Patents by Inventor Kelvin Craig Hawkins

Kelvin Craig Hawkins 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 dynamically selecting video controllers present within a computer system
    Patent number: 6304244
    Abstract: A method and system in a computer having a primary video controller for dynamically selecting an alternative video controller present within the computer. Initially, a diagnostic is performed to determine if alternative video controllers are connected to the computer system. A user is thereafter prompted to select an alternative video controller, if at least one alternative video controller is detected. The primary video controller is then temporarily disabled, in response to a selection of an alternative video controller. The alternative video controller is then automatically designated as the primary video controller, in response to the disabling of the primary video controller, such that the alternative video controller may be temporarily utilized as a primary video controller without altering internal computer system hardware settings or power cycling the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kelvin Craig Hawkins, John Matthew Landry, Michael Thano Matthews, Carl Leland Mohre, II