Michael N Womack

Title: Michael N. Womack: Inventor in Secure Communications and Firmware Recovery

Introduction

Michael N. Womack is an inventor based in Raleigh, North Carolina. His patent work addresses secure communication between blade servers and management systems, as well as automated recovery of network hardware.

Latest Patents

Womack is associated with 2 patents, including the following inventions.

- **Secure communication of information over a wireless link.** This invention describes a blade management module and blade servers that communicate over wired and wireless links. An encryption key is shared over a wired link, then used to encrypt information sent wirelessly and decrypt it at the receiving server.

- **Automatically making selective changes to firmware or configuration settings.** This invention describes a recovery process for corrupted network hardware. It suspends the default boot sequence and uses an external recovery device to inspect and repair selected files or configuration settings, aiming to preserve user settings before rebooting from the repaired firmware.

Career Highlights

Womack’s listed company affiliations include Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. and International Business Machines Corporation. His patent topics reflect work on both information security and resilient network-device operation.

Collaborations

His listed coworkers include Marc V. Stracuzza and Keith Manders Campbell.

Conclusion

Michael N. Womack’s inventions focus on protecting wireless communications and enabling selective firmware recovery, highlighting his contributions to secure and reliable computing systems.