Patents by Inventor Bernard Erpeldinger

Bernard Erpeldinger 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).

  • Method and system for changing the operating system of a workstation connected to a data transmission network
    Patent number: 6557169
    Abstract: A method and system of changing a current operating system to a new operating system in a workstation connected to a data transmission network interconnecting a plurality of workstations each having a storage device and a plurality of servers providing services to the workstations through the network, at least one of the plurality of servers being a software distribution server providing one of the plurality of workstations with updated application code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Bernard Erpeldinger