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7068501 Removable hard disk module  
A removable hard disk module is described. The removable hard disk module has a module sidewall, a first slide rail, and a second slide rail. The first slide rail and the second slide rail are...
7065599 Multiprocessor systems  
A server blade is provided with an enclosure. The server blade can be provided with a plurality of processors in the enclosure. The server blade can be configured as a field replaceable unit...
7065591 Reconfigurable flash media reader system  
A reconfigurable flash media reader system provides a flash media reader that accepts both asynchronous and synchronous flash media cards. The reader identifies the card type of the inserted flash...
7062585 Memory card for integrating the USB interface and an adaptor for the memory card  
A memory card integrating functions of the USB interface includes a memory chip inside a main body. A SD or MS control interface, a USB control interface, a controller, and a storage memory are...
7062584 Method and apparatus for supporting two different types of integrated circuit cards with a single connector  
A method and apparatus for implementing an interface for ISO/7816 and NRSS cards with a single connector. The apparatus is a computer controlled device comprising a card reader further comprising...
7058745 Data terminal equipment  
Once attached to a slot of a personal digital assistant, a card module executes an application-specific program and transmits a result obtained thereby to the personal digital assistant. The thus...
7054976 Computer system having improved interface  
A computer system includes a computer body and a main board installed in the computer body, the main board having a digital controller configured to support an audio standard interface. The...
7054163 Multi-interface patch panel system  
A patch panel system including a chassis and a plurality of modules. The chassis includes elongated structures configured to interconnect top, bottom and side portions of the chassis. The elongated...
7051140 Connector that enables aggregation of independent system resources across PCI/PCI-X bus and interlocked method for aggregating independent system resources across PCI/PCI-X bus  
The peripheral bus connector for improved aggregation of resources of a device on the peripheral bus includes a plurality of aggregation pins, in addition to the pins according to the peripheral...
7051142 Electronic device with card interface  
When initializing a card-shaped device inserted in a card interface, operation mode acquiring means incorporated in an electronic device acquires operation mode information, stored in a register...
7047338 Configurable hot-swap communication  
A disclosed communication interface for a gaming machine has a main communication board with one or more standard receptor slots for a plurality of “daughter boards,” each daughter board...
7043586 Data corruption avoidance on a backplane bus adapted to receive bus controller cards of different types  
A backplane having a bus is adapted to receive two bus controller cards of the same model. One of the bus controller cards becomes a master card and the other becomes a servant card. Each of the...
7043585 Flexible system architecture with common interface for multiple system functions  
An apparatus and method are disclosed that define a new, uniform I/O (input/output) interface architecture between the processor module and the motherboard of a computer system, and between the...
7039749 Method and apparatus for switching on a VXS payload module  
A multi-service platform system ( 200 ) having a VXS backplane ( 204 ) includes a VXS payload module ( 202 ) coupled to the VXS backplane, a first switched fabric enabled mezzanine card ( 212 )...
7039742 Handheld option pack identification scheme  
An insertion and identification scheme between the main unit of a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or handheld device and an option pack. Upon insertion, the hardware interface invokes a device...
7035949 Multipurpose processor, system and method  
A data storage and processing device is reversibly attachable to a selected member of a set of appliances. The device includes a data storage medium and a processor. Each appliance includes...
7035953 Computer system architecture with hot pluggable main memory boards  
The specification discloses a server system implementing hot pluggable memory boards in an architecture using X86 processors and off-the-shelf operating system, such as Windows® or Netware, which...
7035954 Automatic bus speed and mode balancing after hot-plug events on hot-plug driver  
A technique for rebalancing performance levels of one or more add-in cards is presented. Rebalancing occurs whenever a hot-plug event occurs and a change in status of a mismatch condition occurs....
7035945 Method and apparatus for identifying computer expansion cards  
One embodiment of the present invention provides a system that facilitates identifying expansion cards installed in a computer system. The system operates by first examining a device tree for the...
7032052 Information handling system capable of operating with multiple types of expansion cards in a common industry standard connector  
Apparatus provides a method and system for interfacing expansion cards having different device types to a standard connector. In this manner, the number of different types of connectors in an...
7032051 Methods and circuitry for interconnecting data and clock busses of live backplane circuitry and input/output card circuitry, and methods and circuitry for isolating capacitanes of a live backplane from the capacitanes of at least one input/output card  
Circuits and methods for interconnecting a live backplane and at least one I/O card are provided. This invention provides interconnection circuitry that utilizes buffer circuitry to connect the...
7032053 System and method for loading, executing, and adapting a portable running operation system from a removable module to multiple computer systems  
A method and system for providing a running image of an operating system on a removable operating system module to multiple computer systems. The removable operating system module includes a memory...
7032050 Method for control of codecs in PC riser card architectures  
A communications and networking riser includes a plurality of riser codecs and an adaptive initialization module coupled to the riser codecs. The initialization module configures the riser codecs...
7028126 Universal serial bus for mobile devices having expansion modules  
A mobile device such as a personal digital assistant (“PDA”) includes a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) connector in an expansion module bay. An expansion module for the mobile device includes...
7024507 Computer device, expansion device management method, and computer program  
A user specifies, in advance, the expansion devices which he/she does not want to remove among the expansion devices which are attachable/detachable with respect to the PC, and the specified...
7020727 Full-span switched fabric carrier module and method  
A multi-service platform system ( 100 ) includes a switched fabric backplane ( 102 ), a baseboard ( 104 ) coupled to interface with the switched fabric backplane, a full-span switched fabric...
7009863 Memory module with integrated bus termination  
A memory module includes a memory device, a connector, a plurality of lines coupling the memory device and the connector, and termination circuitry coupled to at least a subset of the lines. A...
7010634 Notebook computer with independently functional, dockable core computer  
A notebook computer includes a docking port to receive a core computer. The processor of the core computer serves as the system processor for the notebook computer when the core computer is docked...
7007125 Pass through circuit for reduced memory latency in a multiprocessor system  
A technique and mechanism for reducing memory latency asymmetry in a multiprocessor system by replacing one (or more) processors with a bypass or pass-through device. Using the pass-through...
7003614 Method and apparatus for utilizing different frequencies on a bus based on a number of cards coupled to the bus  
An apparatus and method are provided for operating a PCI-X bus. A device may be provided to determine a number of PCI-X cards coupled to the bus. A mechanism may be provided to control a frequency...
7003598 Remote control for providing interactive DVD navigation based on user response  
A game control unit includes a computer processor for executing game logic stored on a removable memory device. Rich, audiovisual content for the interactive gaming experience is provided on a...
7003690 Method and apparatus for redundancy switching in line cards  
A system for redundancy switching of line cards in a communications system. When a line card needs to be replaced or serviced or becomes inoperable, signal traffic is switched to and through a...
7003608 Method and system for automatic configuration of IDE bus devices  
A system and method are disclosed for automatically and correctly configuring IDE bus devices to be either master or slave devices regardless of the devices' location on an IDE cable. A modified...
7000042 Configurable storage array adapted to configure a segmentable bus based on an arrangement of connectors  
A configurable storage array includes a backplane, a plurality of storage devices coupled to the backplane, a segmentable bus coupled to the storage devices, a plurality of input/output connectors...
7000053 Computer system having a hot swappable hot swap controller  
A computer system is adapted for dynamic replacement of a hot swap controller card. The computer system includes a circuit board, with the computer system comprising a first slot and a second slot...
6996613 System for storing and transmitting home network system data  
The invention specifies a system having a plurality of devices which are connected to one another via an IEEE 1394 interface and one of which contains a control unit which, when operated...
6996648 Generating notification that a new memory module has been added to a second memory slot in response to replacement of a memory module in a first memory slot  
A system includes memory slots to receive memory modules. In response to detecting replacement of a first memory module with a second memory module in a first memory slot, a notification is...
6993618 Dual-mode flash storage exchanger that transfers flash-card data to a removable USB flash key-drive with or without a PC host  
A flash-card exchanger has two modes of operation. When a host personal computer (PC) is connected to a Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector, the flash-card exchanger operates in a card reader...
6993601 Interface card including selectable data transmission route modes including first transmission route mode via memory buffer and second transmission route mode not via memory buffer  
An interface card includes data transmission routes which allow for data transmission in a plurality of data transmission modes and a mode selection switch for selecting a data transmission mode...
6993614 Management methods and apparatus that are independent of operating systems  
The present invention relates to a management agent that can be ran on any operating system. More specifically, the management agent of the present invention is implemented with a set of...
6990543 Memory module with improved data bus performance  
A memory module is capable of constituting short loop-through form memory bus systems in which the length of the entire channel can be reduced. As a result, the systems are suitable for a...
6990539 Apparatus and method of implementing BREQ routing to allow functionality with 2 way or 4 way processors  
An apparatus for implementing bus request routing to allow functionality with 2 way or 4 way processors, includes a bus configured to provide bus request routing; and a bus request route switching...
6990544 Method and apparatus for detecting the presence of a hot-pluggable component in a computer system  
A method and apparatus for detecting the presence of hot-pluggable components in a computer system. The method and apparatus includes an electromagnetic energy source located on a first side of a...
6984152 Multifunction passive socket for flash media cards  
The present invention enables the use of a single passive socket for multiple types of flash media cards. The present invention provides this by implementing circuitry with a detection scheme (...
6983340 Method and system for extending a distance between a personal computer and a keyboard, video display, a mouse, and serial port  
A system and method for extending a separation distance between a PC and its accompanying keyboard, video display, mouse and serial port, which includes an internal expansion card disposed in a PC...
6983385 Configurable baseboard to power a mezzanine card and method  
A computer system ( 200 ) includes a baseboard ( 202 ) having a first side ( 201 ) and a second side ( 203 ), where the first side and the second side define a first key opening ( 205 ) and a...
6981087 Multi-master and diverse serial bus in a complex electrical system  
A two wire serial bus is connected between different circuit boards in a complex electrical system. The two wire serial bus may be used to receive status information about each of the circuit...
6981086 Instrumentation system including a backplane having a switched fabric bus and instrumentation lines  
An instrumentation system which extends channel-based switched fabric architectures to provide instrumentation signaling functions. The system comprises a chassis including slots for receiving...
6978333 Method and system for reducing aggregate impedance discontinuity between expansion connectors  
A method and system are provided for reducing impedance discontinuities which occur when two expansion connectors are located very close to one another on a bus in an information handling system....
6977821 Backplane apparatus and board for use therewith  
A backplane has a plurality of interface slots that each couple to a number of buses. Depending upon the embodiment, these buses include a power distribution bus, a digital ground bus, an earth...