Patents by Inventor Baskaran Krishnamurthy

Baskaran Krishnamurthy 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).

  • Patent number: 7917614
    Abstract: A mechanism for uninterrupted booting of a client computer coupled to a pre-boot execution server computer over a network is provided. The client computer has at least two or more network interface cards. A network bootstrap file is downloaded from the server computer to the client computer. The network bootstrap file is configured to monitor the booting process of the client computer. On detection that the network interface card has failed to transmit or receive packets, the network bootstrap file is configured to switch over to the next available network interface card on the client system thereby providing uninterrupted execution of the booting process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Riyashmon Haneefa, Baskaran Krishnamurthy
  • Publication number: 20090307340
    Abstract: A mechanism for uninterrupted booting of a client computer coupled to a pre-boot execution server computer over a network is provided. The client computer has at least two or more network interface cards. A network bootstrap file is downloaded from the server computer to the client computer. The network bootstrap file is configured to monitor the booting process of the client computer. On detection that the network interface card has failed to transmit or receive packets, the network bootstrap file is configured to switch over to the next available network interface card on the client system thereby providing uninterrupted execution of the booting process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2008
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Riyashmon Haneefa, Baskaran Krishnamurthy