Patents by Inventor Alan Brumley
Alan Brumley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 8935555Abstract: A method for waking an information handling system includes receiving in a chassis a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, routing access of one of the modular information handling resources to one or more of the plurality of modular information handling systems, monitoring a plurality of power management event lines, determining a wake message received at one of the modular information handling resources, determining which of the plurality of modular information handling systems is associated with the received wake message, forwarding a wake signal to the determined modular information handling system, and powering on the determined information handling system. The modular information handling resource is configured to receive a wake message. Each line is coupled one of the modular information handling resources.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: John Loffink, Alan Brumley
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Patent number: 8806256Abstract: A power supply unit of an information handling system determines that a power consumption module of the information handling system is available. If the power consumption module is available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and provides a representation of the input power to the power consumption module in response to receiving a power measurement request from the power consumption module. If the power supply unit determines that the power consumption module is not available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and stores a representation of the input power at the power supply unit independent of a power measurement request from the power consumption module.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2013Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Ashish Munjal, Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy
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Patent number: 8713334Abstract: A demand based power re-allocation system includes one or more subsystems to assign a power allocation level to a plurality of servers, wherein the power allocation level is assigned by priority of the server. The system may throttle power for one or more of the plurality of servers approaching the power allocation level, wherein throttling includes limiting performance of a processor, track server power throttling for the plurality of servers. The method compares power throttling for a first server with power throttling for remaining servers in the plurality of servers and adjusts throttling of the plurality of servers, wherein throttled servers receive excess power from unthrottled servers.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Michael Brundridge, Ashish Munjal
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Publication number: 20140059370Abstract: A method for waking an information handling system includes receiving in a chassis a plurality of modular information handling systems and a plurality of modular information handling resources, routing access of one of the modular information handling resources to one or more of the plurality of modular information handling systems, monitoring a plurality of power management event lines, determining a wake message received at one of the modular information handling resources, determining which of the plurality of modular information handling systems is associated with the received wake message, forwarding a wake signal to the determined modular information handling system, and powering on the determined information handling system. The modular information handling resource is configured to receive a wake message. Each line is coupled one of the modular information handling resources.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 23, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: John Loffink, Alan Brumley
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Patent number: 8639962Abstract: A method, system, and software instructions for allocating power in a information handling system are operable to respond to a power profiling request by transitioning a processing resource to a first power consumption state and obtaining and storing a first power consumption value. The first power consumption value is then retrieved and used to allocate power to the first processing resource in response to a power on request. The first power consumption state may be a state in which power consumption approximates a maximum power consumption. The processing resource may be further transitioned to a second power consumption state and a second power consumption value obtained. The second power consumption state may be a reduced performance state. Thereafter, responsive to determining that the system lacks sufficient power budget to fulfill a pending request for power, the processing resource is throttled and power is allocated using the second power consumption value.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2013Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Alan Brumley
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Publication number: 20130262906Abstract: A power supply unit of an information handling system determines that a power consumption module of the information handling system is available. If the power consumption module is available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and provides a representation of the input power to the power consumption module in response to receiving a power measurement request from the power consumption module. If the power supply unit determines that the power consumption module is not available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and stores a representation of the input power at the power supply unit independent of a power measurement request from the power consumption module.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2013Publication date: October 3, 2013Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Ashish Munjal, Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy
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Publication number: 20130185576Abstract: A method, system, and software instructions for allocating power in a information handling system are operable to respond to a power profiling request by transitioning a processing resource to a first power consumption state and obtaining and storing a first power consumption value. The first power consumption value is then retrieved and used to allocate power to the first processing resource in response to a power on request. The first power consumption state may be a state in which power consumption approximates a maximum power consumption. The processing resource may be further transitioned to a second power consumption state and a second power consumption value obtained. The second power consumption state may be a reduced performance state. Thereafter, responsive to determining that the system lacks sufficient power budget to fulfill a pending request for power, the processing resource is throttled and power is allocated using the second power consumption value.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 6, 2013Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Alan Brumley
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Patent number: 8468380Abstract: A power supply unit of an information handling system determines that a power consumption module of the information handling system is available. If the power consumption module is available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and provides a representation of the input power to the power consumption module in response to receiving a power measurement request from the power consumption module. If the power supply unit determines that the power consumption module is not available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and stores a representation of the input power at the power supply unit independent of a power measurement request from the power consumption module.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2009Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Ashish Munjal, Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy
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Patent number: 8402296Abstract: A method, system, and software instructions for allocating power in a information handling system are operable to respond to a power profiling request by transitioning a processing resource to a first power consumption state and obtaining and storing a first power consumption value. The first power consumption value is then retrieved and used to allocate power to the first processing resource in response to a power on request. The first power consumption state may be a state in which power consumption approximates a maximum power consumption. The processing resource may be further transitioned to a second power consumption state and a second power consumption value obtained. The second power consumption state may be a reduced performance state. Thereafter, responsive to determining that the system lacks sufficient power budget to fulfill a pending request for power, the processing resource is throttled and power is allocated using the second power consumption value.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Alan Brumley
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Patent number: 8381000Abstract: A demand based power re-allocation system includes one or more subsystems to assign a power allocation level to a plurality of servers, wherein the power allocation level is assigned by priority of the server. The system may throttle power for one or more of the plurality of servers approaching the power allocation level, wherein throttling includes limiting performance of a processor, track server power throttling for the plurality of servers. The method compares power throttling for a first server with power throttling for remaining servers in the plurality of servers and adjusts throttling of the plurality of servers, wherein throttled servers receive excess power from unthrottled servers.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2011Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Michael Brundridge, Ashish Munjal
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Patent number: 8156358Abstract: Infrastructure power resources of a chassis information handling system are made available to run chassis information handling system modules when infrastructure devices are not using the power resources. For example, cooling fans that cool information handling system modules supported by an information handling system chassis run at variable speeds having variable power consumption. A power reserve maintained to run the cooling fans at full speed if needed is made available to information handling system modules when under power management by a chassis manager.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2009Date of Patent: April 10, 2012Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy, Ashish Munjal, Arun Munhalyan
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Publication number: 20110246807Abstract: A demand based power re-allocation system includes one or more subsystems to assign a power allocation level to a plurality of servers, wherein the power allocation level is assigned by priority of the server. The system may throttle power for one or more of the plurality of servers approaching the power allocation level, wherein throttling includes limiting performance of a processor, track server power throttling for the plurality of servers. The method compares power throttling for a first server with power throttling for remaining servers in the plurality of servers and adjusts throttling of the plurality of servers, wherein throttled servers receive excess power from unthrottled servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2011Publication date: October 6, 2011Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Michael Brundridge, Ashish Munjal
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Patent number: 8032768Abstract: A modular enclosure including first, second, third, and fourth servers, and a chassis management controller. The first, second, and third servers each have reclaimable power. The fourth server is configured to request a specific amount of power needed to complete a power-on request received at the fourth server. The chassis management controller is in communication with each of the first, second, third, and fourth servers. The chassis management controller is configured to reassign all the reclaimable power of the first server and to reassign a portion of the reclaimable power of the second and third servers to the fourth server.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2008Date of Patent: October 4, 2011Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Michael Brundridge, Alan Brumley, Ashish Munjal
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Patent number: 7984311Abstract: A demand based power re-allocation system includes one or more subsystems to assign a power allocation level to a plurality of servers, wherein the power allocation level is assigned by priority of the server. The system may throttle power for one or more of the plurality of servers approaching the power allocation level, wherein throttling includes limiting performance of a processor, and track server power throttling for the plurality of servers. The method compares power throttling for a first server with power throttling for remaining servers in the plurality of servers and adjusts throttling of the plurality of servers, wherein throttled servers receive excess power from unthrottled servers.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Michael Brundridge, Ashish Munjal
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Publication number: 20110029798Abstract: A power supply unit of an information handling system determines that a power consumption module of the information handling system is available. If the power consumption module is available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and provides a representation of the input power to the power consumption module in response to receiving a power measurement request from the power consumption module. If the power supply unit determines that the power consumption module is not available, the power supply unit measures input power of the power supply unit and stores a representation of the input power at the power supply unit independent of a power measurement request from the power consumption module.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2009Publication date: February 3, 2011Applicant: Dell Products, LPInventors: Ashish Munjal, Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy
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Patent number: 7831843Abstract: A method of controlling power supplies in an information handling system, comprising measuring a power consumption of each of a plurality of electrical devices in the information handling system and adjusting a number of operating power supplies based at least in part on the measured power consumption of each of the plurality of electrical devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2006Date of Patent: November 9, 2010Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Alan Brumley
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Publication number: 20100211804Abstract: Infrastructure power resources of a chassis information handling system are made available to run chassis information handling system modules when infrastructure devices are not using the power resources. For example, cooling fans that cool information handling system modules supported by an information handling system chassis run at variable speeds having variable power consumption. A power reserve maintained to run the cooling fans at full speed if needed is made available to information handling system modules when under power management by a chassis manager.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2009Publication date: August 19, 2010Inventors: Alan Brumley, Jaydev Reddy, Ashish Munjal, Arun Muthaiyan
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Publication number: 20100037070Abstract: A demand based power re-allocation system includes one or more subsystems to assign a power allocation level to a plurality of servers, wherein the power allocation level is assigned by priority of the server. The system may throttle power for one or more of the plurality of servers approaching the power allocation level, wherein throttling includes limiting performance of a processor, track server power throttling for the plurality of servers. The method compares power throttling for a first server with power throttling for remaining servers in the plurality of servers and adjusts throttling of the plurality of servers, wherein throttled servers receive excess power from unthrottled servers.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2008Publication date: February 11, 2010Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Alan Brumley, Michael Brundridge, Ashish Munjal
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Publication number: 20090319808Abstract: A modular enclosure including first, second, third, and fourth servers, and a chassis management controller. The first, second, and third servers each have reclaimable power. The fourth server is configured to request a specific amount of power needed to complete a power-on request received at the fourth server. The chassis management controller is in communication with each of the first, second, third, and fourth servers. The chassis management controller is configured to reassign all the reclaimable power of the first server and to reassign a portion of the reclaimable power of the second and third servers to the fourth server.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2008Publication date: December 24, 2009Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LPInventors: Michael Brundridge, Alan Brumley, Ashish Munjal
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Publication number: 20090254769Abstract: A method, system, and software instructions for allocating power in a information handling system are operable to respond to a power profiling request by transitioning a processing resource to a first power consumption state and obtaining and storing a first power consumption value. The first power consumption value is then retrieved and used to allocate power to the first processing resource in response to a power on request. The first power consumption state may be a state in which power consumption approximates a maximum power consumption. The processing resource may be further transitioned to a second power consumption state and a second power consumption value obtained. The second power consumption state may be a reduced performance state. Thereafter, responsive to determining that the system lacks sufficient power budget to fulfill a pending request for power, the processing resource is throttled and power is allocated using the second power consumption value.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Michael A. Brundridge, Alan Brumley