Patents Assigned to DELLS PRODUCTS, LP
  • Patent number: 8097979
    Abstract: A device includes a plurality of voltage regulators, and a test module. Each of the voltage regulators are configured to provide a regulated voltage to one of a plurality of subsystems. The test module is in communication with the voltage regulators, and is configured to perform a subsystem component inventory for each of the subsystems at a start of a power-on self-test of the device, to determine a configuration of the device. The test module is also configured to capture first voltage data for the subsystems during an idle operation, to capture second voltage data for the subsystems during a stressed operation, and to set a voltage set point for each of the regulated voltages provided by one of the voltage regulators based on the subsystem component inventory, a power requirement table, or the first and second voltage data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Stuart A. Berke, Kunrong Wang
  • Patent number: 8095129
    Abstract: A system and method for a mobile client device to associate with a preferred access point in a wireless network A determination is made as to whether the mobile client device is stationary within the wireless network The preferred access point is determined between the different access points within the wireless network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Joel Adams, Christian Garvin
  • Publication number: 20120005539
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a peripheral component interconnect express root complex, a basic input output system, and a root complex mirroring block. The peripheral component interconnect express root complex includes a plurality of peripheral component interconnect express ports. The basic input output system is in communication with the peripheral component interconnect express root complex, and is configured to detect a peripheral component interconnect express adaptor configuration, and to set a peripheral component interconnect express mirroring setting based on the peripheral component interconnect express adaptor configuration. The root complex mirroring block is in communication with the basic input output system, and is configured to mirror data between a first peripheral component interconnect express adaptor and a second peripheral component interconnect express adaptor based on the peripheral component interconnect express mirroring setting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2010
    Publication date: January 5, 2012
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Indrani Paul, Johan Rahardjo, Mukund P. Khatri
  • Publication number: 20110317590
    Abstract: A networking device includes a hardware port coupled to a first device and a management module. The management module identifies fabric subsets such that devices included in a fabric subset are permitted to communicate with each other, identifies configurations that include subsets that are active when the configuration is active, and detects that a device is uncoupled from the port. In response to detecting, the management module modifies the subsets by creating a new subset that does not include the uncoupled device, and modifies the configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Aditya Gottmukkula, Vishal P. Kadam, Nivetha Balakrishnan, Rohit G. Bhat
  • Patent number: 8085060
    Abstract: A device is configured to evaluate electromagnetic characteristics of an integrated circuit. The device includes a fluid chamber, a first impeller, a second impeller, and a radio frequency measurement antenna. The fluid chamber is configured to receive the integrated circuit and to cool the integrated circuit. The first impeller is disposed within the fluid chamber and configured to distribute a first electromagnetic field produced by the integrated circuit within the fluid chamber along a first axis. The second impeller is within the fluid chamber and configured to distribute the first electromagnetic field produced by the integrated circuit within the fluid chamber along a second axis. The radio frequency measurement antenna is disposed proximate the fluid chamber and configured to measure an electric field and a magnetic field of the first electromagnetic field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Todd W. Steigerwald, Jeffrey C. Hailey
  • Patent number: 8073942
    Abstract: A storage area network (SAN) includes a management server, a storage device, and a management station coupled to a fabric. The management server implements device domains on the SAN. The storage device instructs the management server to add new device domains on the SAN. The management station defines the new device domains to include the storage device and an initiator coupled to the fabric, and directs the storage device to instruct the management server to add the new device domains. A method includes coupling a management server to a SAN fabric, implementing device domains in the management server, defining a new device domain that includes a storage device and an initiator coupled to the SAN, and coupling a storage device to the SAN fabric, the storage device being operable to instruct the management server to add the new device domain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Jacob Cherian, Gaurav Chawla, Lazarus J. Vekiarides
  • Patent number: 8072975
    Abstract: The “dual stack” capability of a network supporting two or more address spaces is used to perform host discovery in the network address space of one network address format using the network address space of another network format (e.g., via a PING sweep in the network address space of the other network format). The host discovery can be performed using addressing in a smaller network address space (e.g., IPv4 network address format) to discover hosts in a larger network address space (e.g., IPv6 network address format), or vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Wayne R. Weilnau, Jr., Robert L. Winter
  • Publication number: 20110296409
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system (CHVS) includes a processor to execute code, a component, and a non-volatile memory. The non volatile memory includes BIOS code and code to implement a virtualization manager. The virtualization manager is operable to initialize the CHVS, launch a virtual machine on the CHVS, and assign the component to the virtual machine, such that the virtual machine has control of the component. The CHVS is configurable to execute the BIOS and not the virtualization manager, or to execute the virtualization manager and not the BIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Shree Dandekar
  • Publication number: 20110296157
    Abstract: An client hosted virtualization system includes an authentication device, a processor and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system authenticates a virtual machine image, launches a portion of the virtual machine that initiates an authentication session with the authentication device, receives an authentication object from the authentication device, sends the authentication object to the portion of the virtual machine, and launches another portion of the virtual machine. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: David Konetski, Kenneth W. Stufflebeam, Shree Dandekar
  • Publication number: 20110296156
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system (CHVS) includes a processor and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the CHVS, authenticates a virtual machine image and launches the virtual machine based on the image. The CHVS is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager. A client system update network includes a client update system and a CHVS with a processor, a security processor, and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code that initializes the CHVS, authenticates a virtual machine image and launches a virtual machine based on the image. The CHVS is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager. The client update system receives updates and sends them to the CHVS. The CHVS authenticates the updates with the security processor, and overwrites the non-volatile memory with the updates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Shree Dandekar, Frank H. Molsberry, Gary D. Huber, Neeraj Srivastava, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Publication number: 20110296488
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system includes a processor and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system, authenticates a virtual machine image, launches the virtual machine based on the image, and implements a policy manager. The policy manager determines a policy for the virtual machine, receives a request to access a device from the virtual machine, determines if the virtual machine is permitted to access the device based upon the policy, and if so, permits the virtual machine to access the device. If not, the policy manager denies the virtual machine access to the device. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Shree Dandekar, Yuan-Chang Lo
  • Publication number: 20110296408
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system (CHVS) has a non-volatile memory that includes BIOS code and virtualization manager code that operates to initialize the CHVS and to launch a virtual machine. The CHVS establishes a secure communication channel with a client update system via a network interface, receives an update to the virtualization manager code, authenticates the update and overwrites the non-volatile memory with the update. The CHVS is configurable to execute the BIOS and not virtualization manager, or to execute the virtualization manager and not the BIOS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Shree Dandekar
  • Publication number: 20110296197
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system includes a full volume encryption (FVE) storage device, a processor, and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system, authenticates a virtual machine image, launches the virtual machine based on the image, receives a transaction from the virtual machine targeted to the FVE storage device, sends the transaction to the FVE storage device, receives a response from the FVE storage device, and sends the first response to the first virtual machine. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: David Konetski, Kenneth W. Stufflebeam, Shree Dandekar
  • Publication number: 20110296196
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system includes a task oriented device, a processor, and non-volatile memory with BIOS code and virtualization manager code. The virtualization manager initializes the client hosted virtualization system, authenticates a virtual machine image, launches the virtual machine based on the image, receives a transaction targeted to the task oriented device, prioritizes the transaction, sends the transaction to the task oriented device, receives a response from the task oriented device, and sends the response to the virtual machine. The client hosted virtualization system is configurable to execute the BIOS or the virtualization manager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: David Konetski, Kenneth W. Stufflebeam, Shree Dandekar
  • Publication number: 20110296410
    Abstract: A client hosted virtualization system includes a processor to execute code, a non-volatile memory, and a switch. The memory includes code to implement a basic input/output system (BIOS) for the CHVS, and code to implement a virtualization manager. The virtualization manager is operable to initialize the CHVS, authenticate a virtual machine image associated with a virtual machine, and launch the virtual machine on the CHVS. The switch is operable to select one of a first state and a second state. The processor operates to execute the BIOS code when the switch is in the first state and to execute the virtualization manager code when the switch is in the second state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Yuan-Chang Lo, Shree Dandekar
  • Patent number: 8065540
    Abstract: An information handling system includes at least two processing systems that share system resources. In response to detecting a designated event, a power control module of the information handling system can select one of a plurality of available power profiles. The power profile can be selected based on the event and state information indicative of a state of the processing systems. Based on the selected profile, the power control module can set an operational power mode of one or more of the shared system resources.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventor: Andrew T. Sultenfuss
  • Patent number: 8064205
    Abstract: A storage device can include a first outer surface and a second outer surface opposite the first outer surface. The storage device can further include first and second sets of contacts arranged to couple to first and second connectors, respectively. The first outer surface can be closer to the first set of contacts than the second set of contacts, and the second outer surface can be closer to the second set of contacts than the first set of contacts. In a particular embodiment, the storage device can include a circuit board having first and second major surfaces. The first and second sets of contacts are disposed on the first and second major surfaces, respectively. The storage device can be in a form of a solid-state drive. Further, the storage device can be communicatively coupled to a process of an information handling system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Munif M. Farhan, James R. Utz
  • Patent number: 8064838
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a digital circuit having a first terminal connected to a first voltage reference, and a second terminal connected to a second voltage reference. The digital circuit is configured to be coupled to a radio device. The system also includes a band pass filter having a first terminal connected to the first voltage reference, and a second terminal connected to the second voltage reference. The bandpass filter is configured to produce a low impedance response, to reduce a radio frequency noise generated at a specific frequency band of the band pass filter, and to reduce a radio frequency interference produced by the digital circuit and received at the radio device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Jeffrey C. Hailey, Ernest W. Lentschke, III
  • Publication number: 20110265176
    Abstract: A data storage system includes a storage device and a data handler that receives an object, creates metadata for the object that includes a key and an authorization, stores the object on the storage device, receives a request for the object, determines if the request includes the key, and, if the request has authorization information, permits access to the object. The data handler receives another request for the object, determines if the request includes the key, and, if the request does not have the authorization information, denies access to the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: Dell Products, LP
    Inventors: Farzad Khosrowpour, Marco A. Peereboom
  • Publication number: 20110260919
    Abstract: A device includes, in one embodiment, first and second patch antennas. The first patch antenna is disposed at a dielectric substrate, and defines a first principle plane. The second patch antenna is disposed at the dielectric substrate, and defines a second principle plane, an orientation of the second principle plane being different from an orientation of the first principle plane. A switch is coupled to the first patch antenna and to the second patch antenna, the switch to select between operation of the first patch antenna and operation of the second patch antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: Bruce C. Montag, Khursheed Hassan