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6751683 Method, system and program products for projecting the impact of configuration changes on controllers  
An impact of configuration changes on controllers is projected. This projection quantifies the impact for each controller affected by the change, such that it is known by a quantifiable value how...
6748461 System and method for accessing a CMOS device in a configuration and power management system  
Described is a system and method by which data accesses to information related to a CMOS device are synchronized. A special “operation region” is provided through which the information is...
6748464 Semiconductor device comprising CPU and peripheral circuit wherein control unit performs wait cycle control that makes peripheral circuit wait a predetermined time before responding to CPU  
A semiconductor device includes a CPU and many peripheral circuits that are accessed by the CPU. Each peripheral circuit includes a wait control register which changeably holds wait cycle number...
6748478 System function configurable computing platform  
Disclosed are a system and method of configuring processing resources for communication with one or more devices coupled to a data bus through a bridge. Resources at a processing system may be...
6748459 Method and apparatus for address mapping  
An invention is disclosed that maps a Fibre Channel address to a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) address. A data port is detected on a computer network system and a port target identifier is...
6745253 System and method for locating and using a peripheral device  
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for locating and using a peripheral device. The system is arranged such that a user can wirelessly transmit an initial communication with a...
6745255 Small memory device with drivers on device  
The present invention provides a small memory device with drivers on device, which comprises a memory and a bluetooth transceiver module or a wireless transceiver module (e.g., IEEE 802.11b). In...
6742056 Semiconductor device and method for initializing interface card using serial EEPROM  
A semiconductor device for initializing an interface card using a serial EEPROM and an initializing method allow for more effective use of a serial EEPROM used to store the initialization...
6742055 Data transmission system, data transmission terminal, controller and interface method  
A data transmission system dynamically re-enumerating end points that are not used at the same time when the number of end points supported by a USB controller chip is insufficient, so that...
6738834 System for reconfiguring a peripheral device using configuration residing on the peripheral device by electronically simulating a physical disconnection and reconnection to a host device  
A dynamically and independently reconfigurable multi-mode device, and a method thereof. The device can include a controller for selecting a mode of operation. The device is configured according to...
6738818 Centralized technique for assigning I/O controllers to hosts in a cluster  
A technique is provided for assigning an I/O controller to a host in a cluster. The cluster includes one or more hosts and one or more I/O controllers connected by a cluster interconnection fabric....
6738835 Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium  
An information processing apparatus in a bus system consisting of electronic devices and one or more information processing apparatus to control the electronic devices. The apparatus includes a...
6738833 Network device having a flexible EEPROM for setting configuration settings  
A method for flexibly configuring default values of a network device and a network device using such flexible configuration method is described. First, it is determined whether the default values...
6732197 Portable controller  
There is described a system for configuring the functionality of anyone of a plurality of devices by transferring control information from a portable controller thereto. The portable controller...
6728794 Multi-function module incorporating flash memory and enhanced I/O interface that can translate data from one format into another format for subsequent transmission to an external device  
A module incorporating a flash memory and a flash memory controller. The flash memory controller receives data via a first interface which can be a PCMCIA type interface. The data is then stored in...
6725298 Method and system for filter-processing by ensuring a memory space for a ring-buffer in digital signal processor  
A method of managing ring-buffer memory space in a digital signal processor when processing a filter, includes releasing ring-buffer memory space previously reserved for ring-buffer data upon...
6725294 Installation and access of a device handler for a peripheral device in a computer  
In a computer (e.g. an 80×86-compatible personal computer) in which peripheral devices (e.g. hard drives, floppy drives, CD-ROMs, etc.) are accessed through more than one chain of handlers for the...
6725260 Method and apparatus for configuring configurable equipment with configuration information received from a remote location  
An architecture for automatically configuring equipment. A piece of equipment connected externally to a user PC has one or more machine-resolvable codes (MRCs) associated therewith. The piece of...
6721818 Electronic device that stores information on its location based on information obtained from a node  
In a bus network wherein a plurality of devices are interconnected, the devices share an address space that they can access. The position information describing the actual locations of the devices,...
6718461 Booting processor-based systems  
A processor-based system may selectively undergo one of two power on self test routines. The determination as to whether to undergo the full power on self routine or an abbreviated routine is based...
6718472 System for suspending power to a field replaceable unit upon receiving fault signal and automatically reapplying power thereto after the replacement unit is secured in position  
A power sub-system controls a supply of power to a field replaceable unit for electronic equipment. The power sub-system includes a power controller that is arranged, in response to the detection...
6718319 Method and apparatus for formatting smart cards and card readers  
This software tool accessing methodology defines a powerful approach to interacting with smart card readers and smart cards. This software tool embodies the central software engine (Interface...
6714997 Method and means for enhanced interpretive instruction execution for a new integrated communications adapter using a queued direct input-output device  
Method and means to provide a mechanism by which a hypervisor can permit a real machine to interpretively execute certain I/O instructions independently of the value of an I-bit in the subchannel....
6714992 Method and system for embedded network device installation  
The present disclosed system is directed toward a communication and management system that dynamically targets network devices for content deployment, such as application programs, device drivers,...
6711629 Transparent support of remote I/O in a process control system  
A system and method configures a communication link in a process control system having a controller connected to an I/O device via a remote I/O communication link, which has a local and a remote...
6711630 Method and apparatus for communicating with plug and play devices  
A method and apparatus for communicating with a plug and play device, for example, a network adapter comprising, searching a system registry for an identity corresponding with a plug and play...
6708231 Method and system for performing a peripheral firmware update  
The present invention provides systems and methods for performing a firmware update. In one embodiment, a peripheral reset signal is masked in response to a peripheral firmware update command. The...
6708229 Configuring computer components  
Techniques for configuring network interface cards include storing device information related to multiple network interface card, and configuring the network interface cards based on the stored...
6704824 Universal serial bus adapter with automatic installation  
A peripheral device and a method for operating the peripheral device for automatic installation, in which the method includes coupling the peripheral device to a computer and sending a first device...
6704808 Expansion unit setup control method that allocates predetermined I/O resources not currently used in processing and later deallocates said I/O resources upon completion of setup  
An expansion unit control method for use with an expansion control unit containing at least one device, includes allocating a predetermined input/output (I/O) resource, ensured not to be used in...
6697854 Method and apparatus for providing configuration information using a SIGA vector and utilizing a queued direct input-output device  
A method and apparatus for providing configuration information is provided in a network computing environment having a plurality of hosts and at least one Gateway attachment and a channel...
6694384 Method and system to remotely configure business office devices to user defined parameters  
A method and system for configuring and/or re-configuring an office device to satisfy each user's particular needs. Such a system allows a user to determine at user defined intervals, i.e., each...
6691213 Computer system and method for accessing a protected partition of a disk drive that lies beyond a limited address range of a host computer's BIOS  
The invention may be embodied in a method and a related computer system. The computer system includes a host computer with a native drive-access routine having a limited address range, and a disk...
6687754 Method of detecting a device in a network  
A method is disclosed for permitting devices connected to a network to identify characteristics of other devices connected to a network. The devices may automatically obtain information about the...
6684262 Method and system for controlling peripheral device interface behavior using thread registration  
A method and system for controlling peripheral device interface behavior based on thread type registration provides simplicity and code reusability within a diagnostics program. When the...
6684274 Host bus adapter based scalable performance storage architecture  
One embodiment of a storage controller is described including a controller memory, one or more central processing units (CPUs), and a host bus adapter all coupled to a controller bus. The one or...
6684283 Method for interfacing a cardbay card to the host system by indicating a 16-bit or cardbus PC card insertion to host software  
The present invention provides a method, system and apparatus of interfacing a CardBay device ( 520 ) using existing Card and Socket Services (CSS) software ( 530 ). A CardBay controller ( 515 )...
6681323 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY INSTALLING AN INITIAL SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION INCLUDING AN OPERATING SYSTEM MODULE FROM A LIBRARY CONTAINING AT LEAST TWO OPERATING SYSTEM MODULES BASED ON RETRIEVED COMPUTER IDENTIFICATION DATA  
A method for automatically installing an initial software configuration on at least one target computer in an installation system. The at least one target computer is booted from a boot storage...
6678728 Method and apparatus for automatically loading device status information into a network device  
A method and apparatus for automatically loading device status information into a network device. One embodiment comprises an apparatus in a network device, wherein the network device enters a...
6675238 Each of a plurality of descriptors having a completion indicator and being stored in a cache memory of an input/output processor  
An apparatus and method for efficient input/output processing without the use of interrupts is described. The apparatus includes a plurality of descriptors where each descriptor includes a...
6675242 Communication bus controller including designation of primary and secondary status according to slot position  
A communication system with a plurality of interface slots includes control logic for determining and designating the status of one or more controller cards inserted in one of the slots such that:...
6675275 Computer system controlling memory allocation  
A computer system for CPU command conversion or real-time compilation with excellent performance. A part of a memory is operated as a special memory area for CPU command conversion or for real-time...
6671749 Peripheral driver installation method and system  
A method for locating and installing peripheral drivers has steps of creating a driver profile, creating a resources profile, and of looking to potential driver sources on a prioritized list for...
6671759 Apparatus and method for mapping IEEE 1394 node IDS to unchanging node unique IDS to maintain continuity across bus resets  
An electronic device is connected to a plurality of other electronic devices through an IEEE 1394 bus, and performs data communication with the other electronic devices through the bus. The...
6665744 Upgrading device and method of upgrading  
A cover ( 19 ) capable of opening/closing movement is attached to an opening of a card insertion part ( 18 ). A detector ( 14 ) for detecting opening/closing of cover detects whether the cover ( 19...
6665742 SYSTEM FOR RECONFIGURING A FIRST DEVICE AND/OR A SECOND DEVICE TO USE A MAXIMUM COMPATIBLE COMMUNICATION PARAMETERS BASED ON TRANSMITTING A COMMUNICATION TO THE FIRST AND SECOND DEVICES OF A POINT-TO-POINT LINK  
A method for initializing a computing system comprising a plurality of devices which communicate on a communication link comprising a plurality of independent point-to-point links is provided, each...
6665743 Method, system, and program for initializing a storage space  
Provided is a method, system, and program for configuring an attached storage device through a storage adaptor. The storage adaptor includes an initialization routine to generate initialization...
6662241 Apparatus and method for controlling a peripheral device  
A method and apparatus for controlling a peripheral device is provided. In a server, in a client/server environment, a server application receives a request for execution of a peripheral device...
6662242 Method for PCI IO using PCI device memory mapping in a logically partitioned system  
A method, which may be embodied upon a computer readable medium and executed by a processor, for PCI IO using PCI device memory mapping in a logically partitioned system. The method may include the...
6662240 Automated configuration of computer accessories  
A system for automated configuration of computer peripherals. Peripherals are equipped with identification codes, which can be read by a computer, and which identify the type of peripheral. The...