6823464B2 | Method of providing enhanced security in a remotely managed computer system | Physics | 17 | Expired |
| US7814532B2 | Data processing system and method for password protecting a boot device | Physics | 16 | Active |
| US6892305B1 | Method and system for booting up a computer system in a secure fashion | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US6237100A | Power passwords within a data processing system for controlling a supply of system power | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6161178A | Data processing system and method for specification of one of a plurality of password requirements for each boot device | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US7906871B2 | Apparatus, system, and method for reducing power consumption on devices with multiple power supplies | Electricity | 13 | Active |
| US6687348B2 | Method and system for conserving power and improving usability for personal computers with remote startup features | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 12 | Expired |
| US7177782B2 | Methods and arrangements for capturing runtime information | Physics | 10 | Expired |
| US8862709B2 | Remote management of boot application | Electricity | 10 | Active |
| US7533274B2 | Reducing the boot time of a TCPA based computing system when the core root of trust measurement is embedded in the boot block code | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US6990515B2 | Secure method and system to prevent internal unauthorized remotely initiated power up events in computer systems | Electricity | 9 | Expired |
| US7412596B2 | Method for preventing system wake up from a sleep state if a boot log returned during the system wake up cannot be authenticated | Physics | 9 | Expired |
| US7366888B2 | Booting to a recovery/maintenance environment | Physics | 8 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.