Patents by Inventor Nathan Vecera

Nathan Vecera 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).

  • Systems, methods, and media for disabling graphic processing units
    Patent number: 8612652
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) provides a method for managing power consumption. The method includes detecting a power-on in the IHS, wherein the IHS comprises a first graphics processing unit (GPU) and at least one additional GPU. The method also includes determining if a normal boot is implemented in the IHS and determining if an instant-on boot occurred if the normal boot is implemented. The at least one additional GPU is disabled if an instant-on boot occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: En-Lin Allen Tsuei, Matthew Page, Orlando Rigueira, Nathan Vecera
  • SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR DISABLING GRAPHIC PROCESSING UNITS
    Publication number: 20130138945
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) provides a method for managing power consumption. The method includes detecting a power-on in the IHS, wherein the IHS comprises a first graphics processing unit (GPU) and at least one additional GPU. The method also includes determining if a normal boot is implemented in the IHS and determining if an instant-on boot occurred if the normal boot is implemented. The at least one additional GPU is disabled if an instant-on boot occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: May 30, 2013
    Inventors: En-Lin Allen Tsuei, Matthew Page, Orlando Rigueira, Nathan Vecera
  • Systems, methods and media for disabling graphic processing units
    Patent number: 8386672
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) provides a method for managing power consumption. The method includes detecting a power-on in the IHS, wherein the IHS comprises a first graphics processing unit (GPU) and at least one additional GPU. The method also includes determining if a normal boot is implemented in the IHS and determining if an instant-on boot occurred if the normal boot is implemented. The at least one additional GPU is disabled if an instant-on boot occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: En-Lin Allen Tsuei, Matthew Page, Orlando Rigueira, Nathan Vecera
  • Systems, Methods and Media for Disabling Graphic Processing Units
    Publication number: 20100007646
    Abstract: An information handling system (IHS) provides a method for managing power consumption. The method includes detecting a power-on in the IHS, wherein the IHS comprises a first graphics processing unit (GPU) and at least one additional GPU. The method also includes determining if a normal boot is implemented in the IHS and determining if an instant-on boot occurred if the normal boot is implemented. The at least one additional GPU is disabled if an instant-on boot occurred.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: En-Lin Allen Tsuei, Matthew Page, Orlando Rigueira, Nathan Vecera
  • Method and system for dynamically adjusting power consumption of an information handling system
    Patent number: 7017061
    Abstract: A power consumption manager reduces inadvertent information handling system shutdowns by monitoring current discharge from a battery and commanding selected components of the information handling system to operate in a reduced power mode if current discharge exceeds a warning threshold. The power consumption manager recovers the selected components from the reduced power mode if the current discharge from the battery remains less than a recovery threshold. Monitoring of current discharge reduces inadvertent shutdowns from temporary surges in power demand from the battery and allows implementation of a reduced power configuration for the information handling system as total power discharge capacity of the battery drops with total charge available due to use of the battery over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kurt J. Lippert, Loren Fredlund, Nathan Vecera, Kendall C. Witte
  • Method and system for dynamically adjusting power consumption of an information handling system
    Publication number: 20040236969
    Abstract: A power consumption manager reduces inadvertent information handling system shutdowns by monitoring current discharge from a battery and commanding selected components of the information handling system to operate in a reduced power mode if current discharge exceeds a warning threshold. The power consumption manager recovers the selected components from the reduced power mode if the current discharge from the battery remains less than a recovery threshold. Monitoring of current discharge reduces inadvertent shutdowns from temporary surges in power demand from the battery and allows implementation of a reduced power configuration for the information handling system as total power discharge capacity of the battery drops with total charge available due to use of the battery over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2003
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: Kurt J. Lippert, Loren Fredlund, Nathan Vecera, Kendall C. Witte