Patents by Inventor HOU-FEI SHANG

HOU-FEI SHANG 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).

  • Method of automatic identification and protection of correct PCIe configuration of a server and server applying the method
    Patent number: 11748293
    Abstract: A method of automatic identification of PCIe configuration of a server and preventing operation if each slimline connector connected with a PCIe device is found connected to an incorrect slot of a mother board utilizes a combination of first and second signals of two null interfaces of the first connector as that ID signal and a combination of third and fourth signals of the two interfaces of a second connector as that ID signal. The CPLD receiving the ID signals detects whether the first and second slimline connectors are in their specified and correct slots. Powering on of computer is not permitted if incorrect connection is found, and a warning prompt is generated. A PCIe channel width for each slimline is automatically configured if no incorrect connection is found. A server applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Hou-Fei Shang, Li-Wen Guo, Xiao-Long Zhou, Zhen-Zhu Zhang, Ke-Feng You, Jian-Fei Wang, Miao Zhang
  • METHOD OF AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION AND PROTECTION OF CORRECT PCIE CONFIGURATION OF A SERVER AND SERVER APPLYING THE METHOD
    Publication number: 20230147267
    Abstract: A method of automatic identification of PCIe configuration of a server and preventing operation if each slimline connector connected with a PCIe device is found connected to an incorrect slot of a mother board utilizes a combination of first and second signals of two null interfaces of the first connector as that ID signal and a combination of third and fourth signals of the two interfaces of a second connector as that ID signal. The CPLD receiving the ID signals detects whether the first and second slimline connectors are in their specified and correct slots. Powering on of computer is not permitted if incorrect connection is found, and a warning prompt is generated. A PCIe channel width for each slimline is automatically configured if no incorrect connection is found. A server applying the method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Inventors: HOU-FEI SHANG, LI-WEN GUO, XIAO-LONG ZHOU, ZHEN-ZHU ZHANG, KE-FENG YOU, JIAN-FEI WANG, MIAO ZHANG