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7370226 System and method for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network  
A method of monitoring a status condition of a first server with a second server in a server network, and also providing synchronization and messaging between the two servers, the method including:...
7370225 System and method for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network  
A method of monitoring a status condition of a first server with a second server in a server network, and also providing synchronization and messaging between the two servers, the method including:...
EP0903671B1 A sound warning circuit for a PCI hot plug  
6895526 System and method for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network  
A method of monitoring a status condition of a first server with a second server in a server network, and also providing synchronization and messaging between the two servers, the method including:...
6810455 Bus arbitration system and method for carrying out a centralized arbitration with independent bus request and grant lines  
Disclosed is a bus arbitration system and method which assume that each operation using the bus requires from one to five bus clock cycles. Each potential bus master has a dedicated bus request...
6725312 Bus architecture for high reliability communications in computer system  
An industrial PC-compatible computer system for telecommunications applications is described. The computer system includes a plurality of peripheral boards, each of which includes a peripheral...
6587961 Multi-processor system bridge with controlled access  
A bridge for a multi-processor system includes bus interfaces for connection to an I/O bus of a first processing set, an I/O bus of a second processing set and a device bus. It also comprises a...
6499073 System using programmable processor for selectively enabling or disabling power to adapter in response to respective request signals  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6484225 Method and system for managing communications among computer devices  
A method and system for managing communications among computer devices without involving central processor units of computer systems when it is determined that involving a central processor unit is...
6421746 Method of data and interrupt posting for computer devices  
A method of monitoring issuance of interrupt and transaction commands without involving central processor units of computer systems. The method employs a fabric controller to manage transaction...
6304929 Method for hot swapping a programmable adapter by using a programmable processor to selectively disabling and enabling power thereto upon receiving respective control signals  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6269412 Apparatus for recording information system events  
A system recorder for logging events occurring in an information processing system in a memory unit. The system recorder is part of a server system which supports communication of digital...
6260098 Shared peripheral controller  
A shared peripheral controller including a primary bus interface, a primary bus first register, a shared bus interface, and a control unit. The primary bus interface is adapted to receive an...
6253334 Three bus server architecture with a legacy PCI bus and mirrored I/O PCI buses  
A fault-tolerant computer system includes a processor and a memory, connected to a system bus. The system includes at least two mirrored circuits, at least two mirrored IO devices, a detection...
6249828 Method for the hot swap of a mass storage adapter on a system including a statically loaded adapter driver  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6247080 Method for the hot add of devices  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6243838 Method for automatically reporting a system failure in a server  
A method of reporting a system failure in a server system, which includes the following acts: detecting a system failure condition; transmitting failure information related to the failure condition...
6202111 Method for the hot add of a network adapter on a system including a statically loaded adapter driver  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6192434 System for hot swapping a programmable adapter by using a programmable processor to selectively disabling and enabling power thereto upon receiving respective control signals  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6179486 Method for hot add of a mass storage adapter on a system including a dynamically loaded adapter driver  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6173346 Method for hot swapping a programmable storage adapter using a programmable processor for selectively enabling or disabling power to adapter slot in response to respective request signals  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6170028 Method for hot swapping a programmable network adapter by using a programmable processor to selectively disabling and enabling power thereto upon receiving respective control signals  
A software architecture for the hot add and swap of adapters. The software architecture allows users to replace failed components, upgrade outdated components, and add new functionality, such as...
6163853 Method for communicating a software-generated pulse waveform between two servers in a network  
A method of monitoring a status condition of a first server with a second server in a server network, and also providing synchronization and messaging between the two servers, the method including:...
6147871 Low profile computer assembly using paired back-to-back peripheral card connectors that support different bus form factors and are mounted on a riser card  
A low profile riser card assembly for a computer system is provided by incorporating two uniaxial back to back peripheral connectors. The peripheral card connectors extend outwardly along a single...
6115770 System and method for coordinating competing register accesses by multiple buses  
An electronic circuit coordinates accesses to a register shared among multiple system resources by managing the priority of each system resource relative to others. When a priority register access...
6115551 System for minimizing the number of control signals and maximizing channel utilization between an I/O bridge and a data buffer  
A compound control/data channel connects an I/O bridge (IOB) and a data buffer unit (DBU) in a high performance I/O subsystem. Generally, data movements among an I/O bridge, data buffer unit,...
6058450 Method and system for apportioning computer bus bandwith  
A method interfaces a plurality of bus requesters with a computer bus. The method apportions the bus bandwidth among the bus requesters by assigning to each bus requester a bus bandwidth portion...
6014717 PCMCIA host adapter and method for variable data transfers  
A PCMCIA host adapter includes the capability to master a non-DMA system bus and control a DMA data transfer between a DMA capable peripheral and the internal system memory. A peripheral can be...
6008730 Sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug  
A sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug basically comprises: a timer that takes as inputs a fixed frequency clock and the system port B's bit 0, and which controls the system; a logic AND gate...
5958031 Data transmitting/receiving device of a multiprocessor system and method therefor  
A data transmitting/receiving device and method for transmitting and receiving data between processors in a multiprocessor system. A data bus interconnecting a plurality of processors is separated...
5926378 Low profile riser card assembly using paired back-to-back peripheral card connectors mounted on universal footprints supporting different bus form factors  
A low-profile computer assembly having a universal footprint on a riser card for mounting peripheral card connectors on the riser card is provided. The peripheral card connectors can be of the...
5905913 System for collecting a specified number of peripheral interrupts and transferring the interrupts as a group to the processor  
An interrupt mechanism associated with a peripheral devise is connected to a processor by an interrupt driven I/O bus. The mechanism includes an n input System Interrupt Status Register (SISR)...
EP0903671A2 A sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug  
A sound warning circuit for PCI hot plug basically comprises: a timer that takes as inputs a fixed frequency clock and the system port B's bit 0, and which controls the system; a logic AND gate...
5850557 Method and apparatus for reducing bus bridge thrashing by temporarily masking agent requests to allow conflicting requests to be completed  
A method and apparatus for masking processor requests to improve bus efficiency includes a bus bridge having a detection logic for determining when a first processor on a first bus has been backed...
5845107 Signaling protocol conversion between a processor and a high-performance system bus  
A method of operation in a computer system having a host processor, a pipelined system bus, and at least one agent, all of which operate in accordance with a first signaling protocol, and a...
5819052 Portable computer which performs bus arbitration using a serial bus  
An I/o control gate array, a power supply controller, an EEPROM of a battery pack, a DS (docking station) controller, and an EEPROM of a docking station are connected to an I 2 C serial BUS. This...
5796964 Method for modifying an existing computer bus to enhance system performance  
A method for improving the performance of an existing busoriented computer system with minimum or no design change to the existing hardware, bus protocol, or bus operation is disclosed....
5771358 Method and system for apportioning computer bus bandwidth  
A method interfaces a plurality of bus requesters with a computer bus. The method apportions the bus bandwidth among the bus requesters by assigning to each bus requester a bus bandwidth portion...
5761450 Bus bridge circuit flushing buffer to a bus during one acquire/relinquish cycle by providing empty address indications  
A bridge circuit adapted to be associated with a first faster bus circuit and a second slower bus circuit which bridge circuit includes a first path for transferring data between the first and...
5761444 Method and apparatus for dynamically deferring transactions  
A method and apparatus for regulating the deferral of a transaction issued on a bus by a processor in a computer system is disclosed. A bus transaction recorder coupled to the bus processes encoded...
EP0820020A2 Signaling protocol conversion between a processor and a high performance system bus  
A method of operation in a computer system having a host processor, a pipelined system bus, and at least one agent, all of which operate in accordance with a first signaling protocol, and a...
5587957 Circuit for sharing a memory of a microcontroller with an external device  
A device for sharing a memory of a microcontroller with an external device is provided. The device according to the present invention includes a communication unit for exchanging information...
5568619 Method and apparatus for configuring a bus-to-bus bridge  
An information processing system includes a processor for processing information; a processor bus, a first expansion bus; a host bridge for coupling the processor bus to the first expansion bus; a...
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