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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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;...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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