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7401171 Methods and structure for SAS expander initiating communication to a SAS initiator to identify changes in the SAS domain  
Methods and structures within a SAS expander for initiating communication with one or more SAS initiators in a SAS domain to inform the initiators of sensed changes in the domain without the need...
7386648 PC card controller with reduced number of terminals  
A PC Card subsystem is used for coupling a PC card to a computer system and comprises a PC Card controller and a PC Card power switch. The PC Card controller is coupled to and operates the PC card....
7386640 Method, apparatus and system to generate an interrupt by monitoring an external interface  
In some embodiments, a method, apparatus and system to generate an interrupt by monitoring an external interface are presented. In this regard, an interrupt agent is introduced to communicate over...
7370150 System and method for managing a cache memory  
A processing system optimized for data string manipulations includes data string execution circuitry associated with a bus interface unit or memory controller. Cache coherency is maintained, and...
7365454 Enhanced power switch device enabling modular USB PC cards  
An enhanced power switch device is provided for enabling modular USB PC cards. The enhanced power switch may include a card sense circuit for sensing the type of card present, a card power...
7363414 Programmable logic device integrated circuit with shared hotsocket architecture  
Integrated circuits such as programmable logic devices are provided with hotsocket detection circuitry. The hotsocket detection circuitry monitors signals on data pins and power supply voltages. If...
7359848 Tape storage emulator  
A tape storage emulator has a disk storage, a tape storage, a server interface, a data path control, a virtual tape management and a personality logic. The server interface is in communications...
7356359 Device detection in a mobile communication terminal  
A method for determining connection of an external device to a mobile communication terminal is provided. The method comprises detecting connection of an external device to a mobile communication...
7350010 Method and an apparatus for switching root cells for a computer system without requiring the computer system to be re-booted  
Embodiments of the present invention pertain to methods and systems are described for switching root cells for a computer system without requiring the computer system to be re-booted. In one...
7346721 Method and device for connecting a storage device with a plurality of controllers to a host computer during power-on time or hot plug time  
A method of connecting a storage device to a host computer has a first connection processing for enabling a host interface in advance even when the storage device is not ready yet, and a second...
7343436 Synchronous electronic control system and system control method  
The present invention is carried out to provide a system controller, a control system and a system control method which are inexpensive, highly stable, capable of storing all information and past...
7339785 Interposer for blade center  
A computer system for receiving standard and expanded computer devices includes a chassis, a midplane, and an interposer. The chassis includes bays, each adapted to receive the standard computer...
7334151 Method of and device for detecting cable connection using an oscillation circuit and a counter  
The detector includes the plug for connecting the personal computer through a cable, battery power supply which provides a constant power supply, and the MCU which receives a specific potential...
7330922 Method and apparatus for frame buffer management  
Methods and apparatuses for dynamic virtual frame buffer management. At least one embodiment of the present invention dynamically enables or disables the use of a virtual frame buffer, which is not...
7328298 Apparatus and method for controlling I/O between different interface standards and method of identifying the apparatus  
According to the present invention, an input/output controller connected between an interface connection port of an information processing apparatus and a network device so as to connect the...
7321947 Systems and methods for managing multiple hot plug operations  
A method for managing multiple hot plug operations in an information handling system is provided. An instruction for initiating a new hot plug operation is received, the new hot plug operation...
7315445 Electrical apparatus  
Electrical apparatus in the form of a broadcast data receiver or set top box is provided including a housing for the location of one or more electrical components therein. The electrical components...
7315456 Configurable IO subsystem  
An enclosure for an input-output (IO) subsystem comprises: a backplane; a plurality of first slots for accepting corresponding IO option modules; a second slot for accepting an IO controller...
7313680 Apparatus and method for detecting the presence of a floppy drive by reading a general purpose input prior to reading a floppy drive controller  
One of the ground pins on a conventional floppy drive host connector is coupled to an input of a computer system and to a supply potential via a pull-up resistor. When a floppy drive is connected...
7305503 Method and apparatus for controlling an external device using auto-play/auto-pause functions  
An external device such as a digital recording/reproduction device may be controlled via a digital data bus using auto-play and/or auto-pause functions. According to an exemplary embodiment, a...
7299312 Telecommunication apparatus  
A transition module using an input/output (I/O) bus interface can be connected to a backplane having a bus connector. The transition module is provided with an external connector for receiving an...
7295986 Information processing apparatus and method, and recording medium therefor  
By installing a device control module (DCM), a functional component module (FCM), and a guarantee card FCM of a digital video cassette recorder (DVCR) into an integrated receiver decoder (IRD), the...
7296106 Centerplaneless computer system  
A computer system which may allow a centerplaneless design. The computer system may include various client circuit boards including processor circuit boards, memory circuit boards and switch...
7293127 Method and device for transmitting data using a PCI express port  
A data port operates to support symmetric PCI Express-type data transfers when in a first mode of operation. When in a second mode of operation, at least a portion of the data port connections are...
7281246 Method for loading user interface software  
An electronic device, a storing means and a method for loading the user interface software of an expansion card in the electronic device. The electronic device comprises means for loading, starting...
7277969 Bus system design method, bus system, and device unit  
On the basis of a period of a timing signal, a signal propagation delay in a device unit, signal propagation delay in the timing signal bus and the data bus, and a setup time of another device unit...
7272671 Means of control bits protection in a logical partition environment having a first and second distinct operating system  
A method, system, and apparatus for secure programmable addressing is provided by relocating functions within a multifunctional chip to be distributed across multiple logical partitions and...
7269748 System for preventing errors upon ejection of a memory card from a slot  
Disclosed herewith is a semiconductor processing system such as a card type electronic device, which can easily cope with an error caused by power shutoff that occurs when the card is ejected. The...
7266628 System and method of retiring events upon device replacement  
An information handling system is disclosed that retires events upon device replacement. The system has several devices of one or more types and each device includes nonvolatile memory. A unique...
7263570 Method of providing an interface to a plurality of peripheral devices using bus adapter chips  
A method of electrically coupling a central processing unit (CPU) of a network server to a plurality of network interface modules. The method comprises providing each of the plurality of network...
7263569 Method and system for distributing power in a computer system  
An apparatus for distributing power in a computer system includes a power supply device; a processing device including a CPU module and a plurality of I/O modules; and an insert line coupled...
7257659 Method for signaling PCI/PCI-X standard hot-plug controller (SHPC) command status  
According to embodiments of the present invention, indicators on a PCI/PCI-X controlled by a Standard Hot-Plug Controller (SHPC) have non-fifty percent duty cycle blinking patterns that communicate...
7257650 Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with hardware and means for determining previous output ranges of other devices and current device intial ranges  
The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through...
7237053 Clock switching circuit for a hot plug  
One aspect of the present invention is a clock switching circuit for switching between asynchronous first clock and second clock when connecting or disconnecting an interface cable having a...
7234015 PCIXCAP pin input sharing configuration for additional use as PCI hot plug interface pin input  
A method is provided for selectively using a PCIXCAP pin input to detect PCI/PCI-X bus mode or as DC pin input. The method provides a PCI/PCI-X device having PCIXCAP pin input, and a circuit having...
7234014 Seamless user interactions for portable storage devices  
A portable storage device 10 includes a body 12 , an actuator 16 , and an indicator 18 . When coupled to a host device 22 , a user depressing the actuator 16 causes an interrupt message to...
7234013 System and method for preventing wake on LAN to protect expansion cards  
Embodiments of the present invention include a method for providing protected swapping of a peripheral component in a computer system. The method comprises determining a position of a first...
7231480 Method and system for receiver detection in PCI-Express devices  
A method and system for detecting when a receiver in a host system is present or absent to receive information from a PCI-Express device is provided. The method includes monitoring a signal...
7222200 Method for synchronizing processors in SMI following a memory hot plug event  
A method for synchronizing processors during a system management interrupt caused from a memory hot plug event in multiple processor systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for...
7222290 Method and apparatus for receiver detection on a PCI-Express bus  
A method and apparatus are provided for detecting a receiver over a PCI-Express bus. A receiver is detected on a PCI-Express link by adjusting a common mode voltage using a current injected into...
7216192 Guided configuration of data storage systems  
The present invention relates to systems and methods for configuring a data storage system. One method adds a Fibre Channel device to the loop by beaconing first and second ports, displaying...
7215042 Interface for peripheral device detection  
An interface for detecting connected peripheral devices. The interface comprises a jack and a control unit determining the power requirements of peripheral devices, the control unit detecting the...
7203785 Apparatus and method for parallel and serial PCI hot plug signals  
A method and apparatus are provided for operating a hot plug system. A first device may determine whether the system is to operate in one of a parallel mode or a serial mode. A second device may...
7203778 Method and system for notifying clients of a specific change in a data processing system  
A method of notifying clients of a change in a USB including a first client requesting notification of a first change in the USB, detecting the first change in the USB, and notifying the first...
7203786 Error-flagging apparatus, systems, and methods  
Apparatus and systems, as well as methods and articles, may operate to monitor a flag bit to indicate an occurrence of at least one of a plurality of operational excursions associated with a...
7200694 Servicing multiple hot-plug events utilizing a common event signal in providing hot-plug attention button support  
Each attention button is tied to a presence signal, which is also used to detect the presence of a PCI adapter card within a slot. By comparing HPPC register states, pending due to a system control...
7197589 System and method for providing access to a bus  
A computer system ( 10 ) includes a bus controller ( 12 ), a bus ( 14 ), a plurality of processing devices ( 16 ) and a plurality of enabling switches ( 18 ). Each enabling switch ( 18 )...
7190191 Over-voltage tolerant input buffer having hot-plug capability  
An input buffer circuit and associated method operable in a normal mode and a hot-plug mode. In one example, the input buffer has an input and a buffer output, and the input buffer may include a...
7191275 System and method for the management of hardware triggered hotplug operations of input/output cards  
A method is provided of managing hardware triggered hotplug operations of one or more input/output (I/O) cards of a computer system. The method comprises receiving hardware triggers, each of which...
7188206 USB compound device without embedded hub and implement method in USB system  
A USB system includes at least one USB hub, a USB Compound Device, and at least one USB dummy device which is connected to a downstream port of the USB hub. The USB compound device includes an...