Entries |
Document | Title | Date |
20080209097 | APPARATUS FOR DIRECTING POWER TO A HOT SWAPPED CIRCUIT BOARD - Apparatus and method to controlling power and communications between to an electronic circuit board. A chassis includes a first electronic circuit board with a first connector and a cassette includes a second electronic circuit board with a second connector. When the cassette is received by the chassis, chassis flex circuitry and cassette flex circuitry come into contact to complete a circuit between the components. Closing the circuit indicates to a controller that the cassette is properly secured to the chassis and that a user is not attempting removal of the cassette. The controller instructs a power source to provide power to the second electronic circuit board through the first connector. When the circuit is broken by a user, the controller causes the completion of operations on the second electronic circuit board and causes the power source to stop supplying power to the second electronic circuit board. | 08-28-2008 |
20080209098 | STRUCTURE FOR PCI-E BASED POS TERMINAL - Exemplary embodiments describe a design structure embodied in a machine readable storage medium for designing, manufacturing, and/or testing a design for performing the functions of a PCI Express feature card remotely from a data processing system. The system is comprised of a circuit board connected to a PCI-E feature card. The PCI-E feature card is remotely located in comparison to the circuit board. Architecturally, the PCI-E feature card appears to the circuit board to be located at the circuit board. | 08-28-2008 |
20080222334 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND DATA CORRUPTION PREVENTION METHOD - An electronic apparatus includes a main body, a panel unit removable from the main body, and an attachment unit configured to indirectly attach a removable memory device to the main body through the panel unit. The main body includes a control unit configured to logically disconnect a data line between the removable memory device and the main body at a time when a user operation for removing the panel unit from the main body is performed and before the panel unit is removed from the main body. | 09-11-2008 |
20080222335 | MODE SETTING METHOD AND SYSTEM INCLUDING PCI BUS IN HOT PLUG OF PCI DEVICE - The invention is to provide a mode setting method and a system including a PCI bus in the hot plug of a PCI device which is capable of supporting a platform unique function for a PCI device that is hot-added. Therefore, in a system including a PCI bus according to an exemplary embodiment of the invention, a south bridge directly notifies firmware that a PCI device is hot-added and thus, it is possible to support the platform unique function for the hot-added PCI device without modifying an OS or an open hot plug driver. | 09-11-2008 |
20080244143 | METHOD OF TESTING MEMORY CARD OPERATION - A semiconductor device is disclosed including die bond pads which are heightened to allow wire bonding of offset stacked die even in tight offset configurations. After a first die is affixed to a substrate, one or more layers of an electrical conductor may be provided on some or all of the die bond pads of the first substrate to raise the height of the bond pads. The conductive layers may for example be conductive balls deposited on the die bond pads of the first substrate using a known wire bond capillary. Thereafter, a second die may be added, and wire bonding of the first die may be accomplished using a known wire bond capillary mounting a wire bond ball on a raised surface of a first semiconductor die bond pad. | 10-02-2008 |
20080250181 | SERVER - The present invention relates to the field of communications, in particular, to a server for solving the problem related to the incompatibility between normal blades and multi-processing blades in a conventional server. The server according to an embodiment of the invention includes a backboard, on which backboard wiring and a first slot are disposed. At least two second slots are further disposed on the backboard. Both a first interface configured to be connected to a normal blade and a second interface configured to be connected to a multi-processing blade are disposed on each of the second slots, the first interface being connected to a corresponding Cluster Switch interface disposed on the first slot via the backboard wiring, and the second interface being interconnected directly via the backboard wiring or being connected to a corresponding Symmetrical Multi-Processing Switch interface disposed on the first slot via the backboard wiring. | 10-09-2008 |
20080307143 | Modularized (block) channel technology with expansion of different to output interfaces - A kind of modularized channel technology with expansion of different IO output interfaces, hereafter called MIB (modular industrial bus) system, which consists of an interface card carrying control chip, a BUS transmission interface, an expansion board, and a hot-plug capacity IO output module; the said interface card carrying control chip can be used to convert output data into communication transmission standard suitable for transmission interface and transmit the data to expansion board through wired or wireless communication interface and then output the IO data through the several sets of output modules (blocks) installed on the expansion board; the present invention allows users to instantly expand or replace different output interfaces and output ports according to different requirements and hot plug-in methods in order to resolve the problem of many specifications and complexities that conventional technology faces due to different types of interface cards, output interfaces, and output ports. | 12-11-2008 |
20080313378 | Method And System To Determine Device Criticality For Hot-Plugging In Computer Configurations - The invention relates to a method for determining device criticality in a computer system comprising the steps of building a component hierarchy graph using computer configuration information; labeling the nodes of component hierarchy graph with redundancy attribute; traversing the component hierarchy graph; and determining whether the device loses an access path by inspecting the redundancy attributes within the component hierarchy graph. Furthermore, one of a plurality of severity levels is assigned to each identified affected resource based on predetermined criteria. The severity levels include a low severity level, a medium severity level, and a high severity level. Each severity level represents degree of impact to the computer system if functionality of the identified affected resource became unavailable. | 12-18-2008 |
20090013120 | Method for Operating a Tachograph and Tachograph for Carrying Out the Method - In a method for transferring data from a tachograph ( | 01-08-2009 |
20090019205 | MEMORY CARD SOCKET USING A DUAL-PORTED USB INTERFACE - In order to greatly simplify the electronics of devices utilizing memory cards, a new type of interface specification is presented which is called DPXD for a “Dual Ported extended Digital” memory card. The DPXD interface specification comprises an electrical 5 signal set definition based upon a new dual USB concept call Dual Ported USB or DPUSB, a mechanical and electrical definition for a memory card socket, an associated memory card signal and mechanical specification for a memory card, and a mechanical definition for cables compatible with the DPXD socket | 01-15-2009 |
20090055567 | DEVICE FOR ASSEMBLYING TRANSVERSAL PCI EXPANSION CARDS AND A COMPUTER HOUSING - A device for assembling transversal PCI expansion cards and a computer housing includes a vertical connection board which is installed in an internal space of a computer housing, with a riser card being fixed on the connection board. The riser card is provided with a plurality of insertion slots, and a side of the connection board is provided with a plurality of brackets, such that tail ends of PCI expansion cards can be horizontally locked on the brackets, thereby allowing more PCI expansion cards, which are superimposed, to be horizontally inserted in a limited space of the computer housing. | 02-26-2009 |
20090063743 | Card-type peripheral device - A card-type peripheral device includes an electronic component including a memory disposed in a case, a terminal part including connection terminals connectable with a to-be-connected device, and a switch for disabling writing to the memory. The card-type peripheral device further includes a signal terminal capable of transmitting a signal indicating the status of the switch to the to-be-connected device. | 03-05-2009 |
20090100208 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A HOT INPUT FUNCTION - A computer software system is disclosed for facilitating a user's replacement or insertion of devices in a computer server network system. The system allows a user to swap or add peripheral devices while the system is running, or in a “hot” condition, with little or no user knowledge of how the system carries out the “hot swap” or “hot add” functions. The system, which consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) and associated computer software modules, allows the user to select a desired peripheral device location within a server, and then provides the modular software structure to automatically execute a series of steps in the hot swap or hot add process. Each step is prompted by the user from the GUI, to invoke commands to instruct a network server through its operating system and hardware to suspend the appropriate device adapters, if necessary, power down the desired device slot or canister, allow the user to replace or insert a new device, and finally restart the adapters and the slot power. The system requires very little detailed input from the user other than identifying the particular peripheral device slot within the server to be maintained. | 04-16-2009 |
20090106471 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENUMERATION OF PROCESSORS DURING HOT-PLUG OF A COMPUTE NODE - An apparatus and method for enumeration of processors during hot-plug of a compute node are described. The method includes the enumeration, in response to a hot-plug reset, of one or more processors. The enumeration is provided to a system architecture operating system in which a compute node is hot-plugged. Once enumeration is complete, the compute node is started in response to an operating system activation request. Accordingly, once device enumeration, as well as resource enumeration are complete, the one or more processors of the processor memory node are activated, such that the operating system may begin utilizing the processors of the hot-plugged compute node. | 04-23-2009 |
20090144476 | HOT PLUG IN A LINK BASED SYSTEM - Machine-readable medium, processes and systems for adding and/or removing components from a running computing device based upon a static topology table and a dynamic topology table are disclosed. | 06-04-2009 |
20090144477 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADDING OR REMOVING A LOGICAL UNIT OF A USB MASS STORAGE DEVICE - A method and apparatus for adding or removing a logical unit of a mass storage device connected to a host computer through a universal serial bus (USB) interface are provided. The method may comprise: dynamically managing a logical unit table associated with the logical unit; generating a corresponding hot plug and play (PnP) event in the mass storage device; and informing the host computer of the hot PnP event. The mass storage device may comprise: a logical unit managing apparatus; a hot PnP event generating apparatus; and an informing apparatus for informing a host computer of the hot PnP event through a USB. | 06-04-2009 |
20090150589 | HOT-PLUG SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS AND HOT-PLUG SIGNAL INPUT/OUTPUT APPARATUS - Output control section detects, when the hot-plug line is conducted to the source device's hot-plug line, the data communication line is conducted to the source device's data communication line, and the power supply voltage line is not conducted to the source device's power supply voltage line, that a voltage is not supplied from the source device's power supply voltage line to the power supply voltage line and a voltage is supplied from the source device's data communication line to the data communication line, and thus bringing the switching section into an open state, whereby the voltage supplied from the source device's data communication line to the data communication line is inhibited from being supplied from the hot-plug line to the source device's hot-plug line; and detecting, when the hot-plug line is conducted to the source device's hot-plug line, the data communication line is conducted to the source device's data communication line, and the power supply voltage line is conducted to the source device's power supply voltage line, that a voltage is supplied from the source device's power supply voltage line to the power supply voltage line, and thus bringing the switching section into a conduction state, whereby the voltage supplied to the power supply voltage line is allowed to be supplied, as a hot-plug signal, from the hot-plug line to the source device's hot-plug line. | 06-11-2009 |
20090164686 | DUPLICATE SD INTERFACE MEMORY CARD CONTROLLER - A memory controller for a memory card such as an SD card with an additional host interface such as a USB interface comprises a duplicate SD interface. Embodiments with two SD interfaces may also comprise a card reader controller chip that can be turned off by the memory controller when the USB interface is not needed. Incorporation of the additional SD interface in the controller allows for an economical or off the shelf card reader controller to be employed. | 06-25-2009 |
20090164687 | Motherboard device and computing apparatus capable of selectively controlling electric power supplied to one of two graphics cards - A motherboard device includes a first connecting interface coupled to a first graphics card, a second connecting interface coupled to a second graphics card, a power source connected electrically to the first connecting interface for supplying electric power to the first graphics card via the first connecting interface, and a switch unit interconnecting electrically the power source and the second connecting interface, and operable so as to switch between an ON-state, where the power source supplies electric power to the second graphics card via the second connecting interface, and an OFF-state, where the electric power from the power source is not supplied to the second graphics card. | 06-25-2009 |
20090172235 | MEGASIM CARD ADAPTER - A MegaSIM adapter is disclosed allowing a MegaSIM card to be used in a standard card slot, such as an SD or MicroSD card slot, of a host device. | 07-02-2009 |
20090172236 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLEXIBLY SUPPLYING POWER TO A HIGH-END GRAPHICS CARD - A method and system for flexibly supplying power to a high-end graphics card is described. The graphics system includes the high-end graphics card and also a configurable power supply module, which is physically separated to the graphics card and connected to a power source external to the graphics system. The configurable power supply module converts a first voltage from the power source to a second voltage for the graphics card, wherein the second voltage satisfies a set of power supply specifications required by the graphics card. | 07-02-2009 |
20090198853 | System and method for releasing a peripheral slice from an information handling system - Alignment posts that aid alignment of a peripheral slice to couple to the bottom surface of an information handling system also interface with a release so that actuation of the release translates to movement of the alignment posts relative to the peripheral slice so that the information handling system slides relative to the peripheral slice. Sliding of the peripheral slice relative to the information handling system releases attachment devices, such as hooks of the peripheral device that couple to attachment points of the information handling system so that the peripheral device decouples from the information handling system. | 08-06-2009 |
20090222609 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGULATING SYSTEM ID OF MOTHERBOARD OF SERVER AND SERVER HAVING THE SAME - An apparatus for automatically regulating a system ID of a motherboard of a server and a server having the same are provided. Under a condition that when a rack server is applied to different server systems, the rack server requires different riser cards, while a tower server does not require any riser card, whenever a corresponding riser card or a device card is inserted into the slot of the motherboard of the server, the present invention can automatically regulate a system ID of a motherboard of a server by designing the motherboard of the server compatible with a plurality of server systems as retained at a same status, i.e., retaining the any status configured on the motherboard unchanged. | 09-03-2009 |
20090248938 | SIMPLE NOISE TOLERANT CARD TO CARD SIGNALLING FOR HOT INSERTABLE/REMOVABLE ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS - A method and apparatus are provided for conveying low level signals from a first circuit card to a second circuit card. The low level signals are encoded using a simple integer value N, and the low level signals are then communicated to the second circuit card as a sequence of N alternating values. A binary counter is used to generate the sequence of alternating values using the output of a single pin of the counter, although a second pin may be used to generate a clock signal. The invention allows all low level signals to be communicated in a robust yet simple way, minimizing the chance of spurious signals being generated upon hot insertion or extraction without complicated ad hoc solutions. | 10-01-2009 |
20090259788 | MOTHERBOARD HAVING TIME CALCULATING DEVICE AND TIME CALCULATING METHOD THEREOF - A motherboard having a time calculating device is provided. The motherboard includes a central processing unit, a chipset and a micro controller. The chipset is connected to the central processing unit. The micro controller includes a time counter and a non-volatile storage unit storing therein a first value. The time counter starts to count time when the operating state of the motherboard detected by the micro controller is switched from a power-off state to a power-on state. The time counter stops counting time and defines the counting value as a second value when the operating state of the motherboard detected by the micro controller is switched from the power-on state to the power-off state. The micro controller updates the first value by adding the first value and the second value and stores the updated first value to the non-volatile storage unit. | 10-15-2009 |
20090271552 | DEVICE INTERFACE MODULE - A computer, such as a portable computer, can include a removable interface module. The module can contain a device having a computer interface. The device can be a radio or a fiber optic communications device, for example. The use of such a module can facilitate repair and reconfiguration of the portable computer in the field. Such computers can be used by military personnel, police, emergency medical personnel, fire fighters, and the like. | 10-29-2009 |
20090276555 | Hot Plug Control Apparatus and Method - An apparatus for controlling a hot plug bus slot on a bus has an input for receiving a set of float signals (i.e., the set may have one or more float signals), and a driver having an output electrically couplable with the bus. The apparatus also has float logic operatively coupled with the input. The float logic is responsive to the set of float signals to cause the output to float at a high impedance in response to receipt of the set of float signals. | 11-05-2009 |
20090282180 | Plug-and-play hard disk read/write drive - A plug-and-play hard disk read/write drive includes a body, a control circuit board, and a connecting interface unit. The body has hard disk insertion slots and a power supply unit. The control circuit board is arranged in the body and is electrically connected with the connecting interface. The connecting interface unit has hard disk adapting interfaces corresponding to the hard disk insertion slots. The hard disk adapting interface has a first connecting end and a second connecting end. The hard disk is accommodated in the hard disk insertion slot, and is connected to the hard disk adapting interface. The power supply unit is electrically connected on the control circuit board for controlling a power switch of the connecting interface unit. The present invention allows the hard disks of different specifications to be accommodated in the hard disk read/write drive for transmitting and accessing data via the hard disk adapting interface. | 11-12-2009 |
20090300252 | MONITOR WITH PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT INTERFACE AND COMPUTER - A monitor for a host computer includes a display circuit, a peripheral equipment interface, a power circuit, and a monitor video interface. The display circuit is capable of controlling display of the monitor. The peripheral equipment interface is disposed on a frame of the monitor. The peripheral equipment interface includes a plurality of signal pins. The power circuit is capable of providing power to the display circuit and the peripheral equipment interface. The monitor video interface mates with a video interface of a motherboard of the host computer. The monitor video interface includes a plurality of video pins and idle pins. The video pins are connected to the display circuit. The idle pins are connected to the idle pins of the motherboard video interface. The idle pins of the motherboard video interface are connected to a chip of the motherboard. | 12-03-2009 |
20090300253 | Changeable CPU module apparatus for a computer - The invention relates to a changeable central processing unit (CPU) module apparatus for a computer, comprising a system control module board, a CPU module board and a heat-dissipating device. A second bus connector of the CPU module board is a golden finger plug extending from the CPU module board and is installed on a socket plug of a first bus connector of the system control module board. With the invention, a user can reduce the cost of updating the CPU and increase the period of using a peripheral equipment of the computer. | 12-03-2009 |
20090319713 | EXPANSION CARD FOR EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - An expansion card for an external storage device includes a circuit board, and an input power jack, an output power jack, a voltage transforming unit, an input data transmission interface and an output data transmission interface are located on the circuit board. The circuit board includes a plate-like mounting portion which fits into a bus slot of a motherboard such that the expansion card is positioned but not electrically connected to a motherboard bus. During operation, the expansion card receives power from a power supply via the input power jack, transforms the power via the voltage transforming unit, and transmits the power to the external storage device via the output power jack. In addition, the expansion card receives data from a storage device data transmission interface of the motherboard via an input data transmission interface, and transmits the data to the external storage device via an output data transmission interface. | 12-24-2009 |
20100005211 | ADAPTER BOARD ASSEMBLY - An adapter board assembly includes a board member installed in one slot of a motherboard of an electronic apparatus and having arranged thereon a plurality of electronic devices, signal input ports and signal output ports, a metal frame fixedly provided at one side of the board member for affixing the board member to a rack inside the electronic apparatus to stabilize the positioning of the board member, and a control circuit electrically connected with the signal input ports and the signal output ports for converting a first format of each external signal being inputted into one signal input port into a second format for output through one corresponding signal output port. | 01-07-2010 |
20100070670 | Computer One-Way Data Link - Two computers are serially connected by a one-way cable connection allowing data to be transmitted from the first computer to the second computer, but making it physically impossible to transmit data from the second computer to the first computer. A serial port of the first computer has a transmitting pin in hard-wired communication with a receiving pin of a serial port of the second computer. The grounding pins of the respective serial ports of the first and second computers are hard-wired connected. The invention uses a two-conductor BNC coaxial connection cable and connecting adapters. | 03-18-2010 |
20100077122 | DATA RECORDER FOR MULTIPLE MEDIA FORMATS - A data recorder includes an I/O port, a host processor and a cartridge including a media storage and a media processor connected to the media storage. The media processor includes media capability data which is specific to the media storage. A bus connector removable connects the cartridge to the recorder, and the media processor and the host processor are connected to the connector by a Pathway Bus. When the cartridge is connected to the connector, the media capability data is transmitted from the media processor to the host processor and the host processor communicates data with the media processor as a function of the received media capability data. | 03-25-2010 |
20100088450 | COMPONENT RETENTION MECHANISM - A component retention mechanism facilitates improved installation, retention and removal of hardware components (e.g., PCI cards) on a personal computer. The retention mechanism includes a locking component, support member, and release mechanism coupled to each other. The locking component can be a steel bar or other stiff item positioned proximate to multiple socket connectors on a circuit board. The locking component moves between unlocked and locked positions that mechanically and simultaneously unlock or lock in place multiple add-in cards inserted into the socket connectors. The support member moves and thereby facilitates movement of the locking component between locked and unlocked positions. The release mechanism facilitates movement of the support member and is actuated when a force is exerted by a user thereto. An associated slider housing coupled to the release mechanism and support member includes a fan, support shelves and a door that provides additional support to oversized PCI cards. | 04-08-2010 |
20100125690 | USB MEMORY CARD READER HAVING MEMORY CARD IDENTIFICATION - A memory card reader is disclosed that includes a memory card slot adapted to allow insertion and extraction of a memory card, a universal serial bus port, and a communication controller adapted for electrical communication with a memory card in the memory card slot and the universal serial bus port. The communication controller is responsive to a command message received in a command descriptor packet at the universal serial bus port to query the memory card in the memory card slot for information uniquely identifying the memory card. The communication controller is further adapted to generate an information descriptor packet including information uniquely identifying the memory card for provision at the universal serial bus port. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125691 | METHOD FOR POWERLESS IDENTIFICATION OF SERVER I/O SLOTS - A switch is provided that detects when a computer expansion card has been added, removed or changed. During operation, the switch is held in a depressed position by contact with a card. If the card is removed, the switch is raised and, when a second card is installed in the same slot, the switch is again depressed. The depression of the switch triggers a change signal that initiates the introduction of power to the slot for a period of time long enough for the hypervisor to detect the new device. A delay between a release and subsequent depression of the switch is measured such that when the switch is released enough time is provided to firmly seat a different card in the planar device. Following the delay, power is supplied to the slot so that the hypervisor detects the card and updates the current configuration parameters. | 05-20-2010 |
20100125692 | COMPUTER INTERFACE KIT AND COMPUTER INTERFACE DEVICE THEREOF - A computer interface kit is provided for communication between a computer and a peripheral device. The computer interface kit includes a computer interface device and a cable. The computer interface device includes an ExpressCard connector connected to the computer, an I/O interface unit connected to the peripheral device, and a circuit unit connecting the ExpressCard connector to the I/O interface unit. The cable electrically connects a DC port of the I/O interface unit with an internal USB port of the computer, whereby the I/O interface unit is powered by a DC voltage from the internal USB port. | 05-20-2010 |
20100146180 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECONFIGURING THE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - The method for reconfiguring an information processing apparatus includes: transmitting, by the system management unit, a register setting request to set a register included in the control unit to a predetermined value to all of the system boards within the information processing apparatus, when a system board is added to or removed from any of the partitions; setting, by the system board that receives the register setting request, a register of a control unit of the local system board to the predetermined value, if a partition to which the local system board belongs includes the system board to be added or removed; and ignoring, by the system board that receives the register setting request, the register setting request if the partition to which the local system board belongs does not include the system board to be added or removed. | 06-10-2010 |
20100180061 | INTERFACE CONTROL DEVICE - An interface control device includes a first interface, a second interface, a third interface and an interface controller. The first interface is used to communicate with a first information processing device. The second interface is used to communicate with a second information processing device. The second information processing device is different from the first information processing device. The third interface is used to communicate with a controller of a data-storage medium. The interface controller performs an interface control including transmission of an indication signal through the first interface after the communications through the second interface with the second information processing device are established. The indication signal indicates the first information processing device of the fact that communications through the second interface have been established. | 07-15-2010 |
20100250814 | CIRCUIT FOR CONTROLLING PERIPHERAL DEVICE INTERFACE - A circuit for controlling a peripheral device interface is to enable a central processing unit to detect a peripheral device. The circuit includes a control chip and first to sixth capacitors. The control chip includes a power supply input pin, first to second differential signal output pins, first to second differential signal input pins, and an expansion pin. The power supply input pin is connected to a power supply and grounded via the first and second capacitors in parallel. The first and second differential signal output pins are connected to the peripheral device interface via the third and fourth capacitors respectively. The first and second differential signal input pins are connected to the peripheral device interface via the fifth and sixth capacitors respectively. The expansion pin is grounded via a resistor. | 09-30-2010 |
20100262744 | MULTI-INTERFACE MULTI-CHANNEL MODULAR HOT PLUG I/O EXPANSION - A device includes a connector having first and second signal pins adapted to, when the connector is being connected to a mating connector of another device, make a first connection using the first signal pin prior to making a second connection using the second signal pin, a first circuit operatively coupled to the first signal pin and configured to identify at least three pre-determined signal patterns receivable from the another device using the first connection, wherein each of the at least three pre-determined signal patterns corresponds to one of at least three pre-determined interface protocols, and a second circuit operatively coupled to the first circuit and the second signal pin, wherein the second circuit is configured, responsive to the first circuit identifying a pre-determined signal pattern of the at least three pre-determined signal patterns, to interface with the another device using at least the second signal pin, wherein to interface with the another device is according to a pre-determined interface protocol corresponding to the pre-determined signal pattern, wherein configuring the second circuit responsive to the first circuit identifying the pre-determined signal pattern is prior to the second signal pin making the second connection. | 10-14-2010 |
20100325330 | Multimedia multifunctional photo kiosk combination device - The present invention provides a multimedia multifunctional photo kiosk combination device, in which a multimedia device is structured from a display interface and an access device. | 12-23-2010 |
20100325331 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA STORAGE - A control system for data storage includes an electronic device, and a swap device. The electronic device includes a swap device detection module, first and second swap modules, and a storage device detection module. If the swap device is inserted in the electronic device, the swap device detection module outputs a first interrupt signal, the first swap module transfers data to be written to a first storage device to the swap device instead. If the first storage device is removed and a second storage device is inserted in the electronic device, the storage device detection module sends a second interrupt signal, the second swap module transfers data written and to be written to the swap device to the second storage device instead. | 12-23-2010 |
20110010478 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEVICE RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND RE-BALANCE - In at least one embodiment, an apparatus for providing resources from a plurality of on-board device nodes to a hot-plugged device node in a computer is provided. The apparatus comprises a resource manager configured to receive a resource request over a bus system indicative of a set of desired resources from the hot-plugged device node. The resource manager is further configured to probe a parent device and at least one upper level device node positioned above the parent device node for the set of desired resources. The resource manager is further configured to provide the set of desired resources from the parent device node and one or more nodes of the at least one upper level device node over the bus system for transmission to the hot-plugged device node to enable the hot-plugged device node to operate in the intended manner. | 01-13-2011 |
20110072182 | I/O CONNECTION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM - In execution of hot-plug processing consisting of a plurality of processing steps for connecting an I/O to a host, the hot-plug processing is temporarily stopped upon completion of predetermined processing steps in the hot-plug processing, and the hot-plug processing is resumed once it is detected that connection between the host and the I/O has been established and the host has been enabled to access the I/O. | 03-24-2011 |
20110099315 | MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM - A multimedia system includes a portable device, a multimedia expansion apparatus and a second display. The portable device further includes a main body and a first display coupling with the main body, in which the main body has a first multimedia module and a switch module. The multimedia further includes an expansion port for coupling the portable device, a multimedia switch circuit, a plurality of signal output ports and a power control circuit for energizing the expansion port, the multimedia switch circuit and the signal output ports. The second display is coupled with one of the signal output ports. The switch module forwards a multimedia signal of the main body to one of the first multimedia module and the multimedia switch circuit, and the power control circuit is to terminate power output to while the portable device is separated from the expansion port of the multimedia expansion apparatus. | 04-28-2011 |
20110119423 | Assignment of Resources in an Input/Output (I/O) Virtualization System - An Input/Output (IO) Virtualization (IOV) system provides a mechanism for sharing computer peripheral devices or resources between multiple host computers by presenting a single resource multiple times to numerous host systems. The IOV system provides IO virtualization and host-to-host communication services to the host computers. The system comprises device interfaces coupled to the IO devices. Each IO device comprises at least one endpoint function (EPF). Host interfaces are each coupled to one of a number of host computers. Each host interface includes a proxy, and each proxy comprises configuration data. | 05-19-2011 |
20110173364 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a first opening disposed in a casing; a power source connector disposed opposing the first opening and to which a detachable power supply plug that supplies power from a power supply unit is attached; a second opening disposed in the casing; and a support member by which at least one interface connector among various types of interface connectors for communication with an external apparatus can be attached at the second opening, where the support member covers and hides the power source connector if among the various types of interface connectors, an interface connector having a power supply terminal is attached. | 07-14-2011 |
20110185099 | Modular and Redundant Data-Storage Controller And a Method for Providing a Hot-Swappable and Field-Serviceable Data-Storage Controller - A modular and redundant storage controller system includes management modules, controller modules and an interconnect module. The management modules provide direct-current power and signals to respective controller modules. The controller modules include respective signal interfaces, direct-current interfaces, and interconnect interfaces. The signal interfaces couple the controllers to a respective management module. The direct-current interfaces couple the controllers to a respective management module. The interconnect module includes a pair of connectors arranged to couple a pair of the controller modules via the respective interconnect module interfaces. | 07-28-2011 |
20110271026 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A HOT INPUT FUNCTION - A computer software system is disclosed for facilitating a user's replacement or insertion of devices in a computer server network system. The system allows a user to swap or add peripheral devices while the system is running, or in a “hot” condition, with little or no user knowledge of how the system carries out the “hot swap” or “hot add” functions. The system, which consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) and associated computer software modules, allows the user to select a desired peripheral device location within a server, and then provides the modular software structure to automatically execute a series of steps in the hot swap or hot add process. Each step is prompted by the user from the GUI, to invoke commands to instruct a network server through its operating system and hardware to suspend the appropriate device adapters, if necessary, power down the desired device slot or canister, allow the user to replace or insert a new device, and finally restart the adapters and the slot power. The system requires very little detailed input from the user other than identifying the particular peripheral device slot within the server to be maintained. | 11-03-2011 |
20110289251 | INTERFACE CARD QUICK PLUG-AND-UNPLUG DEVICE - An interface card quick plug-and-unplug device for use with a PCIe interface card is disclosed to include a shell covering a part of the PCIe interface card, and a locating member disposed at one side of the shell and/or the PCIe interface card for engagement with the PCIe slot upon insertion of the PCIe interface card into the PCIe slot. Biasing the locating member allows quick removal of the PCIe interface card from the PCIe slot without any tool. The interface card quick plug-and-unplug device enhances the flexibility of the design of computer circuit layout. | 11-24-2011 |
20120011292 | POWER SUPPLY CIRCUIT FOR IEEE 1394 INTERFACE - A power supply circuit for IEEE 1394 interface includes an IEEE 1394 interface control chip, an interface circuit, and a power circuit. The IEEE 1394 interface control chip outputs transmission protocol signals. The interface circuit is electrically connected to the IEEE 1394 interface control chip by a number of differential signal transmission lines. The interface circuit receives the transmission protocol signals and exchanges data with a peripheral device according to the received transmission protocol signals. The power circuit has a voltage decreasing circuit and provides working voltage to the interface circuit. The voltage decreasing circuit receives a DC voltage and converts the received DC voltage to the working voltage. | 01-12-2012 |
20120072633 | Hot Plug Process in a Distributed Interconnect Bus - A distributed PCIe adapted to support a hot-plug process triggered by any change in a status of a distributed link, comprises an upstream bus unit including a first bridge connected to a root component and adapted to maintain a first configuration space and a copy of a second configuration space, the first configuration space bridge includes at least hot-plug registers specifying at least capabilities and status of a slot of the first bridge; and a second bridge connected to an endpoint component and adapted to maintain the second configuration space, the second configuration space includes at least hot-plug registers specifying at least capabilities and status of a slot of the second bridge. | 03-22-2012 |
20120102252 | HOTPLUG REMOVAL OF A DEVICE IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE SYSTEM - A method and system for hotplug removing a device in a virtual machine system. A computer system hosts a virtual machine that runs a guest. A hotplug manager in the computer system sends a request to the guest for hotplug removal of a device associated with the guest. The hotplug manager detects an indication of reboot of the guest, and completes the hotplug removal in response to detection of the reboot. | 04-26-2012 |
20120317326 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING A HOT INPUT FUNCTION - A computer software system is disclosed for facilitating a user's replacement or insertion of devices in a computer server network system. The system allows a user to swap or add peripheral devices while the system is running, or in a “hot” condition, with little or no user knowledge of how the system carries out the “hot swap” or “hot add” functions. The system, which consists of a graphical user interface (GUI) and associated computer software modules, allows the user to select a desired peripheral device location within a server, and then provides the modular software structure to automatically execute a series of steps in the hot swap or hot add process. Each step is prompted by the user from the GUI, to invoke commands to instruct a network server through its operating system and hardware to suspend the appropriate device adapters, if necessary, power down the desired device slot or canister, allow the user to replace or insert a new device, and finally restart the adapters and the slot power. The system requires very little detailed input from the user other than identifying the particular peripheral device slot within the server to be maintained. | 12-13-2012 |
20130086292 | Systems and Methods for Hot-Plug Detection Recovery - One embodiment is a method for establishing a link between a source device and a sink device. The method comprises enabling a hot plug detect (HPD) handler in the source device, utilizing the HPD handler to receive an HPD interrupt upon the sink device being coupled to the source device, applying one or more predetermined parameters corresponding to the HPD interrupt to establish the link between the source device and the sink device, and adjusting the one or more predetermined parameters if the link between the source device and the sink device is not established. | 04-04-2013 |
20130091313 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE DYNAMIC ADDITION PROCESSING, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEVICE DYNAMIC REMOVAL PROCESSING - A method and an apparatus for device dynamic addition processing, and a method and an apparatus for device dynamic removal processing. A dynamic addition dependency relationship list may be obtained from a BIOS, and dynamic addition processing is performed on a certain device to be dynamically added, according to the dynamic addition dependency relationship list; a user is prompted to dynamically add the target device, and when there is a certain device to be dynamically removed, a dynamic removal dependency relationship list and a dynamic addition dependency relationship list of a corresponding device may be obtained from the BIOS as needed, and dynamic removal analysis and processing are performed according to the combination of the dynamic removal dependency relationship list and dynamic addition dependency relationship list of the corresponding device, so as to prompt the user to dynamically remove the target device. | 04-11-2013 |
20130138854 | AUTOMATED NETWORK CONFIGURATION IN A DYNAMIC VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT - A computer-implemented method, and computer program product, for switching the I/O protocol of a multiprotocol I/O adapter while a computer system including the multiprotocol I/O adapter is running. The method comprises running a multiprotocol I/O adapter using a first I/O protocol while a computer system including the multiprotocol I/O adapter is running, and logically removing the adapter from the system while the computer system continues running. The multiprotocol I/O adapter is then caused to switch to a second I/O protocol while the adapter is logically removed and the computer system continues running. While the computer system still continues to run, the multiprotocol I/O adapter is restarted. After restarting, the multiprotocol I/O adapter runs using the second I/O protocol while the computer system continues running. In a virtualization environment, the method allows a multiprotocol I/O adapter to meet the varying I/O requirements of one or more virtual machines. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138855 | STORAGE DEVICE WITH HOT-SPARE DISK, METHOD FOR STORAGE DEVICE DISK REPLACEMENT, AND DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD FOR DISK REPLACEMENT - A storage device includes a casing, non-hot-pluggable hard disks, and an operating portion. The casing includes a fringe area next to an exterior of the casing, and a central area in an interior of the casing. The non-hot-pluggable hard disks are positioned at the central area of the casing, and the hot-pluggable slots are positioned at the fringe area of the casing. The operating portion is located at the fringe area. Hot-pluggable slots are defined in the operating portion and are adapted for insertion of hot-pluggable hard disks therein. The disclosure also provides a related method storage device disk replacement, and a related data transmission method for storage device disk replacement. | 05-30-2013 |
20130138856 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NODE HOT-SWAPPING - The present invention discloses a method and an apparatus for node hot-swapping, which simplify the node hot-adding procedure, and improve the operation efficiency of the hot-adding procedure. The present invention includes: obtaining, by a server from a baseboard management controller BMC of a node device to be added, static hardware information of the node device to be added, and storing it into a storage device of the server, where the static hardware information is obtained through an out-band channel by the BMC of the node device to be added; receiving, by the server, a node hot-adding command sent by a user, where the hot-adding command carries identifier information of the node device to be added; obtaining the static hardware information of the node device to be added corresponding to the identifier information from the storage device; and adding, according to the static hardware information, the node device to be added. | 05-30-2013 |
20130166807 | SAFELY EJECTING A CLIENT DEVICE USING A DEDICATED BUTTON - Methods and systems for ejecting a device, including providing a host device, providing a client device, the client device being coupled to the host device, receiving a request to eject the client device, the request being initiated using a dedicated eject button, and in response to receiving the request, software-ejecting the client device. | 06-27-2013 |
20130185470 | DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOT-SWAPPING OF SD CARD - A detection method for hot-swapping of a Secure Digital (SD) card is provided. The detection method includes steps of: transmitting an inquiry command to an card reader at a predetermined frequency; receiving a command return message replied in response to the inquiry command; determining whether the SD card is removed or plugged according to the command return message; and detecting a hot-swapping status of the SD card in real-time to provide an accurate status of the SD card for upper-layer applications. | 07-18-2013 |
20130185471 | DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HOT-SWAPPING OF SD CARD - A detection method for detecting a hot-swapping status of a Secure Digital (SD) card is provided. The detection method includes steps of: transmitting an inquiry command to the SD card at a predetermined frequency when an application requiring the hot-swapping status of the SD card is activated; receiving a current command return message replied in response to the inquiry command, wherein the current command return message includes information indicative of a presence or information indicative of an absence of the SD card; determining the hot-swapping status according to a previous command return message and the current command return message; and replying the determined hot-swapping status to the application. | 07-18-2013 |
20130246680 | HOT PLUG PROCESS IN A DISTRIBUTED INTERCONNECT BUS - A wireless communication system comprises a root component connected in a host device and directly coupled to an upstream bus unit, wherein the upstream bus unit is configured to maintain a first configuration space and a copy of a second configuration space, the first configuration space bridge includes at least hot-plug registers specifying at least capabilities and status of a slot of the upstream bus unit; and at least one endpoint component connected to at least one peripheral device and directly coupled to a downstream bus unit that communicates with the host bridge over a distributed link established over a distributed peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) bus, wherein the downstream bus unit is configured to maintain the second configuration space; the second configuration space includes at least hot-plug registers specifying at least capabilities and status of a slot of the downstream bus unit. | 09-19-2013 |
20130262728 | HOT SWAPPING SWAP MEDIA AT A COMPUTING DEVICE - A computing device enabled for hot swapping media, and method therefore, are provided. The computing device comprises: a swap media socket; a power supply for powering the swap media socket; a swap media detect apparatus enabled to undergo a state change when swap media removal occurs at the swap media socket; a switch in communication with the swap media detect apparatus, the switch enabled to disconnect the power supply from the swap media socket in response to the state change; and a processor in communication with the swap media detect apparatus, the processor enabled to turn off the power supply in response to the state change. | 10-03-2013 |
20130262729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FILE SHARING - A system for file sharing includes a file integration service program and a dongle device. The file integration service program is installed in a first electrical device and provides to-be-shared files accessible by the first electrical device. The dongle device includes a hot-plug port, a microcontroller and a wireless communication module. The hot-plug port is for coupling to a second electrical device. When the hot-plug port is coupled to the second electrical device, the microcontroller disassembles and packages a first instruction with a SCSI standard from the second electrical device into the first instruction with a wireless communication standard. The wireless communication module transmits the first instruction with the wireless communication standard to the first electrical device, so that the second electrical device can access the to-be-shared files via the dongle device. | 10-03-2013 |
20130290590 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a plurality of first signal pins and a first hot-plugging detection pin. The second connector includes a plurality of second signal pins and a second hot-plugging detection pin. The first hot-plugging detection pin is configured to connect to the second hot-plugging detection pin when the plurality of first signal pins are connected to the plurality of second signal pins. The first hot-plugging detection pin is configured to disconnect from the second hot-plugging detection pin before the plurality of first signal pins are disconnected from the plurality of second signal pins. | 10-31-2013 |
20130326103 | PORTABLE MEMORY STORAGE DEVICE - A portable memory storage device includes a housing and plural memory modules insertable into the housing. Each memory module includes a module shell, which has a module body and a positioning mechanism, and a memory member connected to the module shell. The positioning mechanism is disposed on the module body and is exposed from the housing. The positioning mechanism of a first memory module abuts against a front opening-defining edge, and the positioning mechanism of a last memory module abuts against a rear opening-defining edge, such that the plural memory modules are positioned in the housing. The memory module may be removed from the housing when the positioning mechanism is depressed. | 12-05-2013 |
20140019660 | CONTROLLING DEVICE - A controlling device includes a controlling device main unit and a terminal block attached removably to the controlling device main unit. The terminal block is provided with an IC chip disposed in a specific position. The controlling device main unit is provided with an interface that, in a state wherein the terminal block is attached, is positioned at a position in proximity to the IC chip that is disposed in the terminal block, and reads and writes information from and to the IC chip without contact. | 01-16-2014 |
20140075074 | ELECTRONIC DATA EXCHANGE DEVICE - An electronic exchange is applied for a portable electronic device is provided, which includes an exchange unit and a loading portion, which is provided for loading a SIM card. The loading portion is positioned in the portable electronic device. SIM card is electrically connected with the SIM interface of the portable electronic device. The exchange unit includes an antenna and an exchange module on the loading portion, in which the antenna is electrically connected with the exchange module. The exchange unit is electrically connected with the SWP pin of the SIM card, and is electrically isolated from the SWP corresponding contact of the SIM interface corresponding to the SWP pin. | 03-13-2014 |
20140156898 | PCI AND PCI EXPRESS VIRTUAL HOT PLUG SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Virtual hot plug systems and methods are described for Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI), PCI Express (PCIe), and variants thereof. Specifically, the virtual hot plug systems and methods enable PCI related devices to support a hot plug configuration with such devices lacking hot plug controller hardware. The virtual hot plug systems and methods include intelligent polling logic for discovering the new PCI/PCIe devices with proper logic to access the hardware and avoid hanging or locking up the operating system. | 06-05-2014 |
20140195710 | STORAGE DEVICE - According to one embodiment, a storage device includes a processing unit and a plurality of storage units. The processing unit includes a processor and a network communication unit. The storage unit includes a processor input/output port connected to the processing unit via a bus, a storage-unit input/output port connected to adjacent storage unit thereto, a memory capable of storing data, and a routing unit configured to perform a transfer process by determining a transfer route of the data to another one of the storage units on the basis of positional information of the storage unit included in the data. | 07-10-2014 |
20140244881 | COMPUTING RACK-BASED VIRTUAL BACKPLANE FOR FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITS - A system for the management of rack-mounted field replaceable units (FRUs) that affords the enhanced availability and serviceability of FRUs provided by blade-based systems but in a manner that accommodates different types of FRUs (e.g., in relation to form factors, functionality, power and cooling requirements, and/or the like) installed within a rack or cabinet. | 08-28-2014 |
20140344493 | USB INTERFACE DETECTION DEVICE - A USB interface detection device is provided. The USB interface detection device includes a USB cable and a detection unit. A first electrical plug and a second electrical plug of the USB cable are plugged into a first electrical receptacle of a first electrical device and a second electrical receptacle of a second electrical device, respectively. A USB3.0 GND_DRAIN pin of the first electrical plug is connected with an ID pin of the second electrical plug. A first VBUS pin of the first electrical plug is connected with a second VBUS pin of the second electrical plug. The detection unit is disposed within the second electrical device for detecting a voltage difference between the said second VBUS pin and the ID pin, thereby judging an interface specification of the first electrical receptacle. | 11-20-2014 |
20150019785 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HOT PLUG - An information processing apparatus of the embodiment includes: a data storage unit to store a virtual address in association with first information that includes at least identification information of a slot; and circuitry. And the circuitry is configured to : detect an interrupt that notifies an operating system that a first PCI card was replaced and is output from a second PCI card by which the first PCI card was replaced on a certain slot; extract, from the data storage unit, a virtual address associated with first information that includes identification information of the certain slot, upon detecting the interrupt; and set the second PCI card so as to communicate using the extracted virtual address. | 01-15-2015 |
20150067222 | ASSERTING PHYSICAL PRESENCE TO A TRUSTED PLATFORM MODULE BY PHYSICALLY CONNECTING OR DISCONNECTING A HOT PLUGGABLE DEVICE - A compute node includes a motherboard having a trusted platform module, and also includes a port for selectively coupling a hot pluggable device into communication with the motherboard. The compute node further includes a circuit coupled to the port for detecting a change in the physical connection of the hot pluggable device to the port and for asserting a physical presence signal to the trusted platform module in response to detecting a change in the physical connection of the hot pluggable device to the port. The change in the physical connection of the hot pluggable device to the port may include either physically connecting the hot pluggable device to the port, physically disconnecting the hot pluggable device from the port, or a combination thereof. | 03-05-2015 |
20150067223 | HOT SWAPPABLE MEMORY MOTHERBOARD - A hot swappable memory motherboard includes a center processor unit and a memory unit. A button is set on the motherboard. Pressing the button, a signal is sent to the center processor unit to stop operating the memory unit. | 03-05-2015 |
20150149677 | HOT PLUGGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A hot plugging system and method are disclosed, in which a pluggable device transmits a request to a host before the pluggable device is pulled out so that the host may select whether preserving a device status, and preserves the device status and then shuts down a power of the pluggable device directly when preserving is selected while shuts down directly the power of the pluggable device when no preserving is selected so that the pluggable device is selected to be recovered or initialized according to the device status, existing or non-existing, after being inserted onto the host again, whereby achieving in a technical efficacy of promoting the hot plugging recovery. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149678 | APPARATUS OF HIGH SPEED INTERFACE SYSTEM AND HIGH SPEED INTERFACE SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus (equalizer module or receiving apparatus) of a high speed interface system and a high speed interface system, in which the resistance value of a termination resistor in a circuit for high speed interface is adjusted to follow that of a termination resistor of a sink circuit unit, thereby implementing efficient equalization and high speed interface, and a command bus (CBUS) is not built in an equalizer integrated circuit (IC), so that it is possible to simplify the configuration of the high speed interface system and improve the performance and efficiency of the high speed interface system. | 05-28-2015 |
20150347329 | METHOD FOR CARD READER TO COMMUNICATE WITH UPPER COMPUTER - A method for a card reader to communicate with an upper computer comprises: initializing a card reader system and enabling an interrupt; determining an interrupt identification type; for Bluetooth communication interrupt identification resetting or USB communication interrupt identification resetting, receiving an instruction and saving a channel identification corresponding to the instruction, performing a corresponding operation according to an instruction type, sending a corresponding response to the upper computer and clearing the Bluetooth communication interrupt identification or the USB communication interrupt identification; for another interrupt identification, performing a corresponding operation according to an interrupt identification type. The method can solve a problem in prior art that a card reader cannot communicate with mobile devices of different models through a USB port. | 12-03-2015 |
20160085697 | STANDARDIZED HOT-PLUGGABLE TRANSCEIVING UNIT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE UNIT THROUGH A WEB SERVER FUNCTION - The present disclosure relates to a standardized hot-pluggable transceiving unit executing a web server function for controlling the transceiving unit, and a method and computer program product for controlling the transceiving unit through the web server function. The method comprises executing by a control unit in the housing of the transceiving unit a web server function, receiving via a communication interface of the transceiving unit a control command, processing the control command by the web server function, and configuring a component of the transceiving unit based on the processing of the control command. The configured component may be the control unit or a signal processing unit. The method may further comprise generating a diagnostic message by the web server function, which is transmitted to a control device via the communication interface. The diagnostic message may comprise a diagnostic of the control unit or the signal processing unit. | 03-24-2016 |
20160085709 | Data Card, and Data Card Switching Method and Apparatus - A data card switching method is provided. The method includes acquiring, by a data card switching apparatus, a port form flag of a data card; and sending, by the data card switching apparatus, the port form flag to the data card, such that the data card switches to a corresponding port form. Also, a data card and a data card switching apparatus are provided. A data card acquires a corresponding port form flag from a data card switching apparatus, and switches to a corresponding port form according to the port form flag, such that mode switching of the data card is performed without the need to upgrade data card software, thereby reducing maintenance costs of the data card. | 03-24-2016 |
20160110105 | MEMORY SERVER WITH READ WRITEABLE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY - In one embodiment of the invention, a server is disclosed including a main printed circuit board; a plurality of processors mounted to the main printed circuit board; and a memory system accessible to the plurality of processors. The memory system includes a plurality of expansion sockets mounted to the printed circuit board, and a plurality of server memory cards removeably plugged into the plurality of expansion sockets. Each server memory card includes a master controller, a plurality of slave controllers, and a plurality of replaceable daughter-memory-cards with read-writeable non-volatile memory. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110306 | Industrial Server System - The present invention relates to an industrial server system, comprising a housing, a backplane, at least one rear board, at least one front board, and a power supply, wherein the backplane and the power supply are disposed in the housing, and the rear board, the first front board are coupled and configured to the backplane. Four connected blocks are disposed on the backplane, which makes that at least one rear board and at least one front board are able to communicate to each other by a plurality of data connecting units disposed on the backplane. The rear board and the first front board of the present invention can achieve a great transmission efficiency by a specific configuration of connected block on the backplane. | 04-21-2016 |
20160110307 | Industrial Server System - The present invention relates to an industrial server system, comprising a housing, a backplane, at least one rear board, at least one front board, and a power supply, wherein the backplane and the power supply are disposed in the housing, and the rear board, the first front board are coupled and configured to the backplane. Four connected blocks are disposed on the backplane, which makes that at least one rear board and at least one front board are able to communicate to each other by a plurality of data connecting units disposed on the backplane. The rear board and the first front board of the present invention can achieve a great transmission efficiency by a specific configuration of connected block on the backplane. | 04-21-2016 |
20160140076 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA BETWEEN DEVICES - An apparatus comprises a housing comprising a generally oblong shape with a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first lateral end and a second lateral end. A memory device is disposed within the housing. A first connector is disposed on the first lateral end and is configured for connecting with a host computer. The first connector is connected to the memory device. The first connector has a slot for accepting a microSD card, wherein the host computer, in communication with the first connector, has access to the memory device and a microSD card inserted in the slot. A second connector is disposed on the first lateral side and is configured for connecting with a portable computing device, wherein the portable computing device, in communication with the second connector, has access to the memory device and a microSD card inserted in the slot. | 05-19-2016 |
20160147699 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A FLEXIBLE INTERCONNECT MEDIA IN A POINT-TO-POINT TOPOGRAPHY - A method and an information handling system provide flexible interconnections between two endpoints and in particular to allow for the allocation and reallocation of PCI lanes. A flexible interconnect media system is capable of connecting a CPU to an I/O device. The flexible interconnect media system includes I/O slots that are each capable of receiving an I/O device, connection interfaces each correlated with an I/O slot, link taps with correlated ports for each CPU, and flexible interconnect media capable of connecting an open connection interface with an open link tap, whereby a connection between the CPU and the I/O device is completed. | 05-26-2016 |
20160147700 | PLACEMENT OF INPUT / OUTPUT ADAPTER CARDS IN A SERVER - Tracking data transfers in an input/output adapter card system to determine whether the adapter cards are well-placed with respect to the components (for example dynamic random access memories) with which the adapter cards respectively are observed to communicate data. Some embodiments use a heuristic value for each adapter card in the system based on inter node transfers and intra node transfers, which are separately weighted and summed over some predetermined time interval in order to obtain the heuristic value. | 05-26-2016 |
20160154765 | STORAGE NODE BASED ON PCI EXPRESS INTERFACE | 06-02-2016 |
20160170926 | APPARATUS, COMPUTER, AND METHOD OF SUPPORTING USB STORAGE DEVICE TO HOT PLUG | 06-16-2016 |
20160179734 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HOT-PLUG FUNCTIONS | 06-23-2016 |
20160179735 | MANAGING A PERIPHERAL COMPONENT INTERFACE EXPRESS DEVICE HOTPLUG | 06-23-2016 |
20160188348 | SMART MODULE CARD AND USING METHOD THEREOF - A smart module card and using method thereof are provided. The smart module card can be implemented in a peripheral platform having a transmitting port. The smart module includes a connecting port and a processing unit electrically connected thereto. The connecting port corresponds to the transmitting port, and the processing unit includes a plurality of functional chips. When the connecting port is electrically connected to the transmitting port, the processing unit receives an identification data provided by the peripheral platform to determine a plurality of predetermined operating functions required by the peripheral platform to be enabled, and the processing unit executes some of the functional chips to correspondingly enable the predetermined operating functions. | 06-30-2016 |
20160378166 | POWER SAVING DURING A CONNECTION DETECTION - An electronic device includes a receiver sense circuit configured to generate a detection signal responsive to detecting a connection to a sink device via a connector. The electronic device further includes a controller coupled to a hot plug detect (HPD) interface. The controller is configured to enable a direct current (DC) voltage source based on the detection signal received from the receiver sense circuit. | 12-29-2016 |
20190146806 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLUG AND PLAY, NETWORKABLE ISO 18000-7 CONNECTIVITY | 05-16-2019 |