Patents by Inventor Wayne Sharum

Wayne Sharum 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).

  • System and method for re-imaging computers
    Patent number: 8245021
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system comprises a client, a BIOS on the client, and an image support application in the BIOS operable to re-image the client.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Norman P. Brown, Wayne Sharum
  • System and method for re-imaging computers
    Publication number: 20060010315
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a system comprises a client, a BIOS on the client, and an image support application in the BIOS operable to re-image the client.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Norman Brown, Wayne Sharum
  • Operating system installation
    Publication number: 20060005016
    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: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventors: Sam Lee, Charles Bordelon, Wayne Sharum, Joseph Hoch