Patents by Inventor Javier A. Guajardo, Jr.

Javier A. Guajardo, Jr. 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).

  • Implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection
    Patent number: 8214633
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a network. A particular new boot image is also selected, and that boot image is tailored to operate a maintenance or diagnostic function on the target machine. The new boot image is downloaded to the target, and the target is rebooted with the new boot image. The new boot image is selected from other specific boot images. Upon reboot, the new boot image performs the diagnostic or maintenance routines on the remote target machine. At some predetermined point, the original boot image is swapped back, and the machine rebooted once again. This returns the machine to its original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chakkalamattam Jos Paul, Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Javier A. Guajardo, Jr.
  • Method and System for Implementing a Diagnostic or Correction Boot Image Over a Network Connection
    Publication number: 20090217025
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a network. A particular new boot image is also selected, and that boot image is tailored to operate a maintenance or diagnostic function on the target machine. The new boot image is downloaded to the target, and the target is rebooted with the new boot image. The new boot image is selected from other specific boot images. Upon reboot, the new boot image performs the diagnostic or maintenance routines on the remote target machine. At some predetermined point, the original boot image is swapped back, and the machine rebooted once again. This returns the machine to its original image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chakkalamattam Jos Paul, Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Javier A. Guajardo, JR.
  • Method and system for implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection
    Patent number: 7519807
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a network. A particular new boot image is also selected, and that boot image is tailored to operate a maintenance or diagnostic function on the target machine. The new boot image is downloaded to the target, and the target is rebooted with the new boot image. The new boot image is selected from other specific boot images. Upon reboot, the new boot image performs the diagnostic or maintenance routines on the remote target machine. At some predetermined point, the original boot image is swapped back, and the machine rebooted once again. This returns the machine to its original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chakkalamattam Jos Paul, Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Javier A. Guajardo, Jr.
  • System for implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection
    Patent number: 7065640
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a network. A particular new boot image is also selected, and that boot image is tailored to operate a maintenance or diagnostic function on the target machine. The new boot image is downloaded to the target, and the target is rebooted with the new boot image. The new boot image is selected from other specific boot images. Upon reboot, the new boot image performs the diagnostic or maintenance routines on the remote target machine. At some predetermined point, the original boot image is swapped back, and the machine rebooted once again. This returns the machine to its original image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Chakkalamattam Jos Paul, Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Javier A. Guajardo, Jr.
  • System and method for creating a definition for a target device based on an architecture configuration of the target device at a boot server
    Patent number: 6988193
    Abstract: A method of booting a plurality of target devices in communication with a network based on at least one target device definition is provided. A server in communication with the plurality of target devices receives a request for a boot file from at least one target device. A boot server in communication with the plurality of target devices is contacted. The boot server determines if the target device is defined. If the target device is not defined, the target device definition for the target device is created at the boot server. A bootstrap is executed at the target device, the bootstrap corresponding to the target definition. Systems and programs for using the method are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Steven M. French, Javier A. Guajardo, Jr., Chakkalamattam J. Paul, Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis, Bradford A. Stern