Patents Examined by Volvick Derose
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Patent number: 11422818Abstract: The present application provides an energy management system and method, electronic device, electronic apparatus, and nonvolatile processor. The method includes: performing prediction computation based on at least one type of the received power supply information, power storage information, and power outage information of the electronic device for at least one moment, and outputting at least one of a data bitwidth instruction, a start instruction or a write strategy instruction, or/and QoS prediction information; and performing energy management on operations of the processor based on the at least one instruction, or/and the QoS prediction information. In the present application, it can be ensured that the operations of the processor is matched with the expected energy thereof, and the QoS can be matched with the minimum QoS requested in advance.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: INSTITUTE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY INFORMATION CORE TECHNOLOGY (XI'AN) CO., LTD.Inventor: Kaisheng Ma
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Patent number: 11424953Abstract: An Ethernet network is composed of one or more network infrastructure devices, such as a hubs, repeaters, switches or routers, which provides data interconnection and may provide operational power, or some part thereof, to remote network data terminal equipment such as a wireless access point, IP telephone, IP camera or network end station. Most Ethernet networks operate over a combination of the pairs in an unshielded twisted pair (UTP) or shielded twisted pair (STP) cable, or in some cases may operate over fiber optic cables. The individual links of Ethernet network, between the network infrastructure device and the Data Terminal Equipment (DTE) may be able to operate at one or more data rates such as 10 Mb/s, 100 Mb/s, 1 Gb/s, 2.5 Gb/s, 5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s, or any combination thereof. The invention discloses an Ethernet Physical Layer (PHY) circuit, in combination with an Integrated Connector Module (ICM), which may reside inside the network equipment at either end of the Ethernet link.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Inventors: Ian Crayford, Kuan-Hsiung Wei, Shin-Hao Chien
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Patent number: 11422590Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for configuring operations of an Information Handling System (IHS) that includes a lid panel and a base panel, such as a laptop or convertible laptop. A first lid state is determined based at least partially on a first angle of a hinge connecting the lid panel and base panel. A transition of the hinge angle to a second angle is determined, indicating movement of the lid by the user. Based at least partially on the second hinge angle, a second lid state is determined. Based on the transition from the first lid state to the second lid state, modifications to a plurality of IHS outputs are determined and the plurality outputs are reconfigured. In some embodiments, a speed of the hinge angle transition is determined and the modifications to the IHS outputs are determined based on the speed of the hinge angle transition.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Daniel L. Hamlin, Vivek Viswanathan Iyer
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Patent number: 11416053Abstract: An example power controller includes a comparator to compare an amount of power supplied at a port of a display device to a first power threshold corresponding to a first operating mode of the display device and a second power threshold corresponding to a second operating mode of the display device. The first power threshold is different from the second power threshold. The power controller further includes a mode controller to configure the display device to operate in at least one of the first operating mode or the second operating mode based on an output of the comparator.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 16, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: John W. Frederick, Greg Staten, Wen-Shih Chen
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Patent number: 11409451Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for using the otherwise-unutilized storage space on a storage device without having a substantial effect on the normal operation of the storage device by one or more users accessing the storage device through one or more primary file organization architecture controllers of the storage device are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: August 9, 2022Assignee: Veriblock, Inc.Inventors: Justin Fisher, Maxwell Sanchez
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Patent number: 11402886Abstract: A system comprises an integrated circuit die substrate; volatile memory electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die substrate; a first integrated circuit die element electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die substrate, the first integrated circuit die element comprising a first field programmable gate array (FPGA), and the first integrated circuit die element disposed adjacent to the volatile memory; a battery charger operable to receive power from a main power supply, the main power supply having an on state and an off state, wherein the main power supply is supplying power in the on state and not supplying power in the off state; and a battery module disposed on a top portion of the first integrated circuit die element, the battery module operable to receive power from the battery charger, and the battery module operable to supply power to the volatile memory at least when the main power supply is in the off state.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: Arbor Company, LLLPInventors: Darrel James Guzy, Wei-Ti Liu
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Patent number: 11403146Abstract: A method, an apparatus, and a server for managing an image across cloud servers relate to the field of computer technologies. The method includes: obtaining layered image information of a layered image file of a service virtual machine on a second cloud server; creating a boot partition and a rootfs partition based on a pre-created installer virtual machine and the layered image information; and creating, based on the boot partition and the rootfs partition, an image corresponding to the service virtual machine. In this method, no manual operation is required, and not only reducing management costs, but also improving management efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2019Date of Patent: August 2, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Sen Zhang, Fei Qi
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Patent number: 11392190Abstract: A system and method for powering up a portable information handling system based on a position of a kickstand and a position of a keyboard relative to a chassis. When a kickstand is opened, a power control system determines if a keyboard is attached and opened. If the keyboard is not attached and the kickstand is opened, the power control system initiates powering up the portable information handling system. If the keyboard is attached and closed, the portable information handling system is not powered up. If the keyboard is attached and opened, the power control system initiates powering up the portable information handling system. If the kickstand is opened and the keyboard is opened, the power control system initiates powering up the portable information handling system.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Yaotsung Chang, Chih-Lang Lin, Li Chung Liu
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Patent number: 11385705Abstract: A display apparatus and an operation method thereof are provided. The display apparatus includes: a volatile memory; a nonvolatile memory; and a processor configured to: determine stability of a system for the display apparatus; when a power-off input for the display apparatus is received, if the system is determined to be stable, enter a power-saving mode while maintaining power supply to the volatile memory in which execution data regarding an application currently being executed is stored; and if the system is determined to be unstable, perform power-off processing after storing execution status information of at least one application being executed in the nonvolatile memory, perform booting to execute the application by using application execution status information stored in the nonvolatile memory, and store the execution data regarding the executed application in the volatile memory and then enter the power saving mode while maintaining the power supply to the volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyunseok Choi, Cheulhee Hahm, Yoojin Park
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Patent number: 11385693Abstract: In an embodiment, a local memory that is dedicated to one or more hardware accelerators is divided into a plurality of independently powerable sections. That is, one or more of the sections may be powered on while other ones of the plurality of sections are powered off. The hardware accelerators receive instruction words from one or more central processing units (CPUs). The instruction words may include a field that specifies an amount of the memory that is used when processing the first instruction word, and the power control circuit may be configured to power a subset of the plurality of sections to provide sufficient memory for the instruction word based on the field, while one or more of the plurality of sections are powered off.Type: GrantFiled: July 2, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Paolo Di Febbo, Yohan Rajan, Chaminda Nalaka Vidanagamachchi
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Patent number: 11379028Abstract: A semiconductor device and a power-off method of the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including a first power source group including first and second power sources, a second power source group including a third power source and a power sequence controller. The power sequence controller performs power-on operations and power-off operations of the first to third power sources. The power sequence controller starts a power-off operation of the first power source group at a first time, and starts a power-off operation of the second power source group when the power voltage of the first power source group becomes a first voltage or when a first reference time has passed from the first time.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2020Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ho-Yeon Jeon, Dae Hwan Kim, Young Hoon Lee
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Patent number: 11360787Abstract: An information processing system including a device and a client terminal which is able to create action configuration data for implementing a plurality of functions in the device includes a first management unit configured to manage a first version of firmware for implementing a plurality of functions in the device and a second version of a schema usable in the firmware of the first version, a second management unit configured to manage the action configuration data, which has been created based on information managed by the first management unit, and the second version, and a transmission unit configured to, in response to a request from the device, specify the action configuration data managed by the second management unit and to transmit the specified action configuration data and the first version to the device.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Canon Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Keiko Utsumi
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Patent number: 11360539Abstract: Systems, methods, and circuitries are disclosed generating a dynamic clock signal having a dynamic clock signal frequency for a data processing system from an input clock signal having an input clock signal frequency. In one example, adaptive frequency scaling circuitry includes scaling control circuitry and clock gating circuitry. The scaling control circuitry includes hardware configured to receive a performance indicator value indicative of an operating parameter of the data processing system and select a dynamic clock gating control value based at least on the performance indicator value. The clock gating circuitry is configured to receive the dynamic clock gating control value, and in response, selectively gate the input clock signal based on the dynamic clock gating control value to generate the dynamic clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2018Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: MaxLinear, Inc.Inventors: Chunfeng Hu, Rajan Raghvendra
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Patent number: 11360543Abstract: Hardware-based wake detection and system-on-chip (SoC) firmware support for servicing fixed display port (DP) and High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) port hot plug events which allow a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Type-C subsystem to go into a powered off state while the fixed display is not streaming. Upon receiving a display software-initiated wake for fixed display streaming in response to a hot plug detect, the SoC USB Type-C firmware triggers exit low-power state flow to power up the USB USB Type-C subsystem to handle the display traffic. The SoC USB Type-C firmware has the capability to autonomously re-enter the low power state when the fixed display(s) are not streaming.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sindhu Amireddy, Brent Bero, Deepak Rangaraj, Patrick Maloney
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Patent number: 11353947Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for improved powerline communication (PLC) are described. In one embodiment, a system comprises power down hardware coupled to internal wiring of a premises to selectively power down a portion of the internal wiring on request, and at least one hardware device to transmit a request to the power down hardware to selectively power down a portion of the internal wiring on request and to transmit data using power line communication hardware of the at least one hardware device while the portion of the internal wiring is powered down.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: Echelon CorporationInventors: John G. Waclawsky, Sohrab Modi
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Patent number: 11344359Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an electromechanical surgical system having an end effector and an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting the end effector and a hand-held surgical instrument. A one-wire bidirectional serial communications interface or bus extends through the end effector, the adapter assembly, and the hand-held surgical instrument. The hand-held surgical instrument includes a master circuit coupled to the bus and configured to identify or control the adapter assembly or the end effector. A power source is couplable to the bus and configured to provide power to the adapter assembly or the end effector. A first switch connects the master circuit to the bus and a second switch connects the power source to the bus. A processor controls operation of the hand-held surgical instrument. The controller has a wake-up pin connected to the bus and is configured to receive a presence pulse from the adapter or end effector.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Covidien LPInventor: Richard Lech
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Patent number: 11347519Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor and a basic input/output system (BIOS) comprising a program of instructions executable by the processor and configured to cause the processor to initialize one or more information handling resources of the information handling system. The BIOS may be further configured to, during a boot of the information handling system, determine whether a BIOS configuration change has been made during a current boot session of the information handling system, and responsive to determining that a BIOS configuration change has been made during the current boot session, store an indication of the BIOS configuration change to a non-volatile memory.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Amy C. Nelson, Richard M. Tonry
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Patent number: 11340673Abstract: A power throttling engine includes a register configured to receive a power throttling signal. The power throttling engine further includes a decoder configured to generate a vector based on a value of the power throttling signal. The value of the power throttling signal is an amount of power throttling of a device. The power throttling engine further includes a clock gating logic configured to receive the vector and further configured to receive a clocking signal. The clock gating logic is configured to remove clock edges of the clocking signal based on the vector to generate a throttled clocking signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Marvell Asia Pte LtdInventors: Avinash Sodani, Srinivas Sripada, Ramacharan Sundararaman, Chia-Hsin Chen, Nikhil Jayakumar
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Patent number: 11327670Abstract: Systems and methods for selectively disabling power to disk drives in a distributed storage network (DSN). In embodiments, a method includes: monitoring namespace health parameter data in a DSN including a plurality of storage disk drives, wherein the namespace health parameter data includes available disks of the plurality of storage disk drives; determining that power to a subset of the plurality of storage disk drives can be disabled without disrupting anticipated client access to a data collection based on the monitoring and stored power management rules; and sending instructions to at least one power manager within the DSN to disable power to the subset of the plurality of storage disk drives, resulting in at least one disabled storage disk, wherein the instructions are based on the determining that power to the subset of the plurality of storage disk drives can be disabled.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Asimuddin Kazi, Ethan Wozniak
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Patent number: 11327544Abstract: A memory system may include: a memory device suitable for storing data; a controller suitable for controlling the memory device; a power manager suitable for receiving external power, and supplying operation power to the memory device and the controller; and a plurality of auxiliary power circuits suitable for receiving the operation power from the power manager, storing the received power, and supplying auxiliary power to the power manager when the external power is removed. The power manager may group and manage selected auxiliary power circuits among the plurality of auxiliary power circuits as a test group, and perform a full discharge test on the selected auxiliary power circuits.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SK hynix Inc.Inventors: Jeong-Ho Jeon, Dal-Gon Kim