Patents by Inventor Byron Alcorn

Byron Alcorn 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).

  • Patent number: 11954267
    Abstract: One example of an internet protocol (IP) keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) device includes a universal serial bus, a display port, a network port, and a processor. The USB port is to be communicatively coupled to a host device. The display port is to be communicatively coupled to the host device. The network port is to be communicatively coupled to a network. The processor is communicatively coupled to the USB port, the display port, and the network port. The processor is to receive, via the display port, a multi-stream transport (MST) DisplayPort signal; demux the MST DisplayPort signal to provide a plurality of individual video streams; and output, via the network port, each individual video stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Eric John Gressman, Douglas A Reynolds, Peter Andrew Seiler, Byron A Alcorn, Gregory Mark Hughes, J. Michael Stahl, Patrick S Anderson, Joseph-Jonathan Salzano
  • Publication number: 20240031216
    Abstract: A gateway device includes a host-facing network interface to connect to a network interface of a host device at which remote management functionality of the host device is exposed. The gateway device includes a network-facing network interface to connect to a network. The gateway device includes a processor, and a memory storing program code executable by the processor to securely manage access over the network to the remote management functionality of the host device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Reynolds, Peter Seiler, Eric John Gressman, Patrick S. Anderson, J. Michael Stahl, Byron A. Alcorn, Gregory Mark Hughes
  • Publication number: 20230418777
    Abstract: One example of an IP KVM device includes a USB port, a display port, a communication port, a network port, and a processor communicatively coupled to the USB port, display port, communication port, and network port. The USB port may be communicatively coupled to a host device to receive first USB signals from the host device. The display port may be communicatively coupled to the host device to receive first display signals from the host device. The communication port may be communicatively coupled to a secondary IP KVM device to receive second USB signals from the host device and second display signals from the host device. The network port may be communicatively coupled to a network. The processor is to aggregate the first and second USB signals and the first and second display signals and output the aggregated USB signals and display signals via the network port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: PETER ANDREW SEILER, DOUGLAS A REYNOLDS, ERIC JOHN GRESSMAN, BYRON A ALCORN, J. MICHAEL STAHL, PATRICK S ANDERSON, JOSEPH-JONATHAN SALZANO, GREGORY MARK HUGHES, CLIFTON JOSEPH ROBIN
  • Publication number: 20230400939
    Abstract: One example of an internet protocol (IP) keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) device includes a universal serial bus (USB) port, a display port, a network port, a Bluetooth transceiver, a processor, and a memory. The USB port is to be communicatively coupled to a host device. The display port is to be communicatively coupled to the host device. The network port is to be communicatively coupled to a network. The processor is communicatively coupled to the USB port, the display port, the network port, and the Bluetooth transceiver. The memory stores a unique identifier to be transmitted to a client device via Bluetooth in response to establishing a Bluetooth connection between the client device and the IP KVM device. The unique identifier is used by the client device to establish a remote connection to the IP KVM device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Inventors: DOUGLAS A. REYNOLDS, PETER ANDREW SEILER, BYRON A ALCORN, ERIC JOHN GRESSMAN, GREGORY MARK HUGHES, J. MICHAEL STAHL, PATRICK S ANDERSON, JOSEPH-JONATHAN SALZANO
  • Publication number: 20230393668
    Abstract: One example of an internet protocol (IP) keyboard, video, mouse (KVM) device includes a universal serial bus, a display port, a network port, and a processor. The USB port is to be communicatively coupled to a host device. The display port is to be communicatively coupled to the host device. The network port is to be communicatively coupled to a network. The processor is communicatively coupled to the USB port, the display port, and the network port. The processor is to receive, via the display port, a multi-stream transport (MST) DisplayPort signal; demux the MST DisplayPort signal to provide a plurality of individual video streams; and output, via the network port, each individual video stream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: ERIC JOHN GRESSMAN, DOUGLAS A REYNOLDS, PETER ANDREW SEILER, BYRON A ALCORN, GREGORY MARK HUGHES, J. MICHAEL STAHL, PATRICK S ANDERSON, JOSEPH-JONATHAN SALZANO
  • Publication number: 20230305908
    Abstract: In some examples, a computing device can include a memory resource storing instructions to cause a processing resource to detect a hardware event associated with the computing device, generate an alert standard format (ASF) message associated with the hardware event, and transmit the ASF message to a microcontroller to cause the microcontroller to transmit the ASF message to an external computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2020
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Patrick S. Anderson, Peter Seiler, Joseph-Jonathan Salzano, Vinh Nguyen, Jeffrey Edward Leaming, Michael Allan Miller
  • Publication number: 20230281028
    Abstract: A host device has a hardware-based remote control mode and a softwarebased remote control mode. The availability of each of the hardware- and software-based remote control modes is monitored. Client device remote control of the host device is selectively switched between the hardware- and softwarebased remote control modes, based on the monitored availability of each remote control mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Douglas Reynolds, Peter Seiler, Eric John Gressman, Byron A. Alcorn, J. Michael Stahl, Gregory Mark Hughes, Patrick S. Anderson
  • Patent number: 11294442
    Abstract: In an example, a method, non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, and apparatus is described for preserving data in a solid state drive in the event of an unclean shutdown of the host computing system. A controller of the host computing system detects an unclean shutdown that initiates a power down of the host computing system, In response to the detecting the controller asserts a first signal that signals the solid state drive to write data in a volatile memory of the solid state drive to a non-volatile memory of the solid state drive, The controller then initiates a timer to count down a predefined delay period after the asserting. Upon an expiration of the timer, the controller asserts a second signal that instructs a power supply of the host computing system to power off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Shane Ward, Ronald G. Rogers, Lance Ceili
  • Patent number: 11232061
    Abstract: In some examples, an adapter includes a COMPACTFLASH EXPRESS (CFX) connector interface to connect to a CFX connector of a computer, and a device connector interface to connect to any of a plurality of different devices comprising different types of interfaces. The device connector interface includes an indicator settable to any of a plurality of different states to represent a respective type of the different types of interfaces when a device is connected to the adapter, and the CFX connector interface comprising an indicator connected to the indicator of the device connector interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Monji G. Jabori, Byron A. Alcorn, Jonathan Vu
  • Publication number: 20210367769
    Abstract: A computing device that includes a non-volatile memory device comprising an ephemeral memory region therein, the ephemeral memory region being encrypted and comprising an associated encryption key; and firmware to cause the encryption key to be stored prior to any power loss to the computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Diego Medaglia, Carlos Haas, Raphael Gay, Byron A. Alcorn, Shane Ward
  • Patent number: 11157200
    Abstract: An electronic card includes a support substrate, a plurality of storage devices on the support substrate, and a plurality of controllers on the support substrate to manage access of the corresponding plurality of storage devices, wherein the plurality of controllers and the plurality of storage devices are arranged to store data according to a Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Roger A. Pearson, Byron A. Alcorn, Shane Ward
  • Patent number: 11119960
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein involve a first connector that facilitates access to a system, a second connector that facilitates access to the same system, and an adapter controller to facilitate concatenating functionality of the first connector and the second connector when the apparatus is communicatively coupled to the system via the first connector and the second connector; and establish a high speed connection between the system and the apparatus via the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew David Bodley, Byron A. Alcorn, Shane Ward
  • Publication number: 20210157763
    Abstract: In some examples, an adapter includes a COMPACTFLASH EXPRESS (CFX) connector interface to connect to a CFX connector of a computer, and a device connector interface to connect to any of a plurality of different devices comprising different types of interfaces. The device connector interface includes an indicator settable to any of a plurality of different states to represent a respective type of the different types of interfaces when a device is connected to the adapter, and the CFX connector interface comprising an indicator connected to the indicator of the device connector interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Monji G. Jabori, Byron A. Alcorn, Jonathan Vu
  • Publication number: 20210089404
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to memory power termination delays. In some examples, a computing system may include a memory storage device, a memory controller, an input/output (I/O) controller, a power management controller (PMC), a bus compliant with an Enhanced Serial Peripheral Interface (eSPI) protocol, and a power control gating. The input/output controller may transmit a power termination command to the power management controller via the bus compliant with the eSPI protocol. Upon a receipt of the power termination command, the PMC may initiate a delay period of an assertion of the power termination command to the power control gating and transmit a memory transfer command to the memory controller included in the memory storage device. The memory controller, upon receipt of the memory transfer command, may move data stored in volatile memory to non-volatile memory included in the memory storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Monji G. Jabori, Byron A. Alcorn, Jonathan Vu
  • Publication number: 20200233474
    Abstract: In an example, a method, non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, and apparatus is described for preserving data in a solid state drive in the event of an unclean shutdown of the host computing system. A controller of the host computing system detects an unclean shutdown that initiates a power down of the host computing system, In response to the detecting the controller asserts a first signal that signals the solid state drive to write data in a volatile memory of the solid state drive to a non-volatile memory of the solid state drive, The controller then initiates a timer to count down a predefined delay period after the asserting. Upon an expiration of the timer, the controller asserts a second signal that instructs a power supply of the host computing system to power off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Shane Ward, Ronald G. Rogers, Lance Ceili
  • Patent number: 10719402
    Abstract: Power loss in a client device is detected. In response to the detecting of the power loss, an electronic card is alerted that the power loss is about to occur, where the electronic card includes a volatile storage and a non-volatile storage. A transfer of data from the volatile storage to the non-volatile storage is triggered in response to the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Scott W. Briggs, Joel Pierre Lefebvre
  • Patent number: 10545901
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a memory card that includes at least one memory module and an expansion connector to connect with at least one expansion memory card. A lane distributor on the memory card interfaces with a set of bidirectional lanes and provides a base lane set and an expanded lane set of bidirectional lanes to support communications with the memory module and the expansion memory card via the expansion connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Peter Seiler, Shane Ward, Byron A. Alcorn, Raphael Gay
  • Publication number: 20190354440
    Abstract: Power loss in a client device is detected. In response to the detecting of the power loss, an electronic card is alerted that the power loss is about to occur, where the electronic card includes a volatile storage and a non-volatile storage. A transfer of data from the volatile storage to the non-volatile storage is triggered in response to the alert.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Scott W. Briggs, Joel Pierre Lefebvre
  • Patent number: 10483673
    Abstract: An interposer for connecting a module to an M.2 socket includes a different form factor connector. The interposer includes an M.2 connector to couple the interposer to the M.2 socket. The M.2 connector is formed to mate with the M.2 socket. The interposer includes a different form factor socket to couple the interposer to the module including the different form factor connector. The different form factor socket is formed to mate with the different form factor connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A Alcorn, Shane Ward, Peter Andrew Seiler
  • Patent number: 10402274
    Abstract: Power loss in a client device is detected. In response to the detecting of the power loss, an electronic card is alerted that the power loss is about to occur, where the electronic card includes a volatile storage and a non-volatile storage. A transfer of data from the volatile storage to the non-volatile storage is triggered in response to the alert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Byron A. Alcorn, Scott W. Briggs, Joel Pierre Lefebvre