Patents by Inventor Mohammed Anwar Ramiz

Mohammed Anwar Ramiz has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Unified password prompt of a computer system
    Patent number: 6397337
    Abstract: A computer system provides a unified password prompt for accepting a user power-on password or an administrator password. A password string entered by the system administrator at the unified password prompt is compared with a stored power-on password. If the user password string matches the stored power-on password, then access to system resources is granted. If the user password string does not match the stored power-on password, then the user password string is compared to a stored administrator password. If the user password string matches the stored administrative password, then access to system resources is granted. If the user password string does not match the stored administrative password, then the system administrator is given a predetermined number of times to enter a password string matching either the stored power-on password or the stored administrator password.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation
    Inventors: Michael R. Garrett, Randall L. Hess, Chi W. So, Mohammed Anwar Ramiz