Patents by Inventor Xingping QIU

Xingping QIU 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: 11768736
    Abstract: Provided are a storage system boot method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a configuration space by a bridge device; during booting a Basic Input Output System, after an initialization of a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) device is detected, determining, by connection information read from the configuration space, whether the preset hardware device is connected; if YES, continuing booting until finished; if NO, sending a reconnection instruction to stabilize a speed of a PCIe hardware link; when a number of the reconnection instruction sent is greater than a first preset value and the preset hardware device fails to be connected, sending a system reboot instruction; and when the number is less than the first preset value, continuing to determine whether the preset hardware device is connected after waiting for a preset duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: INSPUR SUZHOU INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Xingping Qiu
  • Publication number: 20230117996
    Abstract: Provided are a storage system boot method and apparatus, and a computer-readable storage medium. The method includes: determining a configuration space by a bridge device during booting a Basic Input Output System, after an initialization of a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) device is detected, determining, by connection information read from the configuration space, whether the preset hardware device is connected; if YES, continuing booting until finished; if NO, sending a reconnection instruction to stabilize a speed of a PCIe hardware link; when a number of the reconnection instruction sent is greater than a first preset value and the preset hardware device fails to be connected, sending a system reboot instruction; and when the number is less than the first preset value, continuing to determine whether the preset hardware device is connected after waiting for a preset duration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Xingping QIU