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7620754 Carrier card converter for 10 gigabit ethernet slots  
A carrier module is physically compatible with a XENPAK/X2 10 GE slot and includes a socket for accepting a non-XENPAK/X2 module and interface circuitry for providing appropriate signals to a...
7620741 Proxy-based device sharing  
A method is provided for supporting device sharing between hosts via a bus fabric. A master host owns a device tree and provides IO services to at least one client host. The client host comprises...
7620740 Storage devices and method of transferring file between the devices  
A file is transferred directly between a parent magnetic-disk device and a child magnetic-disk device. In one embodiment, a parent magnetic-disk device has a host-mode execution program, whereas a...
7613855 Modular control system and method for water heaters  
A water heater has a modular control system. The water heater comprises a tank, a heating element, a first controller, and a second controller. The heating element is coupled to the tank. The first...
7606945 Method and apparatus for dynamically configuring hardware resources by a generic CPU management interface  
A programmable network component for use in a plurality of network devices with a shared architecture, where the programmable network component includes an interface with an external processing...
7606943 Adaptable datapath for a digital processing system  
The present invention includes a adaptable high-performance node (RXN) with several features that enable it to provide high performance along with adaptability. A preferred embodiment of the RXN...
7606942 Method for input output expansion in an embedded system utilizing controlled transitions of first and second signals  
A method for expanding input/output in an embedded system is described in which no additional strobes or enable lines are necessary from the host controller. By controlling the transitions of the...
7603501 Communication circuit of serial peripheral interface devices  
A communication circuit of a serial peripheral interface (SPI) device includes a master device and a plurality of slave devices. One of the slave devices includes a plurality of general purpose...
7603493 Dynamically setting burst length of memory device by applying signal to at least one external pin during a read or write transaction  
One or more external control pins and/or addressing pins on a memory device are used to set one or both of a burst length and burst type of the memory device.
7603487 Hardware configurable hub interface unit  
A data transfer apparatus with hub and ports includes design configurable hub interface units (HIU) between the ports and corresponding external application units. The configurable HIU provides a...
7600070 Disk drive packaging enclosure  
An arrangement of a plurality of disk drives having a interconnect control card and a plurality of disk drive carriers. The interconnect control card includes a plurality of serial interconnects;...
7590763 Device for use in a system for processing keyboard, video and mouse signals  
A computer interface device includes circuitry enclosed in a housing; a first cable electrically connected to the circuitry and integral with the housing; a video port connection plug electrically...
7587717 Dynamic master/slave configuration for multiple expansion modules  
A computing system having expansion modules. One of the expansion modules is identified as a master module. The other modules act as slaves to the master module. The central processing unit routes...
7587548 Disk array apparatus and method for controlling the same  
An apparatus which includes a controller and a plurality of disk drives. The controller has a communication control unit for accepting a data input/output request, a disk controller unit for...
7584305 Serial peripheral interface circuit  
An exemplary serial peripheral interface circuit includes a host, a plurality of slaves, and a decoder. A data output terminal, a data input terminal, and a serial clock terminal of the host are...
7584304 Non-volatile memory storage device including an interface select switch and associated method  
We describe and claim an improved non-volatile memory storage device including an interface select switch and associated method. The device comprises a non-volatile memory, and an interface unit...
7577760 Memory systems, modules, controllers and methods using dedicated data and control busses  
A memory system includes a plurality of memory devices arranged in sets on at least one memory module, each set including at least one memory device. In some embodiments, the system further...
7574540 Managing management controller communications  
A data storage system includes a first and second boards disposed in a chassis. The first board has disposed thereon a first Serial Attached Small Computer Systems Interface (SAS) expander, a first...
7565459 Combination I/O modules in a modular automation controller  
The invention describes combination I/O modules for automation. Various combinations of inputs and output with different electrical interfaces are offered providing greater flexibility in...
7563129 Video signal transmitting device for computer system having analog and digital video signal output functionality  
A video signal transmitting device having analog and digital video signal output functionality is adapted to transmit a video signal, and has a cable unit, a digital visual interface integrated...
7558821 Process for assigning addresses in a network, and components for said process  
A process is proposed for the automatic assignment of at least one client device address in a DP network, where the DP network comprises a server device and at least one client device and where the...
7543080 Dual port USB interface  
A dual port interface is disclosed comprising a host port and a peripheral port. The host port and the peripheral port are defined using predetermined signals. In a preferred embodiment the dual...
7536539 Method and apparatus for discovering hardware in a data processing system  
A method, apparatus and computer instructions for discovering hardware nodes having a hierarchical organization. A subset of the hardware nodes in the data processing system is initialized prior to...
7536483 Computer system having analog and digital video signal output functionality, and computer device and video signal transmitting device thereof  
A video signal transmitting device having analog and digital video signal output functionality is adapted to transmit a video signal, and has a cable unit, a digital visual interface integrated...
7529858 Hard disk drive controller having versatile chip connector having printed circuit board engaged by at least two data ports having two pairs of differential connector elements  
A hard disk controller (HDC) chip has interchangeable “A” and “B” ports of differential connector element pairs, with one connector element of each pair being disposed closest to the edge...
7525957 Input/output router for storage networks  
A blade server is disclosed, comprised of multiple server blades that plug into a midplane from the front, and an I/O router including multiple IOCs (one for each server blade) and an embedded...
7519696 Method and apparatus for dynamically modifying a computer system configuration  
One embodiment is directed to a method and apparatus for modifying a configuration of a computer system including a host computer and at least one computer system resource accessible to at least...
7516537 Method for converting a standalone network storage system into a disk drive storage enclosure  
An existing disk drive storage enclosure is converted into a standalone network storage system by removing one or more input/output (I/O) modules from the enclosure and installing in place thereof...
7516263 Re-configurable PCI-Express switching device  
A configurable switching device includes a switch card coupled to interface with a backplane of a computer chassis, a plurality of PCI-Express switching elements coupled to the switch card, and a...
7516261 Method for U3 adapter  
Method for executing an application is provided. The method includes interfacing a U3 adapter with a host system; and interfacing the U3 adapter with a memory device, wherein an application is...
7512718 Reconfigurable computing array without chassis  
A computing device having a unique form factor and adapted for connecting to an external device is described. The computing device includes external connector(s), computing node(s), a power unit,...
7502963 Optimization by using output drivers for discrete input interface  
The invention relates to design optimization of microprocessors using spare driver outputs for discrete input interfaces. An output driver or pre-FET driver is used to interface a discrete input...
7484019 Expansion system that automatically allows or blocks data from the PLC host using a clamping and decoding circuit to output clamping value  
A serial-connection and parallel-communication fast interface for a PLC host and an expansion device includes a PLC host, at least one expansion device and shared bus comprising address lines, data...
7480611 Method and apparatus to increase the usable memory capacity of a logic simulation hardware emulator/accelerator  
A method, apparatus and program product are provided for increasing the usable memory capacity of a logic simulation hardware emulator. The present invention performs an additional logic synthesis...
7478175 Recording/reproducing apparatus  
A control method for controlling a recording/reproducing apparatus having plural storage units and an equipment to which the recording/reproducing apparatus is connected. The recording/reproducing...
7475163 Method and system for resolving SAS timing issues for long-distance SAS extender  
This invention extends the distance at which a SAS extender can function. The distance is increased a large amount over the traditional 10 meters. As a result timers will not go off before the...
7472204 Routing multiple media signals through a patchbay  
A system and method are disclosed for managing a plurality of connected devices from a controlling computer. The method can include connecting a controlling computer to a routing unit wherein the...
7471512 Storage system assembly employing repeater amplifiers in I/O expansion module  
A storage system assembly includes a storage processor (SP) module and an input/output (I/O) expansion module disposed between an and opening of an enclosure and a midplane circuit board. The SP...
7464133 Server/client system  
The server/client system comprises a server and at least one client which is connected to said server via a communication line and is provided with at least one I/O port, and is so configured that...
7454544 Input/output interface and device abstraction  
An electronic Input/Output Interface and device abstraction system used in gaming machines includes: a game central processing unit (game “CPU”); an intelligent input/output controller board...
7454528 Image output apparatus using close range radio contact wherein radio contact element is attached to document on which an image is recorded  
An image output apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives first information from a first radio contact element that performs a close-range radio contact; an image processing unit that forms...
7437490 Channel communication array queues in hardware system area  
A bi-directional and full duplex facility for permitting both the IO processor and the Channel to write CCA messages on their respective queues at the same time. IOP messages to the channel are...
7426590 Plug-in communication module and method for communicating using a plug-in communication module  
The invention relates to a plug-in communication module ( 1 ) and a method for communicating using a plug-in communication module ( 1 ) to simplify the communication interfacing of assemblies and...
7426582 Method, system, and apparatus for servicing PS/2 devices within an extensible firmware interface environment  
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media service PS/2 devices within an extensible firmware interface (EFI) environment where the PS/2 devices provide data via a keyboard controller. The...
7421524 Switch/network adapter port for clustered computers employing a chain of multi-adaptive processors in a dual in-line memory module format  
A switch/network adapter port (“SNAP”) for clustered computers employing multi-adaptive processor (“MAP™”, a trademark of SRC Computers, Inc.) elements in a dual in-line memory module...
7418524 Universal serial bus (USB) extension  
A universal serial bus (USB) extension allows for the transmission of data at high speeds over a much greater distance than typical USB operating range. USB devices may be connected to host...
7415547 Tracking states of communication between PS/2 hardware and hardware drivers within an extensible firmware interface environment  
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media track a state of communication between a PS/2 device and a PS/2 device driver within an EFI environment. The method involves receiving from an...
7415543 Serial port initialization in storage system controllers  
A boot menu is provided for manual setting of serial port parameters. A serial console mode menu allows an operator to set serial port parameter values. After the user selects the serial port...
7406549 Support for non-standard device containing operating system data  
According to an embodiment of the invention, a method and apparatus for support of a non-standard device containing operating system data are described. According to one embodiment, a circuit...
7404013 Pass-through information transfers inserted after a continued primitive in serial communications between a device and a host  
A device communicatively coupled to a host in a Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) format. The device includes a processor to control operations in the device and a serial interface to...