Patents Examined by Phil Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10281892
    Abstract: A method of managing a control system includes: executing a first iteration of a program in a first processor core of a multi-core computer system during a first period (S1501), executing a second iteration of the program in a second processor core of the multi-core system during a second period that overlaps the first period (S1502); and using outputs of the iterations to control the control system (S1503).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Arquimedes Martinez Canedo, Livio Dalloro, Hartmut Ludwig
  • Patent number: 10152109
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus obtains a measurement value D of the distance between the object and information processing apparatus using a human detection sensor, and detects the object as a user (user detection state ST3) by comparing the measurement value D and a predetermined threshold value. The power mode of the information processing apparatus is set to a standby mode if a user has been detected, and is set to a sleep mode if a user has not been detected. If a state in which a user has been detected continues for a predetermined time, the information processing apparatus changes the sensitivity of the human detection sensor by changing the threshold value for the detection state determination such that the object detected by the human detection sensor is no longer detected as a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke Horishita
  • Patent number: 10152336
    Abstract: Technologies for managing sensor conflicts in a compute system include determining an implication of stimuli sensed by two or more sensors of the compute system and determining whether a conflict exists between the determined implications. If a conflict does exist, an amount of discomfort is applied to the compute device. For example, a performance characteristic of the compute device may be adversely impacted based on the determined conflict. In some embodiments, the level of applied discomfort is based on a magnitude, importance, and/or duration of the implication conflict.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tobias M. Kohlenberg, Brian D. Johnson, John C. Weast
  • Patent number: 10128684
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods to provide energy control via power-requirement analysis and power-source enablement. Both demand-side and supply-side techniques are used alone or in conjunction to determine an optimal number of power sources to supply power to one or more loads. When fluctuations in power requirements are present, measures such as decoupling less-critical loads in order to continue delivering power to critical systems and turning on and off power sources as needed to meet the current power demands of a system are implemented. Power sources are periodically deactivated by the system on a rotational basis such that all power sources wear evenly, prolonging the life of the equipment. A scalable architecture that allows the virtualization of power from the underlying hardware form factor is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Virtual Power Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Shankar Ramamurthy, Sushant Shankar, Rajaram Soundararajan, Andrew Sy, Andrew L Wang, Erich Karl Nachbar, K David Lin, Frank Chuang, Rajeev P Huralikoppi, Ryan Justin Kennedy, Denis Kouroussis, Milind Kukanur, Pranthik Samal
  • Patent number: 10101347
    Abstract: Automated fluid handling system comprising a controller arranged to control the operation of the fluid handling system in accordance with a predefined or user-defined operation process, the fluid handling system comprising a power source input for connection to an external power source, the fluid handling system comprising a back-up power source arranged to supply back-up power to the controller, wherein the controller is arranged to monitor the power source input and in response to a detected power shortage initialize suspend mode of operation powered by the back-up power source, and during suspend mode saving information relating to status of the operation process at the time of power shortage in response to a detected power up initialize a boot procedure comprising a verification if the boot procedure is initialized following a suspend mode or not: if the boot procedure is not initialized following a suspend mode, then proceed according to normal boot procedure to enable start of a new operation proces
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: GE HEALTHCARE BIO-SCIENCES AB
    Inventors: Anoop Bhargav, Jeganathan Srinivasan, Babu Rasool Nabi
  • Patent number: 10088884
    Abstract: A protocol can specifie a power-sourcing voltage range that indicates power sourcing capabilities. Additional power sourcing capabilities can be communicated using voltage variations within the power-sourcing voltage range. A power-sourcing device can provide power to an external power-sinking device over a wired connection containing a plurality of wires. A voltage control circuit can be configured to drive a voltage over a wire of the plurality of wires. Processing circuitry can communicate, using the voltage control circuit, first power-sourcing capabilities to the external power-sinking device by setting the voltage over the wire to a value within the power-sourcing voltage range. The processing circuitry can also communicate, using the voltage control circuit, the additional power sourcing capabilities of the power-sourcing device using voltage variations on the wire, the voltage variations maintaining voltage on the wire within the power-sourcing voltage range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: NXP B.V.
    Inventors: Kenneth Jaramillo, Madan Mohan Reddy Vemula, Sharad Murari, Abhijeet Chandrakant Kulkarni, Krishnan Tiruchi Natarajan
  • Patent number: 10073716
    Abstract: The system and method generally relate to reducing heat dissipated within a data center, and more particularly, to a system and method for reducing heat dissipated within a data center through service level agreement analysis, and resultant reprioritization of jobs to maximize energy efficiency. A computer implemented method includes performing a service level agreement (SLA) analysis for one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs of a data center using a processor of a computer device. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more candidate processing jobs for a schedule modification from amongst the one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs using the processor of the computer device. Further, the method includes performing the schedule modification for at least one of the one or more candidate processing jobs using the processor of the computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Vincenzo V. Di Luoffo, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Michael D. Kendzierski
  • Patent number: 10073717
    Abstract: The system and method generally relate to reducing heat dissipated within a data center, and more particularly, to a system and method for reducing heat dissipated within a data center through service level agreement analysis, and resultant reprioritization of jobs to maximize energy efficiency. A computer implemented method includes performing a service level agreement (SLA) analysis for one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs of a data center using a processor of a computer device. Additionally, the method includes identifying one or more candidate processing jobs for a schedule modification from amongst the one or more currently processing or scheduled processing jobs using the processor of the computer device. Further, the method includes performing the schedule modification for at least one of the one or more candidate processing jobs using the processor of the computer device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Dawson, Vincenzo V. Di Luoffo, Rick A. Hamilton, II, Michael D. Kendzierski
  • Patent number: 10067547
    Abstract: Servers, storage medium and methods associated with control of power management services of remote servers of a remote computing service are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus to control power consumption of computer hardware may comprise a datacenter management control module to receive a request to increase capacity of a server pool from a computing device; determine an available server with available capacity that includes a power management controller to collect power consumption data for one or more of a power supply, a memory, or a processor of the available server, wherein the available server may be a remote cloud server in a different subnet than the server pool and the computing device; add or facilitate addition of the available server to the server pool; and transmit power management commands to the server added to the server pool to at least partially control power consumption of the server provided with the power management commands. Other embodiments may be disclosed or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventor: Enrique G. Castro-Leon
  • Patent number: 10061377
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, when shifting to a sleep mode, a processor of a memory device transmits a first command and saving data to a host and issues a power shut-off request. The first command is a command for writing data to a first memory of the host. The saving data includes register information. The register information includes register data stored in the control register and an address of the control register. A power supply circuit shuts off power supply to a second memory of the memory device, the control register, the processor, and a peripheral circuit in response to the issued power shut-off request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke Iwai, Hiroshi Yao
  • Patent number: 10061594
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a computing device, the method including verifying the contents of a protected portion of a nonvolatile memory included in the computing device, the protected portion including a first protected file that includes first instructions; in response to the protected portion being successfully verified, initiating execution of an operating system kernel, on the computing device, included in a boot portion of the nonvolatile memory, wherein the boot portion is configured to cause the computing device to execute instructions stored in a system portion of the nonvolatile memory under control of the kernel, and the system portion is not included in the protected portion; subsequent to initiating execution of the kernel, locating the first instructions via a first symbolic link to the first protected file, wherein the first symbolic link is stored in one of the system portion or the boot portion; and executing the first instructions under control of the kernel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventors: Young Rak Choi, Mauricio Pati Caldeira de Andrada, Samir S Vaidya
  • Patent number: 10042405
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods to adjust a source voltage based on stored information are provided. The apparatus includes a circuit configured to receive power from a power source through a power distribution network, a storage medium storing data specifying one or more electrical characteristics of the circuit, and a control circuit configured to adjust a source voltage at the power source based on the data stored in the storage medium. The method includes receiving power by a circuit from a power source through a power distribution network, reading data specifying one or more electrical characteristics of the circuit from a storage medium, and adjusting a source voltage at the power source based on the data stored in the storage medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Palkesh Jain, Manoj Mehrotra
  • Patent number: 10031572
    Abstract: Provided are a method and device for processing a core of a processor, and a terminal. The method comprises that: a current utilization rate of the processor is acquired; and the number of currently-running cores of the processor is processed according to the acquired utilization rate. By means of the present disclosure, the problems of high device power consumption, high electric energy consumption, poor heat dissipation and the like in the related art are solved, thereby achieving the effects of improving the utilization rate of the processor, lowering power consumption and improving user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tianming Chen
  • Patent number: 10031716
    Abstract: An example implementation involves a first playback device maintaining a list of MAC addresses. While one or more components of the first playback device are disabled, the first playback device may receive a data packet that comprises a payload associated with a MAC address. The MAC address may correspond to a network interface of a second playback device. The first playback device may identify the MAC address in the list of MAC addresses, and based on identifying the MAC address in the list of MAC addresses, enable at least one of the one or more components of the first playback device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Sonos, Inc.
    Inventors: Hrishikesh Gossain, Benjamin Ari Tober
  • Patent number: 10007315
    Abstract: An electronic device connects to an external host. The electronic device is configured to execute a first operating system and the external host is configured to execute a second operating system. The electronic device comprises a display switching unit, a switch unit and a power unit. The display switching unit is capable of receiving an external display signal from the external host to output a first switching signal. The switch unit is coupled to the display switching unit to output a first voltage control signal according to the first switching signal. The power unit is coupled to the switch unit to output a first voltage to the display switching unit according to the first voltage control signal to cause the electronic device to keep displaying the user interface of the second operating system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignees: Maintek Computer (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Meng-Chih Lin, Rui Zhang, Xiu-Ling Fu
  • Patent number: 9996133
    Abstract: In one example a power management module comprises logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to detect a disconnection on at least one signaling contact in a receptacle prior to a disconnection on the at least one power contact in the receptacle, wherein the receptacle is adapted to mate with a plug, the receptacle comprising a plurality of electrical contacts including at least one power contact to connect with a power pin on the plug and at least one signaling contact to connect with a signaling pin on the plug and in response to the disconnection on the signaling contact, to switch a processor to a low power state prior to a disconnect between the at least one power contact in the receptacle and the power pin on the plug. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: David W. Browning, Vijaykumar B. Kadgi, Robert A. Dunstan
  • Patent number: 9996138
    Abstract: An electronic system includes a plurality of function modules, each of the plurality of function modules operates according to one of a plurality of clock signals; and a clock management module, for generating the plurality of clock signals according to a plurality of performances requirements of the plurality of function modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: MEDIATEK INC.
    Inventors: Ying-Ting Yang, Chiuan-Shian Chen
  • Patent number: 9983887
    Abstract: Techniques for memory management of a data processing system are described herein. According to one embodiment, a memory usage monitor executed by a processor of a data processing system monitors memory usages of groups of programs running within a memory of the data processing system. In response to determining that a first memory usage of a first group of the programs exceeds a first predetermined threshold, a user level reboot is performed in which one or more applications running within a user space of an operating system of the data processing system are terminated and relaunched. In response to determining that a second memory usage of a second group of the programs exceeds a second predetermined threshold, a system level reboot is performed in which one or more system components running within a kernel space of the operating system are terminated and relaunched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew D. Myrick, David M. Chan, Jonathan R. Reeves, Jeffrey D. Curless, Lionel D. Desai, James C. McIlree, Karen A. Crippes, Rasha Eqbal
  • Patent number: 9983656
    Abstract: A method in an electronic device having one or more processors operable a fingerprint sensor and one or more other sensors includes detecting, with a fingerprint sensor, false fingerprint data. After detecting the false fingerprint data, the method determines whether the electronic device is disposed within a pocket. Where the electronic device is disposed within the pocket, the method transitions the fingerprint sensor from an active mode to a low power or sleep mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Merrell, John J Gorsica
  • Patent number: 9977477
    Abstract: In an embodiment, processor includes at least one logic circuit to generate information to be output from the processor; an input/output (IO) interface circuit coupled to the at least one logic circuit to receive and transmit the information; a voltage regulator to provide an operating voltage to the IO interface circuit; and a controller to control the voltage regulator to provide the operating voltage at an adjusted level from a nominal operating voltage based on a process variation of at least a portion of a die including the IO interface circuit. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Sunil Kumar C. R., Aruna Kumar, Prakash K. Radhakrishnan