Patents by Inventor Rod D. Lawing

Rod D. Lawing 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 central management of a computer network
    Patent number: 7120684
    Abstract: A method and system for central management of plural network clients interfaced with a network host, each network client automatically calling a login routine (20) and a start-up routine (22) associated with initiation of a login script at the network client. Configuration and start-up management can be based upon an operating system determination with several different operating systems, such as Windows 95 and Windows NT, deployed across the network. The login routine (20) can install the start-up routine (22) on the network client at login, allowing the start-up routine (22) to direct the network client to install predetermined local utilities and to load predetermined network utilities. An associated launch manager (24) can establish launch manager values to allow a network user to individualize his network client within constraints defined by computing standards established through the login routine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Electronic Data Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Rod D. Lawing, Joan E. McKinley
  • Method and system for central management of a computer network
    Publication number: 20020112150
    Abstract: A method and system for central management of plural network clients interfaced with a network host, each network client automatically calling a login routine (20) and a start-up routine (22) associated with initiation of a login script at the network client. Configuration and start-up management can be based upon an operating system determination with several different operating systems, such as Windows 95 and Windows NT, deployed across the network. The login routine (20) can install the start-up routine (22) on the network client at login, allowing the start-up routine (22) to direct the network client to install predetermined local utilities and to load predetermined network utilities. An associated launch manager (24) can establish launch manager values to allow a network user to individualize his network client within constraints defined by computing standards established through the login routine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Rod D. Lawing, Joan E. McKinley