Abstract: Optimized bus powered peripheral battery charging includes a circuit to initiate a change in an advanced configuration and power interface (ACPI) state in a controller allowing charging of a peripheral device battery, the circuit including a signal converter coupled between an input port and the controller to sense when a the peripheral device battery is coupled to an input port and to restrict the controller from changing ACPI state multiple times for a given peripheral device battery coupling; and a ground loop detector coupled in parallel to the signal converter between the input port and the controller to allow the controller to know that the peripheral device battery has maintained being coupled to the input port.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system is described which uses blockchain technology as a storage system for data acquired from a digital twin. The blockchain can be used to generate an immutable transaction history of data produced by the digital twin. In the case of an error, failure, incident, or accident, parties of interest can then access and analyse an immutable set of data. The blockchain network can also execute a digital smart contract based on the data received from a digital twin. The invention may be used in conjunction with the Bitcoin blockchain or another blockchain protocol.

Abstract: An embedded USB2 (eUSB2) repeater includes an eUSB2 port having first and second terminals. The eUSB2 port facilitates two-way communication between the repeater and an application processor unit (APU) according to voltage level specifications for eUSB2. The repeater includes a USB port having first and second terminals. The USB port facilitates two-way communication between the repeater and a Universal Asynchronous Receiver Transmitter (UART) according to voltage level specifications for US. The repeater includes a multiplexer having an input coupled to receive a control signal. The multiplexer selectively establishes connections between the first and second terminals of the eUSB2 port and the first and second terminals of the USB port.

Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to enable efficient route assignment that guarantees a communication quality for each path between end terminals even if a state of a communication network varies. The present disclosure is a network controller apparatus connected to a communication network that performs data communication between end terminals by using a plurality of paths.

Abstract: An example system includes a vehicle having a first network and a second network of a different type than the first network; and a communication device interposed between the first network and the second network and structured to: generate network status data by monitoring communications of one or more devices on the first and/or the second networks; and transmit the network status data to a sensor device external to the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for operating a lock. A wireless command is received from a trusted device in a proximity range of the lock to enable a proximity mode. The proximity range is selectable by a user of the trusted device via an application. The proximity mode is enabled, and while enabled, a command is received to activate or deactivate the lock. The lock is activated or deactivated in response to the received activating or deactivating command.

Abstract: A method for reducing communication network performance degradation using in-band telemetry data includes (1) receiving, at an analytics engine of a communication network, first telemetry data from a first network element of the communication network, the first telemetry data being based on in-band telemetry data at the first network element; (2) determining from the first telemetry data that there is performance degradation in at least a portion of the communication network; and (3) in response to determining that there is performance degradation in at least the portion of the communication network, sending a message from the analytics engine to a second network element of the communication network.

Abstract: A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: detecting a vibratory signature at a primary location during a commissioning phase using a primary sensing apparatus located at the primary location; detecting a vibratory signature at a secondary location during the commissioning phase using a secondary sensing apparatus located at the secondary location; determining a transfer algorithm in response to the vibratory signature at the primary location during the commissioning phase and the vibratory signature at the secondary location during the commissioning phase; detecting a vibratory signature at the primary location during a normal operation phase using the primary sensing apparatus located at the primary location; and converting the vibratory signature at the primary location during the normal operation phase to a vibratory signature at the secondary location during the normal operation phase using the transfer algorithm.

Abstract: The application discloses a terminal and a Type C interface anti-corrosion method. In the terminal, a processor is separately connected to a motion sensor and an interface chip. The interface chip is separately connected to the processor and a CC pin in a first Type C interface. The motion sensor is configured to monitor a motion status of the terminal, and the processor is configured to control, according to the motion status of the terminal, the interface chip to configure the CC pin of the first Type C interface to be in a low-level mode when it is determined that the motion status of the terminal changes from a moving state to a static state. When the motion status of the terminal changes from the moving state to the static state, the change in the motion status of the terminal is that the terminal is disconnected from an external device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting electrical connection and disconnection on an USB Type-A charging port like power adapters, power banks and car chargers having one or more USB Type-A charging port of an USB device. The system includes: a voltage source; a MOSFET SWITCH gate driver, in USB type-A connected state, that operatively couples MOSFET SWITCH with voltage source and VBUS supply of USB type-A port; charge pump; a current sense differential amplifier; and a control unit configured to: monitor VBUS current, and detect potential disconnected state of connected USB type-A port; and monitor VBUS voltage and compare VBUS voltage with predetermined voltage to sense external condition such that VBUS voltage drops because of load capacitance and load current. The control unit is further configured to, when the duty cycle has reached a minimum VBUS current, detect the USB type-A disconnection with a charge pump state.

Abstract: A method for performing communications specification version control of a memory device in predetermined communications architecture with aid of compatibility management, associated apparatus and computer-readable medium are provided.

Abstract: A disclosed example involves receiving a message with an action to be performed; determining the message type; and based on the message type, performing an action specified in the message.

Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a main system circuit, a storage, a power button, a power-off trigger circuit, a system power-off circuit, a power supply circuit, and a configuration power-off circuit. The power-off trigger circuit is coupled to the power button and provides a system power-off signal and a configuration power-off signal when the power button is detected to be continuously pressed and a pressing time is greater than a predetermined time. The system power-off circuit is coupled to the power-off trigger circuit and the power supply circuit and stops providing the main system circuit with a system power supply voltage provided by the power supply voltage according to the system power-off signal. The configuration power-off circuit is coupled to the power-off trigger circuit and the storage and drives the configuration power supply voltage provided to the storage down to a ground voltage according to the configuration power-off signal.

Abstract: Various embodiments disclosed herein are related to a non-transitory computer readable storage medium. In some embodiments, the medium includes instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive, from a user-space application, a request to detect swapping activity satisfying a threshold condition, detect the swapping activity satisfying the threshold condition, and, in response to occurrence of the threshold condition, send a response that indicates that the swapping activity satisfies the threshold condition.

Abstract: An information aggregation method includes receiving an aggregation resource creation request, determining an identifier of an aggregated resource and an aggregation manner according to the aggregation resource creation request, creating an aggregation resource according to the determined identifier of the aggregated resource and the determined aggregation manner, where an attribute of the aggregation resource includes the identifier of the aggregated resource and the aggregation manner, and performing information aggregation according to the created aggregation resource.

Abstract: Direct data transfer between devices having a shared bus may be implemented with reduced involvement from a controller associated with the devices. A controller, a source memory device, and a target memory device may be coupled with a shared bus. The controller may identify a source address at the source memory device for data to be transferred to the target memory device. The controller also may identify a target address in the target memory device, and initiate a data transfer directly from the source to the target through a command that is received at both the source and the target memory device. In response to the command, the source memory device may read data out to the bus, and the target memory may read the data from the bus and store the data starting at the target address without further commands from the controller.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a USB-C port, first and second processors, and a USB-C power delivery controller. The first processor couples to the USB-C port utilizing a first connection type. The second processor couples to the USB-C port utilizing a second connection type. The USB-C power delivery controller includes first registers associated with the first processor and second registers associated with the second processor. The first processor utilizes the first registers to communicate with the USB-C port. The second processor utilizes the second registers to communicate with the USB-C port.

Abstract: A server system, a method, and a non-transitory computer readable medium for hot plugging includes a CPLD detecting an existence of a NVME SDD in the server system, the CPLD transmitting a first signal to the NVME SDD, the NVME SDD starting to run; a BMC controlling a hot plug control module to run, the hot plug control module continuously outputting second signals and third signals; a logic selecting module receiving the first signal, the second signal, and the third signal, and selecting corresponding signals for outputting to the NVME SDD according to the third signal; and when the logic selecting module selecting the first signal and outputting the first signal to the NVME SDD, the NVME SDD keeping running; when the logic selecting module selecting the second signal and outputting the second signal to the NVME SDD, the NVME SDD executing hot plugging.

Abstract: A system includes a memory array and control logic, operatively coupled to the memory array, to perform operations including causing, during chip initialization, a first attempt of a chip initialization process to be performed based on a first configuration. The first configuration includes a first set of control settings for reading a block of the memory array during the first attempt. The operations further include determining that the first attempt has failed, and, in response to determining that the first attempt has failed, causing an automatic chip initialization retry process to be performed. Causing the automatic chip initialization retry process to be performed includes causing a second attempt of the chip initialization process to be performed using a second configuration. The second configuration includes a second set of control settings different from the first set of control settings for reading the block during the second attempt.

Abstract: A failure effects estimating device includes an input unit that inputs a log and a traffic amount obtained from a communication system when an abnormality occurs, an estimating unit that estimates a failure effects amount in the communication system, on the basis of the log and the traffic amount, and an output unit that outputs the failure effects amount estimated by the estimating unit.

Abstract: A content overlay system for a digital device is described. The content overlay system includes a processing module configured to monitor events of the digital device to generate data indicative of the activation of and/or use of one or more applications of the digital device. The processing module is configured to process the generated data to determine timing data indicative of when to overlay content on an active window and/or to determine what content to overlay. An overlay generation module is configured for placing an overlaid window in front of the active streaming window or application and for displaying content in the overlaid window. The overlay generation module being configured to generate the overlaid window and display content from an overlaid content server according to the determined timing data and/or determined content.

Abstract: Disclosed Methods, Apparatus, and articles of manufacture to dynamically enable and/or disable prefetchers are disclosed. An example apparatus include an interface to access telemetry data, the telemetry data corresponding to a counter of a core in a central processing unit, the counter corresponding to a first phase of a workload executed at the central processing unit; a prefetcher state selector to select a prefetcher state for a subsequent phase based on the telemetry data; and the interface to instruct the core in the central processing unit to operate in the subsequent phase according to the prefetcher state.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting electrical connection and disconnection on an USB Type-A charging port like power adapters, power banks and car chargers having one or more USB Type-A charging port of an USB device. The system includes: a voltage source; a MOSFET SWITCH gate driver, in USB type-A connected state, that operatively couples MOSFET SWITCH with voltage source and VBUS supply of USB type-A port; charge pump; a current sense differential amplifier; and a control unit configured to: monitor VBUS current, and detect potential disconnected state of connected USB type-A port; and monitor VBUS voltage and compare VBUS voltage with predetermined voltage to sense external condition such that VBUS voltage drops because of load capacitance and load current. The control unit is further configured to, when the duty cycle has reached a minimum VBUS current, detect the USB type-A disconnection with a charge pump state.

Abstract: A computer implemented method and system is described which uses blockchain technology as a storage system for data acquired from a digital twin. The blockchain can be used to generate an immutable transaction history of data produced by the digital twin. In the case of an error, failure, incident, or accident, parties of interest can then access and analyse an immutable set of data. The blockchain network can also execute a digital smart contract based on the data received from a digital twin. The invention may be used in conjunction with the Bitcoin blockchain or another blockchain protocol.

Abstract: A multi-port Universal Serial Bus Type-C (USB-C) controller with ground and supply cable compensation technologies is described. A USB-C controller includes a first power control circuit (PCU) coupled to a system ground terminal and a first ground terminal and a second PCU coupled to the system ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first PCU receives a first ground signal indicative of a first ground potential at a first USB-C connector and adjusts a first power voltage line (VBUS) signal on the first VBUS terminal based on the first ground signal and the system ground. The second PCU receives a second ground signal indicative of a second ground potential at a second USB-C connector and adjusts a second VBUS signal on the second VBUS terminal based on the second ground signal and the system ground.

Abstract: A processor, including a core; and a cache-coherent memory fabric coupled to the core and having a primary cache agent (PCA) configured to provide a primary access path; and a secondary cache agent (SCA) configured to provide a secondary access path that is redundant to the primary access path, wherein the PCA has a coherency controller configured to maintain data in the secondary access path coherent with data in the main access path.

Abstract: An image forming system includes a receiving unit that receives an adjustment value for adjusting a value of an applied voltage in case of transfer in response to an operation of a user, a detector that detects a value of an electric resistance of a print medium as a resistance value. A first control unit controls the applied voltage based on the adjustment value indicated by the second adjustment value information included in the adjustment update information received by the first communication unit. A second control unit uses the adjustment information transmitted respectively from the plurality of image forming devices and determines the adjustment values to be used in the plurality of image forming devices. A second communication unit transmits the adjustment update information including the second adjustment value information indicating the determined adjustment values respectively to the plurality of image forming devices.

Abstract: A control method and a control device for an air conditioner, the control method including: determining a current control mode of the air conditioner (S202), the control mode including at least a screen-independent mode configured to represent a mode, in which the air conditioner is independent of a display screen but can operates normally; when the control mode is the screen-independent mode, controlling the air conditioner to operate according to a current operating state (S204).

Abstract: A control attachment for an in-wall power adapter configured to control the application of power to a load is described. The control attachment comprises a first contact element of a plurality of contact elements configured to receive a power signal; a second contact element of the plurality of contact elements configured to provide the power signal to the load; a conductor electrically coupling the first contact element to the second contact element; wherein the control attachment enables the in-wall power adapter to control the application of power received at the first contact element to be applied to the load.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a connector comprising at least one power terminal for receiving power supplied from an external electronic device, and at least one data terminal for transmitting/receiving data to/from the external electronic device; and a processor comprising at least one sensing terminal connected to the at least one data terminal through at least one resistor, wherein the processor is configured to: when the external electronic device is connected to the electronic device through the connector, check a value corresponding to the voltage at the at least one data terminal, by using the at least one sensing terminal; and transmit, to the external electronic device, a control signal for controlling power supply from the external electronic device, on the basis of the value checked by means of the at least one sensing terminal. The various embodiments of the present invention may also include other embodiments.

Abstract: Techniques manage connection between a user device (e.g., a tablet, a smartphone, a personal computer, a user workstation, etc.) and a peripheral device (e.g., an external mouse, a wireless keyboard, a wireless output device, other accessories, combinations thereof, etc.). Such techniques involve obtaining a current peripheral identifier from an operating system running on the user device, the current peripheral identifier identifying the peripheral device. Such techniques further involve, based on the current peripheral identifier, performing a peripheral recognition operation that attempts to recognize the peripheral device. Such techniques further involve, based on a result of the peripheral recognition operation, performing a peripheral access operation that determines whether the user device is allowed to connect with the peripheral device.

Abstract: A flight management system of the present disclosure has an internal network that uses an open architecture concept with no single point of failure of critical system and which is cyber secure for aviation assets. A flight management system of the present disclosure comprises an internal network operating on an aircraft, and the internal network communicatively coupled to an external network via a firewall. The flight management system further has a primary system installed on the aircraft, which is initially active, and the primary system has a first weapons domain communicatively coupled to the internal network, a first flight domain communicatively coupled to the internal network, and a first communications domain communicatively coupled to the internal network.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a request to launch a deployable instance, a resource requirement profile for the deployable instance, and corresponding cost model information for each cloud of a plurality of clouds. The method further includes calculating a corresponding deployment cost for the deployable instance for each cloud of the plurality of clouds by using at least a portion of the resource requirement profile for the deployable instance and the corresponding cost model information. The method further includes ranking the plurality of clouds in view of the corresponding deployment cost for each cloud of the plurality of clouds to determine a priority ranking. Responsive to identifying a lowest cost cloud of the plurality of clouds in view of the priority ranking, the method further includes launching the deployable instance on the lowest cost cloud.

Abstract: Techniques for inter-switch link (ISL) identification and monitoring are described herein. An aspect includes sending a query fabric path command to a switch, the query fabric path command including an origin address and a destination address. Another aspect includes receiving a query fabric path response from the switch based on the query fabric path command, the query fabric path response including a plurality of port identifiers. Another aspect includes monitoring a plurality of ports, each of the plurality of ports corresponding to a respective port identifier of the plurality of port identifiers in the query fabric path response.

Abstract: A method performed by an apparatus is provided. The apparatus extracts a virtual machine before starting operation from among virtual machines within a range of influence of a failure upon detection of the failure. With reference to a storage unit storing history information concerning operation of a virtual machine, the apparatus generates first information corresponding to time intervals of operation start time of the extracted virtual machine, second information corresponding to movement required time required to move the extracted virtual machine out of the range of influence of the failure, and third information corresponding to recovery required time required for recovery of the failure detected to have occurred. The apparatus determines whether to move the extracted virtual machine out of the range of influence of the failure, based on the generated first, second, and third information.

Abstract: A method for detecting abnormality adapted to detect abnormal operations of an operating system is provided. The method includes: calculating a safe range of usage of the operating system during one or more time periods according to a historical data stream; calculating abnormal ratios corresponding to the one or more time periods according to a current data stream and the safe range of usage; selecting one or more abnormal time periods from the one or more time periods according to a threshold and the abnormal ratios; calculating an abnormal indicator for each of the one or more abnormal time periods according to the historical data stream and the current data stream; and ranking the one or more abnormal time periods according to the abnormal indicator(s).

Abstract: A method of operating an access node (112) of a sub-area (161) of a communication network (100) includes transmitting configuration data (4001) for wake-up signal (700, 711, 712, 4003) transmission in the sub-area (161) and in at least one further sub-area (162-168) of the communication network (100).

Abstract: An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces).

Abstract: The electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a housing; a universal serial bus (USB) connector connected or integrated with the housing; a wireless communication circuit located inside the housing; a processor that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the USB connector and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor.

Abstract: Input/output controllers and methods of operation thereof that may provide high-throughput data services to processing circuitry is described. The input/output controllers may make use of cache coherent data links and/or switch fabric to improve data throughput and decrease latency in the communication.

Abstract: In one example, a method involves performing an initial discovery process that includes querying a storage array, and identifying, based on the query, one or more hosts that are registered with the storage array. This initial discovery process is performed automatically without requiring user action to identify the one or more hosts. The method additionally includes presenting a list of discovered hosts, receiving a selection input from a user specifying one or more of the hosts in the list, retrieving, from the storage array, information associated with each of the respective hosts, and making the information available to a user.

Abstract: A controller may be configured to control an operation of a nonvolatile memory and to determine a write command processing schedule by analyzing patterns of commands queued in a command queue during a first unit time, the commands queued in the command queue during the first unit time including a first write command, a first read command, or both and to process a second write command queued in the command queue during a second unit time subsequent to the first unit time, based on the determined write command processing schedule.

Abstract: The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, and a reception method that permit efficient transfer of time and other information. The transmission device generates a physical layer frame having preambles and a payload that includes, in the preamble, time information representing time of a given position in a stream of physical layer frames and transmits the physical layer frame. The reception device receives the physical layer frame and performs processes using time information. The present technology is applicable, for example, to IP packet broadcasting.

Abstract: Provided is a method of completing object IOs, the method including receiving a first set of object IOs for a target storage device, dispatching the first set of object IOs to a first buffer of a first zone, the first buffer being configured to function as a first log buffer, concatenating the first set of object IOs to form a first object group in the first buffer, logging the first object group to a log device, modifying a function of the first buffer from the first log buffer to a first flush buffer, and transferring the first object group to the target storage device.

Abstract: An information integration apparatus includes providers, a middleware, and an application. The middleware executes processes of: assigning a reliability label to data supplied by a device to the provider, the reliability label corresponding to the provider; storing the data in a data storage device; reading the data from the data storage device, and supplying the read data to the application. The application provides, using the data, a display on a display device in a display mode corresponding to the reliability label assigned to the data.

Abstract: An apparatus in one embodiment comprises a host device configured to communicate over a network with a storage system comprising a plurality of storage devices. The host device comprises a set of input-output queues and a multi-path input-output driver configured to select input-output operations from the set of input-output queues for delivery to the storage system over the network. The multi-path input-output driver is further configured to send a predetermined command to the storage system over each of a plurality of paths from the host device to the storage system, to monitor a response time for the predetermined command on each of the paths, and to detect a performance issue with at least a given one of the paths based at least in part on the monitored response time. The predetermined command illustratively comprises a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) “immediate” command of a particular type, such as a Test Unit Ready (TUR) command.

Abstract: Systems and methods for limiting performance variation in a storage device are described. Storage devices receive work requests to perform one or more operations from other computing devices, such as a host computing device. Completing the work requests may take a response time. In some embodiments, if the response time of executing the work request exceeds a threshold, the storage device may assign additional computing resources to complete the work request.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display; a second display for which power consumption is lower than that of the first display; a first communicator; a second communicator for which power consumption is lower than that of the first communicator; a memory; a first processor; a second processor for which power consumption is lower than that of the first processor; and an operation acquirer to, when an operation from a user is acquired, send a wake-up signal that causes the first processor to recover from a sleep state in which power consumption is suppressed to a normal state.

Abstract: Techniques for Bayesian-based event grouping are provided. One technique includes determining a group of alarm events from received alarm events; in response to the group of alarm events matching a group of historical alarm events, determining a first correlation, wherein the group of historical alarm events comprises correlated events associated with a same entity; and determining a root cause of the group of alarm events based on the first correlation.

Abstract: Techniques are described for storing a virtual disk in an object store comprising a plurality of physical storage devices housed in a plurality of host computers. A profile is received for creation of the virtual disk wherein the profile specifies storage properties desired for an intended use of the virtual disk. A virtual disk blueprint is generated based on the profile such that that the virtual disk blueprint describes a storage organization for the virtual disk that addresses redundancy or performance requirements corresponding to the profile. A set of the physical storage devices that can store components of the virtual disk in a manner that satisfies the storage organization is then determined.