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7610521 |
Communication control system and method for supervising a failure
A communication control system has a plurality of control units that are connected via a communication bus to provide bidirectional communication. A control unit detects a failure when it occurs....
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7607043 |
Analysis of mutually exclusive conflicts among redundant devices
A system for analyzing mutually exclusive conflicts among a plurality of redundant devices in a computer system includes a data management module operable on the computer system. The data...
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7594128 |
Systems and methods to determine processor utilization
In at least some embodiments, a system comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores processor performance utility instructions and performance adjustment...
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7590890 |
Hot-swap power controller generating sequenced power-good signals
A power controller system is described herein, where a power-good signal (PWRGD) is asserted followed by a slightly delayed power-good signal (DLY_PWRGD) upon the system powering up. This PWRGD...
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7581137 |
Storage apparatus and storage apparatus power supply failure management method
A storage apparatus according to the present invention can store information related to a power supply abnormality after shutting down the principal functions of a data processing board when a...
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7568117 |
Adaptive thresholding technique for power supplies during margining events
Adaptive thresholding technique for power supplies during margining events. A power supply may include a fault detection mechanism for monitoring an output voltage of the power supply to determine...
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7552264 |
Adapter unit for a personal digital assistant having automatically configurable application buttons
The present invention relates generally to an adapter unit for a personal digital assistant. More specifically, this invention relates to an adapter unit that provides additional functionality, and...
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7543199 |
Test device
A test device that can improve test reliability is provided. In the test device, an error detecting unit detects an error of inputted test signals to generate an error flag, a normal test unit...
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7542091 |
Device power management method and apparatus
A power management method and associated apparatus allows a device to make maximum use of its battery before replacement or recharging. After a battery failure, the device may be shut down properly...
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7536576 |
Storage apparatus and power supply control method thereof
This storage apparatus has a plurality of units for transferring or storing data sent from an information processing device, and includes a failure notification unit for notifying a failed unit...
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7533298 |
Write journaling using battery backed cache
A system, apparatus and method for maintaining information related to a write operation is described. In one embodiment of the invention, a write journal is provided that contains a list of entries...
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7519484 |
Power supply monitor
There is provided a power supply monitor circuit comprising a positive supply monitoring input, a negative supply monitoring input, and a voltage divider connected between the positive and negative...
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7509529 |
System and method for performing user recovery of guided procedures for an uninterruptible power supply
A processor embedded in a device includes instructions for procedures to be completed by a user. A display provides the instructions as steps for completion to the user. The processor monitors...
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7502950 |
Dual power supply switching system operating in parallel for providing power to a plurality of LED display modules
A dual power supply switching system for use in an electronic sign where independent suitably sized power supplies each capable of independently powering an entire plurality of LED display modules...
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7490266 |
Integrated circuit and processing system with improved power source monitoring and methods for use therewith
A processing system includes a direct current to direct current (DC-DC) converter for generating a supply voltage when coupled to a battery. A memory module stores a plurality of operational...
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7490252 |
Abnormal power interruption internal circuitry protection method and system for computer platform
An abnormal power interruption internal circuitry protection method and system is proposed for use with a computer platform, such as a blade server, which is characterized by the utilization of...
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7487316 |
Archive and restore system and methodology for on-line edits utilizing non-volatile buffering
The present invention relates to a system and methodology to mitigate memory current requirements in an industrial controller and to facilitate efficient on-line editing, storage and retrieval of...
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7478302 |
Signal integrity self-test architecture
A method suitable for testing an integrated circuit device is disclosed, the device comprising at least one module, wherein the at least one module incorporates at least one associated module...
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7478252 |
Power off controllers and memory storage apparatus including a power-polling time control circuit
Memory storage apparatus include a non-volatile memory for storing data and a power management unit configured to sense a level of an external power supply and to predict a loss of the external...
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7475177 |
Time and frequency distribution for bufferless crossbar switch systems
A bufferless crossbar switch system and technique for synchronization and error recovery between switch line cards is provided. A network switches data through the bufferless data crossbar switch...
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7472309 |
Methods and apparatus to write a file to a nonvolatile memory
A method and apparatus to write a file to a nonvolatile memory is provided. The method may include writing a file to a nonvolatile memory using at least two headers and at least two file fragments...
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7472051 |
Dependable microcontroller, method for designing a dependable microcontroller and computer program product therefor
A microcontroller comprising a central processing unit and a further fault processing unit suitable for performing validation of operations of said central processing unit. The further fault...
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7464292 |
Redundant power system with no latent single failure point
A redundant power supply system with several individual power supplies, each connected to one of several power inlets. At least one power supply can be connected to a selectable one of the several...
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7463543 |
Lock-out device and semiconductor integrated circuit device including the same
A lock-out device is provided that determines whether to lock out a chip or not according to the result of operation voltage drop detected at a plurality of positions in a semiconductor integrated...
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7461294 |
Information processing apparatus, software renewal method for the same, program carrier signal and storage media
An information processing apparatus operating on a finite energy source comprises a remaining power detection unit detecting a remaining electric power of the finite energy source; a determination...
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7454656 |
Storage device and storage device power consumption control method
According to the present invention, in cases where a CHA function and a DKA function are mounted within a single package, a battery power supply that is used during the occurrence of power supply...
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7424643 |
Device, system and method for power loss recovery procedure for solid state non-volatile memory
A method, device and system for determining whether a prior shut down of a device having a solid state non-volatile memory unit such as a flash memory unit resulted from a power loss and disorderly...
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7418613 |
Power supply control method, power supply control unit and information processing apparatus
A power supply control method controls a supply of a power supply voltage from an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to an information processing apparatus based on time information that is set in...
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7415631 |
Backup-type power supply system
A backup-type power supply system aims to integrate power output according to different potentials through different power supply modules. Each power supply module includes backup-type N+1 power...
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7406623 |
DC backup power supply system and disk array using same
In the case where there coexist general loads requiring backup only for a short duration and a specific load requiring backup for a longer duration, uninterruptible power with higher reliability is...
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7395452 |
Method and system for improved reliability in storage devices
A method of preventing data loss in a data storage system includes supplying write data to a high speed volatile write buffer and supplying electrical power from an energy storage device upon...
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7392429 |
System and method for maintaining persistent state data
A system and method for maintaining persistent data during an unexpected power loss uses a memory controller and a supplemental power source. An entity running on the computer, for example, an...
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7383452 |
Electronic device and method for initiating powering-up of a processor in the electronic device
A device and method for making a peripheral device compliant with a power management standard, such as the USB standard, are described. The device includes a power management unit (PMU) and a...
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7363518 |
Information handling system with power fault protection circuit
An information handling system (IHS) employs a power fault protection circuit to protect the IHS from overvoltages which may occur on an information line from a power adapter to the IHS. The system...
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7356452 |
System and method for simulating performance of one or more data storage systems
This invention is a system and method for simulating performance of one or more data storage systems. This invention may be used in many useful ways including for configuring or modeling a data...
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RE40236 |
Software-based voltage detection to reserve device power upon shutdown
Methods and apparatus are provided for reserving power in a handheld computer by inducing a sleep mode when the energy supply of the handheld computer reaches a predetermined low level. A software...
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7350090 |
Ensuring power availability to a blade server when blade management controller is corrupted
An information handling system having a plurality of blade server modules (BSMs) and power supply units (PSUs) uses a module monitor board (MMB) to monitor and control a power budget of the PSUs by...
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7343516 |
Method for verifying thermal and power compatibility of components in a computer system
A method is disclosed for verifying compatibility of components in a computer system. In one aspect, the BIOS determines the identity of the computer motherboard and chassis, and reads a CPU...
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7318170 |
Protection of non-volatile memory component against data corruption due to physical shock
This invention provides a method to operate a terminal ( 100 ), as well as a terminal that operates in accordance with the method. The method includes, in response to initiating a data write...
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7315539 |
Method for handling data between a clock and data recovery circuit and a data processing unit of a telecommunications network node of an asynchronous network, as well as a bit rate adaptation circuit and a clock and data recovery system
A method for handling data between a clock and data recovery system CDR and a data processing unit DP of a telecommunications network node TNN of an asynchronous communications network, using a bit...
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7308614 |
Control sequencing and prognostics health monitoring for digital power conversion and load management
An electronics-based system ( 100 ) for power conversion and load management provides control sequencing and prognostic health monitoring and diagnostics for fault tolerant operation of the system....
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7296165 |
Method for power down interrupt in a data modem
An improved data modem (IDM) and method includes a communication processor module, a mass storage module, a power converter module, and one or more DSP modules. The communication processor module...
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7293197 |
Non-volatile memory with network fail-over
An NVRAM fail-over controller including a NVRAM device connected to a host computer, the host computer having the ability to directly control the NVRAM device. The NVRAM fail-over controller...
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7290172 |
Computer system maintenance and diagnostics techniques
Methods and apparatus relating to computer system maintenance and/or diagnostics are described. In an embodiment, maintenance and diagnostics operations may be performed on a computer system during...
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7290171 |
Device driver and device
A device connected to a bus and a device driver for controlling the device, capable of preventing the device from falling into a forced use suspension (disable) state. Prior to notice of power...
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7287187 |
Method and apparatus for supplying redundant power
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for supplying redundant power. The apparatus includes a first power supply adapted to provide a first portion of power. The apparatus further...
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7279810 |
Storage system and controlling method therefor
With a storage system including a drive and a controller, which are connected to each other via cables, and with a method for controlling the storage system, an emergency power supply voltage for a...
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7275182 |
Method and apparatus for correlating UPS capacity to system power requirements
Methods and apparatuses that automatically determine the capabilities of UPS devices. Systems automatically determine whether a UPS device is capable of protecting system resources by comparing the...
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7269764 |
Monitoring VRM-induced memory errors
A method and system for improving Field Replacement Unit (FRU) isolation in memory sub-systems by monitoring Voltage Regulator Module (VRM) induced memory errors. A comparator compares the output...
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7254752 |
Protecting database records against a failed write operation
Described are techniques for processing data requests in connection with an I/O operation. A write data request is sent from a host to a target data storage system. The host performs a data...
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