Patents Examined by Aurel Prifti
  • Patent number: 12645273
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a substrate that includes a plurality of first connectors, at least one second connector, and a plurality of first wires connecting the plurality of first connectors and the at least one second connector, a plurality of storage devices connected to the plurality of first connectors, and at least one battery connected to the second connector, the at least one battery configured to, receive information related to the plurality of storage devices through the plurality of first wires, and supply auxiliary power to the plurality of storage devices based on the received information in response to a detected sudden power off (SPO) event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sooyoung Ji, Heeseok Eun, Seunghan Lee
  • Patent number: 12632268
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a memory and an embedded controller. The memory store multiple threshold values associated with a current state of the information handling system. The embedded controller determines whether the information handling system has initiated a modern standby (MODS) power state entry. In response to the initiation of the MODS power state entry, the embedded controller determines whether a MODS timeout has expired prior to the completion of the MODS power state entry. In response to the MODS timeout having expired, the embedded controller determines whether one of the threshold values has been exceeded. In response to one of the threshold values having been exceeded, the embedded controller forces the information handling system to exit the initiated MODS power state entry and enter the information handling system in a hibernate power state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Qinghong He, Adolfo Montero, Suraj M. Varma
  • Patent number: 12608064
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus to monitor a power supply are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a first power supply included in a programmable logic controller (PLC), the first power supply to receive input power from a second power supply external to the PLC, and analytics circuitry included in the first power supply, the analytics circuitry to determine, based on the input power, a diagnostic parameter associated with the second power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Intelligent Platforms, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Paul Mathason, Darrell James Hatfield, II, Peter Thomas Betker
  • Patent number: 12596394
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for enabling a feature of a semiconductor device can include receiving, by at least one processor of a semiconductor device, a command to enable a feature of the semiconductor device. The method can also include burning, by the at least one processor and in response to the command, an electronic fuse of the semiconductor device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2026
    Assignees: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., ATI Technologies ULC
    Inventors: Paul Blinzer, Maulik Ojas Mankad, Victor Ignatski, Ashish Jain, Gia Phan, Ranjeet Kumar
  • Patent number: 12591286
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises at least one processing device configured to determine, for a first set of artificial intelligence (AI) workloads, a first set of metrics characterizing AI models utilized by the first set of AI workloads and a second set of metrics characterizing power consumption associated with execution of the first set of AI workloads. The at least one processing device is also configured to generate, based on the first and second sets of metrics, a predictive model configured for generating power consumption predictions for a second set of AI workloads, to utilize the predictive model to generate, for a given one of the second set of AI workloads, predicted power consumption associated with execution of the given AI workload on one or more information technology (IT) assets, and to control execution of the given AI workload on a given IT asset based on the predicted power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Colin Stewart Byrne, Ian Roche
  • Patent number: 12591436
    Abstract: Methods and systems for managing data processing systems during a startup process of the data processing systems are disclosed. A human interface device (HID) is paired with a management controller of a data processing system instead of a dongle device is configured as a pair with the HID. No dongle devices are connected or plugged into any external-facing ports of the data processing system. The management controller includes a processor that operates separately and independently from a main processor of the data processing system that is responsible for initiating and executing a bootup sequence of the data processing system. The data processing system, while still in the startup process before an operating system (OS) of the data processing system is fully booted and operational, is controlled by the HID through the management controller instead of the non-existent dongle device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ankit Singh, Shrikant U. Hallur, Naveen Awasthy
  • Patent number: 12586583
    Abstract: Described are apparatus, systems, and methods that are operable to periodically detected and record a voice of a user associated with or wearing a wearable device. As described, the wearable device apparatus is configured to transition various components of the device between a low power state and an active state to determine if audio data that includes voice is detected. If voice is not detected, the components are transitioned back to the low power state, thereby conserving power of the wearable device. If voice is detected, the audio data that includes that voice is collected for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Narendra Gyanchandani, Bilyana Slavova, Njenga Kariuki, Matthew Heida, Naveenan Vasudevan, Stephen Phillip Pant
  • Patent number: 12585849
    Abstract: The technical idea of the present disclosure pertains to a simulation method and an integrated circuit simulation system for estimating power consumption of an integrated circuit. The method, according to this technical idea, involves determining a clock domain based on a clock flow in the integrated circuit, executing simulation for various modeling signals with different patterns in the targeted modeling clock domain, collecting an energy value consumed by each of the modeling signals based on a simulation result, and calculating the power consumption of the modeling clock domain based on at least one characteristic of the simulation clock.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignee: Baum Design Systems Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: In Hak Han, Jonggyu Kim
  • Patent number: 12560992
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method of controlling power consumption in a multi-processor computing device, the method comprises: determining a target sound level for the multi-processor computing device; determining one or more candidate fan speed combinations for a first fan associated with a first temperature-controlled device included in the multi-processor computing device and a second fan associated with a second temperature-controlled device included in the multi-processor computing device based on the target sound level; determining a temperature error for one of the first temperature-controlled device, the second temperature-controlled device, or a third temperature-controlled device included in the multi-processor computing device based on the one or more candidate fan speed combinations and a measured temperature value for one of the first temperature-controlled device, the second temperature-controlled device, or the third temperature-controlled device; determining a value for a first power setting asso
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dewey, Michael Irwin, Simon Lai, Sau Yan Keith Li
  • Patent number: 12554303
    Abstract: Techniques, software, and systems for enhanced management of computing system battery charge rates are included. In one implementation, a method includes identifying a preference level for battery charging performance for a computing system when supplied by a power supply having a power supply capacity. Based at least on the preference level, the method includes allocating the power supply capacity to bias a primary allocation of the power supply capacity to charging operations of a battery of the computing system while providing a remainder allocation to at least a system processor of the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2026
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Donghwi Kim, Gregory Allen Nielsen, Minsoo Kim, Rajagopal K. Venkatachalam
  • Patent number: 12547236
    Abstract: A method and system of tuning a voltage regulator including receiving, at a voltage regulator, workload information for a workload to be executed by a processor that receives power from the voltage regulator; setting at least one of a load line value for the voltage regulator, a setpoint voltage supplied by the voltage regulator to the processor, or a phase shedding configuration of the voltage regulator based on the workload information; and sending to the processor, after the setting is complete, an acknowledgement signal indicating that the workload can proceed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Houle Gan, Shuai Jiang, Sanjay Nilamboor, Rammohan Padmanabhan, Mohamed Elgebaly
  • Patent number: 12547418
    Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to boot processes for memory devices. In some implementations, a controller of a storage system receives a command for enabling a fast bootup process for the storage system. The fast bootup process may exclude a measurement of information retrieved from a memory device of the storage system during the fast bootup process. The controller may enable the fast bootup process based on the command. The controller may disable a normal bootup process for the storage system based on the fast bootup process being enabled. The normal bootup process may include a measurement of information retrieved from the memory device during the normal bootup process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2024
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Sourin Sarkar, Vamshikrishna Komuravelli, Kanika Mittal
  • Patent number: 12536024
    Abstract: In non-limiting examples of the present disclosure, systems, methods, and devices for cross-platform multi-transport remote code activation are provided. A first device operating on a first platform receives a wake initiation that indicates code for activation on a second device operating on a second platform. The first device identifies compatible transports for transmitting a wake message indicating the code for activation to the second device. The first device selects at least one transport and transmits the wake message over the transport to the second device. The second device, upon receiving the wake message, processes the wake message and activates the code, which was not executing prior to activating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventors: Shrey Shah, Aidan George Purdy-Say
  • Patent number: 12517545
    Abstract: A clock adjustment circuit includes a pattern filter circuit, a phase error detector (PED) circuit, and a phase error calculation circuit. The pattern filter circuit selects first predetermined data patterns from a plurality of consecutive data samples under an acquisition mode of the clock adjustment circuit, wherein the plurality of consecutive data samples are derived from an output of a first sampler circuit. The PED circuit detects phase errors according to an output of the pattern filter circuit and error samples derived from an output of a second sampler circuit. The phase error calculation circuit determines timing compensation of a sampling clock according to an output of the PED circuit, wherein the sampling clock is used by the first sampler circuit and the second sampler circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventor: Po-Hsueh Wu
  • Patent number: 12511215
    Abstract: A device for managing a power consumption of a power supply of a four-way server includes a mainboard and a power board. The mainboard is provided with a BMC, a CPLD, a CPU, a PCIE device and a configuration-mode identifying circuit. The power board is provided with a PSU module, an IO expansion chip and a server-size-type circuit. The BMC acquires a server-size type and a power-consumption configuration mode; acquires an overall power-consumption threshold; acquires the rated powers of the PSUs; determines whether the sum of the rated powers of all of the PSUs is less than the overall power-consumption threshold, if yes, issues an alarm and ends the process, and if no, monitors the states of the PSUs in real time; when one of the PSUs is abnormal, determines whether the sum of the rated powers of all of the normal PSUs is less than the overall power-consumption threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wenbo Deng, Xiangtao Kong
  • Patent number: 12510946
    Abstract: A control method includes: obtaining operating power consumption information of a processor at a current detection time point; determining a target power consumption threshold within a preset adjustment range based on the operating power consumption information; and adjusting a power consumption threshold of the processor from an original power consumption threshold to the target power consumption threshold to cause the processor to operate based on the target power consumption threshold at least before a first detection time point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2024
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventors: Ziguo Chen, Xida Lu
  • Patent number: 12512672
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide methods, systems, and computer program products for implementing enhanced phase power load balancing of a set of systems (e.g., the set of systems of a data center) using a subset of the systems. Disclosed embodiments extract phase currents of a three-phase power source of the set of systems, and determine, based on extracted phase currents for the set of systems, input phase power load balancing for the subset of the systems. Disclosed embodiments alter the current input phase power balancing of the subset, unbalancing the input phase power load for the subset of the systems to provide enhanced phase power load balancing of the set of systems. Altering the current input phase power balancing for the subset of the systems can be implemented by power shifting between power supply units (PSUs), phase rotations, or input phase switching of power distribution unit (PDU) switchable output ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2025
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: John S. Werner, Luke L. Jenkins, Arkadiy O. Tsfasman, John Torok
  • Patent number: 12504803
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a power supply configured to provide a main power bus and a secondary power bus and a USB-C port. The USB-C port includes a connector that provides an internal power bus, an input selector that couples the internal power bus to the main power bus, and a controller that enables/disables the coupling of the internal power bus to the main power bus by the input selector, and selectively couple the secondary power bus to the internal power bus. The controller further determines that an over-voltage condition is exhibited on the first internal power bus, and, in response to determining the over-voltage condition, disables the first input selector from coupling the first internal power bus to the main power bus and uncouples the secondary power bus from the first internal power bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2025
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Merle J. Wood, Chin-Jui Liu, Ken Nicholas, Marcin Nowak
  • Patent number: 12487627
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided to generate time data according to a nominal frequency and based on an available frequency. A hardware clock of the system can operate according to the available frequency. The system can identify a difference between the available frequency and a nominal frequency. Based on the difference, the system can generate time data according to the nominal frequency. To generate the time data, for each clock cycle of a plurality of clock cycles according to the available frequency, the system can determine whether to increment or maintain a value of the time data for a prior clock cycle of the plurality of clock cycles. The system can perform one or more functions based on the time data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Itamar Bonne, Ofer Naaman, Benny Pollak, Max Chvalevsky
  • Patent number: 12488370
    Abstract: A first network signal is received indicating a device identifier in response to a transaction involving an electronic device uniquely associated with the device identifier. An entity identifier specific to an entity associated with the transaction is determined. In response to an initialization event of the electronic device, a second network signal from the electronic device is received that identifies the electronic device. In response to the second network signal, a configuration is communicated to the electronic device that is specific to the entity associated with the transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Assignee: Universal Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt Roman Thielen, Robert Edward Taylor, Patrick James Sansonetti, Ryan Michael Melville, James Joseph Alviani