Patents Assigned to INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
  • Publication number: 20220066965
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method, system and device for modifying an option of a basic input output system, which is applied to a basic input output system. The method includes the following: when starting up, reading the setting value of each option of the basic input output system from a baseboard management controller; comparing the current value of each option in the basic input output system with the corresponding setting value, when the current value is different from the setting value, modifying the current value to the setting value. In the method, system and device for modifying an option of a basic input output system provided by the present disclosure, the options of the basic input output system are saved and modified through a baseboard management controller, which ensures safe and effective settings of the basic input output system options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xianle Tan, Qi LIU, Zhongying QU
  • Publication number: 20220069756
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fan management method and system, and a server. The method includes: monitoring working performance of each dual-motor fan in real-time; determining whether the working performance of the dual-motor fan is normal, if the working performance is normal, instructing the dual-motor fan to continue to operate with normal performance; if the working performance is not normal, instructing a single-motor fan that has no abnormality in the dual-motor fan to operate with a preset compensation strategy; the preset compensation strategy is a strategy for performing performance compensation for a single-motor fan that has no abnormality to normal performance of a dual-motor fan. The present disclosure can reduce energy consumption of the server, avoid ineffective waste, and save operating costs. The fan can be prevented from running at a high speed for a long time, and the service life of the fan can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shuaifeng ZHU, Hai-tao FANG, Lian-fei ZHANG, Qi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220066520
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an installation device and a server including the installation device. The installation device includes: a bottom bracket for supporting a hard disk drive; a first positioning bracket detachably arranged on a first side of the bottom bracket; and a second positioning bracket fixedly arranged on a second side opposite to the first side of the bottom bracket; the first positioning bracket and the second positioning bracket are configured to fix the hard disk drive. Compared with the traditional design, four screws are omitted in the present disclosure to avoid manual locking operation in the production line and operation and maintenance of the hard disk drive module, which meets the requirements of easy installation and cost-saving design. And by adding an adapter bracket, it can be converted to a 2.5-inch hard drive bracket, which has strong compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiaogang LU, Qi LIU
  • Publication number: 20220066859
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for recording error information of a basic input output system based on general purpose non volatile (GPNV), which is applied to a basic input output system. The method includes the following: obtaining error information and a type of the error information when an error occurs in a system; recording the error information in a GPNV storage space of the basic input output system; setting a value of a serial general-purpose input/output port according to the type of the error information. The method, system and terminal for recording error information of a basic input output system based on GPNV according to the present disclosure record the BIOS error information through GPNV in the BIOS ROM, ensuring the reliable recording of error information and helping to accurately determine the cause of the error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xianle Tan, Zhongying QU
  • Publication number: 20220067165
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a security measurement method and security measurement device for startup of a server system, and a server. The security measurement method for startup of a server system is applied to a trusted platform control module of the server system, and the method includes: starting the trusted platform control module after the server system is powered on; measuring subsequent startup operations of the server system by the started trusted platform control module to identify and record safety of the startup operations. By adopting the trusted platform control module, the present disclosure effectively improves the safety of startup of the server system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei HUANG, Zhongying QU
  • Publication number: 20220066861
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for providing a fatal error of a system-on-chip product and a method for identifying a fatal error of a system-on-chip product. The system-on-chip product includes a processor. The method for providing a fatal error of a system-on-chip product includes: when a fatal error occurs, setting a port value of a preset port of the processor as a preset value corresponding to the fatal error; converting the preset value into register data accessible to an external server, such that the external server can identify the fatal error that occurs in the system-on-chip product according to the preset value when acquiring the register data. Through the present disclosure, even if the system-on-chip product does not support a baseboard management controller, the user of the baseboard can still obtain the reason for the error of the product through an out-of-band method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicants: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xianle Tan, Zhongying QU, CHIN HSING LU, Yangeng WANG
  • Patent number: 11262135
    Abstract: A cooling device configured to cool a heat source includes a tank, a bellow and a solenoid valve. The tank contains a coolant, and the heat source is immersed in the coolant. The solenoid valve includes a first channel, a second channel, a third channel and a piston. The first channel is connected to the tank. The second channel is connected to the bellow. The third channel is connected to an external space. The piston is configured to seal the second channel and the third channel. The piston is configured to connect the first channel to one of the second channel and the third channel. When the heat source is initially activated, the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the third channel. When the heat source operates, the piston is moved to connect the first channel to the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai-Yang Tung, Hung-Ju Chen
  • Patent number: 11248950
    Abstract: A method for assessing transportation risk is adapted to an object transported by a vehicle. The method comprises disposing a sensor on a floor of the vehicle to generate and collect a vibration signal, with the floor being configured to carry the object, a computing device performs a time-domain processing procedure according to the vibration signal to output a first data, performs a frequency-domain processing procedure according to the first data to output a second data, performs a risk assessing procedure to output a risk level according to the second data and a reference data, wherein the second data comprises an actual vibration intensity and an actual vibration duration and the reference data comprises a reference vibration intensity and a reference vibration duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: De bin Qi, Xiaowei Zhang, Xuefeng Chen
  • Patent number: 11242867
    Abstract: A fan structure includes a fan frame and a fan body. The fan frame includes two side plates, a first connecting plate, a buckling portion and a second connecting plate. The side plate includes a fan stopping plate, a first protruding portion and two second protruding portions. The first protruding portion and the second protruding portions are disposed on the fan stopping plate. The first connecting plate is connected with the fan stopping plates. The buckling portion is disposed on the first connecting plate. The second connecting plate connects with the fan stopping plates and the first connecting plate. The fan body is accommodated between the side plates. The fan body has some first and second recessed portions which accommodate the first protruding portions and the second protruding portions respectively. The side plates, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are integrally formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yung-Chin Hsu
  • Patent number: 11245601
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an automated integrated test system and method thereof. A virtual mobile device is generated by a host at the test end at an initial time, which executes a preset script file to call the basic functions and the control functions after detecting the abnormal signals of production equipments, so as to simulate the processing flow of abnormal signals and to remotely adjust the equipment parameters. Then, a log file is generated according to the execution result of the script file, and the corresponding report files are generated according to different time ranges in the log file for transmission or display, so as to achieve the technical effect of improving the convenience of system testing in the complex environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 11217854
    Abstract: A battery carrier configured to hold a battery includes a base and a frame disposed on the base. The base includes a main plate and a first limiter disposed on the main plate. The main plate has a positioning hole located opposite to the first limiter. The frame includes a main part located on the main plate, a tail part disposed to the main part, and a stopper. The main part includes an abutment wall standing on the main plate. The tail part includes a positioning post. The stopper includes an elastic arm disposed on the abutment wall and a block disposed on the elastic arm. The base has a limit edge located between the first limiter and the positioning hole. An extending direction of the limit edge is different from a direction from the first limiter to the positioning hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ping-Wei Peng, Liguo Zhou
  • Patent number: 11217887
    Abstract: An antenna module includes a grounding plane, a first high-frequency radiator, a second high-frequency radiator, and a low-frequency grounding component. The first high-frequency radiator includes a first feeding portion, a first grounding portion, and a first radiating portion. The first grounding portion is coupled to the grounding plane. The second high-frequency radiator includes a second feeding portion, a second grounding portion, and a second radiating portion. The second grounding portion is coupled to the grounding plane. The low-frequency grounding component located between the first and second high-frequency radiators. The low-frequency grounding component includes a third grounding portion which is coupled to the grounding plane, a first coupling portion, and a second coupling portion. The low-frequency grounding component extends from the third grounding portion and extends in a first direction and a second direction of a first axis respectively to form the first and second coupling portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chih-Cheng Li, Ssu-Han Ting
  • Patent number: 11216025
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an adjustable fixing assembly. The adjustable fixing assembly includes a base plate and a cover plate. The cover plate includes a plate portion and a protrusion portion protruding from the plate portion. The cover plate includes a first installation position and a second installation position. When the cover plate is in the first installation position, the protrusion portion extends away from the base plate, and the cover plate is spaced apart from the base plate by a first minimum distance. When the cover plate is in the second installation position, the protrusion portion extends towards the base plate, and the cover plate is spaced apart from the base plate by a second minimum distance, where the second minimum distance is smaller than the first minimum distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shiang-Chun Tsau, Chen-Wei Huang, Chun-Ying Yang, Ying-Chao Peng, Hsiang-Yun Lu, Tai-Yi Chiang
  • Patent number: 11216003
    Abstract: A navigation system adapted for a material storage system, which comprises a monitoring device and a material transporter. The monitoring device generates an order instruction including a first coordinate and a second coordinate, and generates a movement instruction based on the first coordinate and a current coordinate of the material transporter. The material transporter receives the order instruction and the movement instruction, and the material transporter generates and sends the current displacement data to the monitoring device. The material transporter comprises a navigation assembly and a laser pointing element. The navigation assembly detects a first reflected signal and a second reflected signal when the material transporter moves based on the movement instruction and generates the current displacement data. The laser pointing element generates a laser beam based on the second coordinate when the material transporter arrives the first coordinate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Po-Jui Chen
  • Patent number: 11196807
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a data transmission system with network service decentralization and a method thereof. A business service node is connected with a business service lite agent, a consumption service node is connected with a consumption service lite agent, the business service lite agent is connected with the consumption service lite agent, registration and change of service nodes are realized through lite agents, the service nodes realize data transmission of requests and responses through the lite agents, and when the connection to part of the lite agents fails, the data transmission of the requests and the responses can still be realized through other lite agents. Therefore, a technical effect of data transmission with network service decentralization can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Long Chen
  • Publication number: 20210373616
    Abstract: The disclosure provides an expansion card cage including a cage, a latch and a fastener. The cage includes a back plate, a first mount plate, and a second mount plate. The back plate has two surfaces opposite to each other and two openings. The first mount plate and the second mount plate respectively protrude from the two surfaces of the back plate. The first mount plate is configured for an installation of a riser card configured for an insertion of an expansion card. The openings of the back plate are configured to expose the expansion card. The second mount plate has a fixation hole. The latch has a through hole. The fastener is disposed through the through hole of the latch and fixed in the fixation hole of the second mount plate so as to force the latch to press against a tab portion of the expansion card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhifa CHEN, Sheng GUO
  • Publication number: 20210373618
    Abstract: An interface card cage includes a first assembly and a second assembly. The first assembly includes a first side wall, a second side wall, and a bent portion. The second side wall has an opening. The bent portion and the first side wall extend in different directions. The bent portion includes a protrusion extending from the bent portion. The second assembly includes an assembly part having a slot. The assembly part includes a first side plate and a second side plate. The first side plate has a recess. The assembly part has a first edge and a second edge. A direction from the first edge to the second edge is different from a direction from the first side plate to the second side plate. The bent portion of the first assembly is located in the slot. The protrusion is located in the recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhifa Chen, Sheng Guo
  • Publication number: 20210373617
    Abstract: A server chassis, configured to detachably fasten a PCB, includes a case, an expansion frame, and a fastening assembly. The fastening assembly includes a slidable component, a guiding component disposed through the slidable component and fixed to the case, a movable pin movably disposed through the slidable component, and a fastening pin fixed to the slidable component. When the slidable component is at a fastening position, the movable pin is movable between inserted and extracted positions. When the movable pin is at the inserted position, the movable pin is disposed through the slidable component and the case, such that the slidable component is positioned at the fastening position, and the fastening pin is disposed through the PCB and the expansion frame. When the movable pin is at the extracted position, the movable pin is disengaged from the case, such that the slidable component is slidable to a releasing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Er-Zhen SONG, Xiaogang LU
  • Publication number: 20210378125
    Abstract: A foolproof frame assembly includes a blocking component fixed on a case, and first and second frames disposed on opposite sides of the case. Each of the first and second frames has a foolproof component fixed to one of two side plates thereof and blocking one of two through holes on its bottom plate. When the first frame is in a first mounting position, the blocking component passes through another through hole and form a space with another side plate of the first frame for one of two mounting side plates of the mounting frame to be disposed therethrough. When the second frame is in the first mounting position, a space occupied by its foolproof component overlaps a space occupied by the blocking component. When the first and second frames are respectively in the first and second mounting positions, the foolproof components block the two mounting side plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicants: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Er-Zhen SONG
  • Patent number: 11189322
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a support assembly including a tray, a hard disk drive chassis and two engagement components. The hard disk drive chassis is placed on the tray. The hard disk drive chassis includes a bottom part, a first and a second side part. The first and the second side part are connected to two opposite sides of the bottom part and located close to two vertical walls of the tray. The hard disk drive chassis can accommodate a hard disk drive. The elastic engagement components are respectively disposed on the first and the second side part. The hard disk drive chassis is movable between an engaged position and a released position. When the hard disk drive chassis is moved from the released position to the engaged position, the elastic engagement components are respectively pressed by the vertical walls so as to engage with the hard disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Xiaogang Lu