Patents by Inventor Joseph W. Hoch

Joseph W. Hoch 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).

  • Methods and systems for configuring computers
    Patent number: 7827394
    Abstract: A system is provided, the system includes a base computer having operating system (OS) settings and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) settings. The system also includes a plurality of managed computers. An OS image file having the OS settings and the BIOS settings is transferred from the base computer to the managed computers for configuring the managed computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Joseph W. Hoch, Sam J. Lee
  • Operating system installation
    Patent number: 7797525
    Abstract: A programmable electronic device automatically identifies at least a portion of a system configuration for the programmable electronic device and automatically generates an image request based at least in part on the identified system configuration. The programmable electronic device transmits the image request over one or more networks to a server, receives an image of operating system software, and installs the received image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Sam Jung-Won Lee, Charles J. Bordelon, Wayne P. Sharum, Joseph W. Hoch
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONFIGURING COMPUTERS
    Publication number: 20080148031
    Abstract: A system is provided, the system includes a base computer having operating system (OS) settings and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) settings. The system also includes a plurality of managed computers. An OS image file having the OS settings and the BIOS settings is transferred from the base computer to the managed computers for configuring the managed computers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Joseph W. Hoch, Sam J. Lee