Patents by Inventor Rhonda V. Seiber Doane

Rhonda V. Seiber Doane 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).

  • Unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation
    Patent number: 8161101
    Abstract: The unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation is disclosed. A method determines which drivers are needed for devices on client computing systems that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation. Entries for the drivers are created within a master driver file. The method copies the master driver file to each client computing system, and drivers that are needed for the devices. For each client computing system, references are created within an unattended installation file to the entries for the drivers within the master driver file. Operating systems are remotely installed on the client computing systems in an unattended manner. The drivers are able to be installed in the unattended manner due to the references created within the unattended installation files to the entries for the drivers within the master driver file.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: James T. Bezanson, Giai V. Yen, Rhonda V. Seiber Doane
  • Unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation
    Publication number: 20100100610
    Abstract: The unattended installation of drivers for devices that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation is disclosed. A method determines which drivers are needed for devices on client computing systems that are not automatically found and installed during operating system installation. Entries for the drivers are created within a master driver file. The method copies the master driver file to each client computing system, and drivers that are needed for the devices. For each client computing system, references are created within an unattended installation file to the entries for the drivers within the master driver file. Operating systems are remotely installed on the client computing systems in an unattended manner. The drivers are able to be installed in the unattended manner due to the references created within the unattended installation files to the entries for the drivers within the master driver file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventors: James T. Bezanson, Giai V. Yen, Rhonda V. Seiber Doane