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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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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