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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180929 | Method for managing logical address and device thereof An address management method and a device thereof are provided. The address management method includes checking by a device whether logical addresses are currently being used by external devices; and setting by the device a non-use logical address as a logical addre... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8156256 | Method for managing logical address and device thereof An address management method and a device thereof are provided. The address management method includes determining by a device whether all logical addresses corresponding to a type of the device are currently being used by external devices; setting by the device a n... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8135873 | Information processing device for performing information exchange between a PCI express bus and a non-PCI express bus interface An information processing device includes: an address converter including a base address register in which address conversion information is stored and a conversion circuit that converts a PCI Express standard bus address of an inputted packet to a non-PCI Express s... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122159 | Determining addresses of electrical components arranged in a daisy chain In one aspect, a system includes electrical components arranged in a daisy chain that include a first electrical component disposed at a first end of the daisy chain and a second electrical component disposed at an opposite end of the daisy chain than the first end.... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8117351 | Serial parallel interface for data word architecture Subject matter disclosed herein relates to techniques involving transitioning serial data into a serial parallel interface. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8117350 | Configuration space compaction The described embodiments provide a system for accessing values for configuration space registers (CSRs). This system includes a CSR data storage mechanism with an address input and a CSR data output. The CSR data storage mechanism includes a memory containing a num... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8024492 | System for managing a power monitoring system containing a multiplicity of intelligent electronic devices A method of managing a power monitoring and control informational system that encompasses multiple intelligent electronic devices (IEDs) of varying types comprises creating different device types, including tags associated with each of the device types; creating at ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8010714 | Method for assigning addresses to nodes of a bus system, and installation A method for assigning addresses to nodes of a bus system, and installation, bus nodes being furnished with an identical delivery address, where (i) an assigning entity, particularly a central computer, start-up computer or bus node sends information to the delivery... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8001287 | Dynamically updating alias location codes with correct location codes during concurrent installation of a component in a computer system During an initial generation/assignment of location codes for field replaceable units (FRUs) that are and/or may be attached to the computer system, the service processor provides an alias location code for each FRU not currently attached. When the service processor... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7962662 | Configuring multi-bit slave addressing on a serial bus using a single external connection Unique addresses for a plurality of devices may be programmed through a single external connection (pin) on each device by using a one of a plurality of different analog voltage or current values on the single external pin in combination with a serial clock of a ser... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7962661 | System and method for determining a bus address for a controller within a network A system and a method for determining a bus address for a controller within a network are provided. The method includes coupling a first set of pins of a wire harness connector to a second set of pins of a PCB connector of the controller. The method further includes... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7917662 | Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with UGA hardware for support of ranges of output display capabilities The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through firmware. UGA is a firmware standard, intended to wrap existing or plan... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7895368 | Wireless communication equipment and connection processing method Wireless communication equipment which associates with a plurality of sets of peripheral equipment present in a prescribed range through wireless communication stores identification code information regarding the associated peripheral equipment, acquires identificat... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7873753 | Memory subsystem capable of accessing a plurality of memory bank identifications and method thereof A controller and a memory subsystem including a plurality of memory banks each having a plurality of memory devices, in which the controller includes a memory device configured to store an identification (ID) of each of the plurality of memory banks; and a control l... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7831742 | Method and device for enumeration An embodiment of the invention describes a method for enumeration. The method includes assigning a second number to a device of a plurality of devices, wherein each device of the plurality of devices has a different unique first number. The method includes comparing... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7809861 | System memory map decoder logic Methods and apparatus are provided optimizing system memory map decoder logic. A system is configured with multiple master and slave components. Using information known about the system configuration, optimized decoder logic can be configured. Critical path delay an... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7783791 | Apparatus and method for treating addresses in an environmental control network An apparatus for treating addresses employed in an environmental control network that involves at least one control unit communicating with a plurality of components, each respective component of the plurality of components having an address selected from a predeter... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7774511 | Addressing multiple devices on a shared bus Assigning addresses to legacy sharing at least one signal line with a plurality of client devices. Each of the devices includes a number of I/O pins selected ones of which are connected to the at least one signal line and each client device includes a first and a se... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769913 | Method and apparatus for assigning a local identifier to a cluster interconnect port in a network storage system A network storage system includes a non-volatile memory to store data including a log of received data access requests, and a cluster interconnect adapter through which to send data to a cluster partner. The nonvolatile memory and the cluster interconnect adapter ar... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7752346 | Universal routing in PCI-Express fabrics A universal routing identifier (URID) is provided to extend the function space in PCI-Express fabrics. Methods and systems based on the URID are provided for configuring URID capable devices and upgrading PCI-Express bridges and switches having lookup tables with ac... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7730226 | Multiple protocol address register method, multiple protocol address register system, multiple protocol address register server, and multiple protocol address communication terminal A multiple protocol address register method between a communication terminal and the register server includes transmitting a first register request for requesting to register a first protocol address from the communication terminal to the register server; storing th... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7653759 | Wireless communications unit, wireless communications method, wireless communications system, and computer program There is provided a wireless communications unit that performs wireless communications with a USB host in a Wireless USB system. The wireless communications unit includes an address setting portion and a beacon creation portion. The address setting portion sets an a... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7644194 | Method and system for addressing a plurality of Ethernet controllers integrated into a single chip which utilizes a single bus interface Certain embodiments of the invention may include receiving at least one message via a single bus interface to which each integrated Ethernet controller may be coupled. A bus identifier, bus device identifier and bus function identifier corresponding to the received ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7636797 | LPC configuration sharing method Multiple devices coupled to a communication system share a common or same configuration address. For each configuration address, multiple configuration registers are defined by the communication system. Each device sharing a common configuration address responds to ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7631110 | Address assignment through device ID broadcast An address assignment mechanism. A computer system may include one or more types of slave devices. Each slave device includes an internal device ID. Slave devices of the same type include the same internal device ID. The master device may broadcast a message through... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7610410 | Method and a system for establishing a connection with identification and group information A method for establishing a wireless connection between a first wireless device provided in a computer and a second wireless device, wherein group information that identifies the first wireless device is created and set for the first wireless device. The group infor... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7590770 | Device-independent control of storage hardware using SCSI enclosure services A SES API is disclosed as an interface between SES protocol code and non-SCSI storage enclosure hardware to abstract the SES protocol code from the control of the hardware. To control the hardware, SES commands are sent to the SES protocol code. The SES protocol cod... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7581038 | Multicast distribution over one or more addressable buses wherein a switch includes a remapping table for inputting address for one or more destinations Disclosed herein is a method for multicasting data to a plurality of destinations over an addressable bus using a switch adapted to receive a stream of data cells from a data source. The switch is adapted to determine the appropriate recipients of the data using a s... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7562161 | Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with UGA hardware via UGA virtual machine and means for abstracting details of the UGA hardware The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through firmware. UGA is a firmware standard, intended to wrap existing or plan... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7552244 | Universal graphic adapter for interfacing with UGA hardware for support of a plurality of emumerated devices The subject invention relates to a Universal Graphics Adapter (UGA) that is a hardware-independent design that encapsulates and abstracts low-level graphics hardware in a standard manner through firmware. UGA is a firmware standard, intended to wrap existing or plan... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7529862 | System for providing access of multiple data buffers to a data retaining and processing device An area efficient system that includes a first circuit to synchronize a clock signal and a data signal and a data retaining and processing device to receive data from said data bus to thereby generate a status signal indicating the receipt of data by said area effic... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7478177 | System and method for automatic reassignment of shared storage on blade replacement A system and method is disclosed for the automatic assignment, or reassignment, of shared storage resources to blade computers in a blade server environment. A chassis manager is implemented as a processing entity on the mid-plane of a blade server chassis to provid... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7444437 | Input/output device and method of setting up identification information in input/output device An input/output device and a method of setting up identification information for an input/output device, to confirm which slot of which device enclosure each unit is mounted in, within a short time, from a map, and execute quick access to the unit. A unit mounted on... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7441052 | Methods and apparatuses for providing copies of stored data for disaster recovery and other uses A disaster recovery technique for computer systems obtains backup copies of data by arranging recording devices like direct-access disk devices into copy pairs of primary and secondary devices. Management of the device copy pairs within a single system and across mu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441056 | Memory device capable of communicating with host at different speeds, and data communication system using the memory device Provided is a memory device for high speed communication including a low speed data communication port and a low speed data input/output circuit, and a data communication system using the memory device. The memory device includes a high speed port interface for tran... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7441050 | Data processing system, data processing method, computer-readable storage medium, and disk drive In a data processing system that processes serial data transferred from a processor formed as one chip and transmits the resultant data to another chip, a data output processing unit that processes serial data transferred from a single processor or a plurality of pr... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437486 | Configurable measurement interface coupled to a front-end subsystem and a back-end subsystem for receiving a set of bootstrap information A measurement device having a configurable measurement interface that enables the dynamic allocation of responsibilities among front-end and back-end subsystems of a measurement device. A measurement device according to the present teachings includes a front-end sub... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437494 | Systems and methods for assigning an address to a network device added to an existing network The present invention provides systems, methods, and bus controllers for establishing communication with various network systems located on a network system. Importantly, the systems, methods, and bus controllers of the present invention are capable recognizing that... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437487 | Storage medium array controller, a storage medium array apparatus, a storage medium drive, a method of controlling a storage medium array, and a signal-bearing medium embodying a program of a storage medium array controller A storage medium drive is controllable by a storage medium array controller. the storage medium array controller receives a data storage medium drive information and the storage medium array controller sets a data transmission parameter with respect to the storage m... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433976 | Data copy method and application processor for the same A data copy method includes designating data stored in a non-volatile memory device as data packages, reading at least one data package to store the read at least one data package in a temporary memory device, transferring the at least one data package stored in the... | 10/07/2008 |
