Abstract: A method of controlling a link state of a communication port of a storage device according to the present inventive concepts includes setting the link state of the communication port to a link active state that can exchange data with a host, determining a holding time of a first standby state among link states of the communication port, changing the link state of the communication port to the first standby state, monitoring whether an exit event occurs during the holding time from the time when a transition to the first standby state occurs, and in response to an exit event not occurring during the holding time, changing the link state of the communication port to a second standby state. A recovery time from the first standby state to the link active state is shorter than a recovery time from the second standby state to the link active state.

Abstract: In one example, a wearable device includes one or more processors, a plurality of communication components, one or more motion sensors configured to detect motion of the wearable device and generate, based on the detected motion, motion data, and a storage device configured to store at least one module. The at least one module may be operable by the one or more processors to: responsive to determining that the wearable device is not connected to the computing device using the first communication technology, determine, based on the motion data, whether the wearable device is currently being worn, and responsive to determining that the wearable device is currently being worn, establish the wireless connection to the computing device using the second communication component.

Abstract: A power adapter device may use a method for efficient charging of multiple portable information handling systems based on learned charging characteristics. In particular, when electrical power is delivered to at least one of the portable information handling systems, the power adapter device may prioritize electrical power delivery to another portable information handling system ahead of the portable information handling systems based on the learned charging characteristics such that charging is efficient.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an adaptive power providing device and a method for adaptively providing power to multiple power receiving devices. A power providing device detects at its plugs or ports power drawn by the power receiving devices and adjusts the related port power budget if the drawn power consistently grows over time, thereby avoiding overpower switch-off.

Abstract: A persistent memory storage system and method of operating. The storage system is embodied as memory module (e.g., a DIMM or PCIe card) in a host server and accessible via a first access path to/from the memory module. After a power failure at the host server, any authorized device, e.g., a second server, is configured to access and extract the retained memory at the failed host server via a secondary network-based access path (e.g., Ethernet connection). Power may be supplied to the memory module of the failed host server via a Power-over-Ethernet switch to support the secondary access path. A Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) switch may provide the necessary power to the memory module when power is unavailable from the host server and when any temporary power source is exhausted. A redundant power source and/or backup battery may supply the PoE switch. Such power sources and/or batteries can thereby provide backup power.

Abstract: Proxy-less power management using an automation engine is disclosed. An entity manager executing on a computing device determines that a first entity requires a power management function to be performed against the first entity. The entity manager generates power management execution information that identifies a power device address of a power management device that controls the first entity. An automation engine is initiated on the computing device with the power management execution information to cause the power management function to be performed against the first entity via the power management device based on the power management execution information.

Abstract: A network device including a first network interface adapted to communicate with at least one further network device within a sub-network, and a proxy module adapted to provide control and information retrieval functionality relating to the at least one further network device to network devices outside the sub-network.

Abstract: An embodiment of the invention may include a method, computer program product and computer system for multi-modal anomaly detection. The method, computer program product and computer system may include computing device which may receive primary sensor data from a primary sensor for a first device and determining a baseline from the primary sensor data for the first device. The computing device may receive primary sensor data from a primary sensor and secondary sensor data from a secondary sensor for a second device. The computing device may determine an anomaly in the primary sensor data for the second device based on the determined baseline for the first device and compare the anomaly in the primary sensor data for the second device to the received secondary sensor data for the second device.

Abstract: A data processing method includes receiving a stream of digital data with a plurality of objects and, in response to receiving an object, tokenizing the object to create a tokenized object, and storing the tokenized object in a token database. The method further includes comparing the tokenized object to a plurality of other tokenized objects stored in the token database, computing a pattern associated with the tokenized object, storing the pattern in a pattern database, and managing a size of the pattern database by identifying, a subset of patterns that are eligible for deletion from the pattern database based on an age of each pattern, ranking each pattern of the subset based on a quality and a popularity metric, identifying, based on the ranking and from the subset, a second pattern and deleting the second pattern from the pattern database to produce an updated database.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a slot for accommodating a stylus. The electronic apparatus includes a locking module, an input interface and a control circuit. The locking module is disposed adjacent to the slot. The locking module is configured to have a locked mode and an unlocked mode. Under the locked mode, the locking module is configured to lock the stylus in the slot. The input interface is configured to obtain authentication information. The control circuit is configured to verify the authentication information obtained by the input interface. When the authentication information is verified, the control circuit switches the locking module from the locked mode into the unlocked mode.

Abstract: A system and method to dynamically balance power to a multi-node system is disclosed. A chassis management controller is operable to regulate the power from a power source to each of the nodes. The chassis management controller determines a setting power for each nodes and a real power consumed by each node. The chassis management controller determines a next setting power for each node based on the real power and unused total power and total additional balance power for the plurality of nodes. The chassis management controller commands each node to regulate the power consumption of the node up to the setting power value.

Abstract: A control channel transmission may include information for downlink transmissions, and another control channel, such as a physical micro sleep indicator channel (PMSICH), may include information for uplink transmissions that a user equipment (UE) may use to enter a power-saving micro sleep state. A base station may drop PMSICH transmissions in the event that downlink resources are constrained. A UE that receives a PMSICH transmission may determine an uplink transmission duration, and enter a micro sleep state for all or a portion of the uplink transmission duration.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure propose a display control circuit, a display control method thereof and a display apparatus, so that power supply to the display driving circuit is controlled to be disabled when the display driving circuit is in the sleep-in mode and is controlled to be enabled when the display driving circuit is in the wakeup mode by setting a switch circuit in the display control circuit and turning on and turning off the switch circuit.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and media for selecting content to be presented are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: receiving a request for a first video content item from a user device; receiving an indication that the user device is in a background playback mode; determining that the first video content item is not suitable for presentation in the background playback mode based on one or more properties of audio data; based on the determining that the first video content item is not suitable for presentation in the background playback mode, selecting a second video content item that is suitable for presentation in the background playback mode based on the one or more properties of the audio data of the second video content item; and in response to selecting the second video content item, causing the second video content item to be presented by the user device.

Abstract: A plurality of semiconductor elements have sources which are commonly connected, and drains which are commonly connected. A voltage measurement unit measures an ON voltage between the source of a first semiconductor element of the plurality of semiconductor elements and the drain of the first semiconductor element. A determination unit receives information indicating a magnitude of an ON current between the source of the first semiconductor element and the drain of the first semiconductor element, and a measured value of the ON voltage in the voltage measurement unit, and determines whether the plurality of semiconductor elements are in a normal state or in an overheated state based on the measured value of the ON voltage and the received information indicating the magnitude of the ON current.

Abstract: A processor includes a trace unit to monitor activity by the processor and generate trace packets indicative of the activity by the processor. The trace packets may include four additional packets for processor event tracing including: a dormant state request packet, a code execution stop packet, a dormant state entry packet, and a dormant state exit packet.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for managing processing power determine a supply voltage to supply to a processing unit, such as a central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU), based on temperature inversion based voltage, frequency, temperature (VFT) data. The temperature inversion based VFT data includes supply voltages and corresponding operating temperatures that cause the processing unit's transistors to operate in a temperature inversion region. In one example, the temperature inversion based VFT data includes lower supply voltages and corresponding higher temperatures in a temperature inversion region of a processing unit. The temperature inversion based VFT data is based on an operating frequency of the processing unit. The apparatus and method adjust a supply voltage to the processing unit based on the temperature inversion based VFT data.

Abstract: The invention relates to a control system for electrically controlled installations, comprising at least one electronic control apparatus and at least one portable, mobile manual held operating unit, and a wireless communication connection between the at least one control apparatus and the manual held operating unit. Furthermore, at least one material coupling means, flexible in terms of form, with a restricted maximum longitudinal extent is provided for selectively establishing and releasing a physical link between the manual held operating unit and a machine-side coupling counterpart. The control system is embodied to release or block supervisory-relevant control commands depending on a coupling state and/or a linkage state of the coupling means.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of operating a user-searchable database system of curated, themed digital content data, which method includes operating a Connects function to process and store heterogeneous digital content comprising topic data as curated topic data and identified connections between each topic and other topics, and operating a user interface to enable users to search the curated topics and present a search results page in a way that invites further investigation of topics searched, including a list or compilation of topics matching terms defining the search. The method also includes displaying topic elements corresponding to the list or compilation of matching topics in prioritized order based on each topic's relatedness to the search.

Abstract: An input device and an air conditioner including the same, wherein the input device receives operation input of an air conditioner including an outdoor unit and an indoor unit, and the input device includes a display unit, a communication unit to communicate with the indoor unit, an interface unit to provide an interface for exchanging data with an external device, and a controller to perform control such that a home screen including a plurality of icon items is displayed on the display unit and to perform control such that temperature information set through a temperature setting item in the home screen is transmitted to the external device through the interface unit.

Abstract: A master integrated circuit (IC) chip includes transmit circuitry and receiver circuitry. The transmit circuitry includes a timing signal generation circuit to generate a first timing signal, and a driver to transmit first data in response to the first timing signal. A timing signal path routes the first timing signal in a source synchronous manner with the first data. The receiver circuitry includes a receiver to receive second data from a slave IC chip, and sampling circuitry to sample the second data in response to a second timing signal that is derived from the first timing signal.

Abstract: Methods and systems for executing an application includes executing an epoch of the application using a predicted minimum operational voltage that is based on a previous epoch of the application if the application is in a stable phase and using a nominal safe voltage if the application is in an unstable phase.

Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to data channel allocation. An example includes an apparatus, including a resource to connect to a controller in a first state and a peripheral card in a second state. Example apparatus include a controller to control a connection to an interface card and to connect to the resource via a first data channel in the first state, the first data channel to connect the resource and the peripheral card in the second state.

Abstract: There is provided a mechanism for invalidating, when an apparatus returns from a high-speed shutdown, authentication identification information issued before the apparatus enters the high-speed shutdown.

Abstract: Systems and methods for performing power monitoring calibration to a target performance level are described. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a plurality of Central Processing Units (CPUs) and a logic circuit coupled to the plurality of CPUs, the logic circuit configured to: measure an operating performance level for each of the plurality of CPUs under a controlled workload and, in response to a determination that the operating performance level of any given one of the CPUs does not match a target performance level for all of the CPUs, apply an offset to a voltage regulator measurement associated with the given CPU that causes the operating performance level of the given CPU to match the target performance level for all of the CPUs.

Abstract: A power over Ethernet apparatus is provided. The power over Ethernet apparatus includes a power sourcing equipment (PSE) controller, a main chip and a redundant controller. The PSE controller is for power allocation among ports of the power over Ethernet apparatus. The main chip is coupled to the PSE controller through a first branch and for controlling the PSE controller. The redundant controller is coupled with the main chip, and coupled to the PSE controller through a second branch to control the PSE controller when the main chip stops sending a heart-beat signal. Methods of power over Ethernet are also provided.

Abstract: A publish-subscribe messaging systems and methods are described. A method may include retrieving, by one or more computer processors, messages for a particular one of a plurality of channels from one or more respective buffers allocated to the particular channel that have not expired and according to an order, wherein each buffer comprises a respective time-to-live. The method also includes sending, by the one or more computer processors, the messages retrieved for the particular channel to one or more subscriber clients that have subscribed to the particular channel.

Abstract: A storage device includes nonvolatile memories and a controller. The controller previously manages a correspondence relationship between physical addresses indicating the memory regions and stream identifiers, before first write data is received by the controller. The controller controls the nonvolatile memories such that the first write data is stored in a first memory region of a physical address which is managed corresponding to a first stream identifier of the first write data in the correspondence relationship. The first write data is transferred to the nonvolatile memories based on the correspondence relationship, regardless of whether second write data having a second stream identifier is received by the controller.

Abstract: Systems and methods for safeguarding and recovering Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices from power anomalies. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: detect an electrical power anomaly in an IoT network based, at least in part, upon a comparison between a current volatility of a data field and a volatility baseline for that data field, wherein the data field is part of a packet communicated between an IoT device and the IHS; and in response to the detection, manage the IoT network.

Abstract: A sub processor, in the sleep mode, receives an mDNS query from the external device via the communication interface, then determines whether or not the mDNS query is a service discovery query, if determining that the mDNS query is not a service discovery query, determines that the mDNS query is a name resolution query, generates the response based on the name resolution RR, and sends the response to the external device via the communication interface.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method includes delivering power, data, and cooling on a cable from a central network device to a splitter device for splitting and transmitting the power, data, and cooling to a plurality of remote communications devices over a plurality of cables, each of the cables carrying the power, data, and cooling, receiving at the central network device, monitoring information from the remote communications devices on the cable, processing the monitoring information, and allocating the power, data, and cooling to each of the remote communications devices based on the monitoring information. A system is also disclosed herein.

Abstract: The present application provides an output voltage adjustable circuit, a voltage adjustment method and a display apparatus. The output voltage adjustable circuit includes a DC voltage output sub circuit, configured to output a DC voltage. The output voltage adjustable circuit further includes a resistor-adjustable sub circuit, coupled to the DC voltage output sub circuit, and configured to adjust a resistance of a resistor connected to the DC voltage output sub circuit so that a DC voltage output by the DC voltage output sub circuit is adjustable according to the resistance of the resistor connected to the DC voltage output sub circuit.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling transmit power in a wireless local area network (WLAN). For example, a station may receive, from an access point (AP), a beacon frame that includes a field indicating a maximum transmission power for at least one of a plurality of operational bandwidth that the AP supports. The station may determine a transmission power for a signal to be transmitted to the AP based on the at least one of the plurality of operational bandwidths indicated in the received beacon. The station may then transmit the signal at the determined transmission power.

Abstract: A computer system for identifying utility cost savings is provided. The computer system includes a memory and at least one processor coupled to the memory. The at least one processor is configured to receive usage information gathered from at least one site via a first interface, administer a utility questionnaire via a second interface, and determine recommendation information describing a plurality of cost savings recommendations for the at least one site based on a set of responses to the questionnaire and the usage information.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for hybrid memory. In one embodiment, a hybrid memory may include a package substrate. The hybrid memory may also include a hybrid memory buffer chip attached to the first side of the package substrate. High speed input/output (HSIO) logic supporting a HSIO interface with a processor. The hybrid memory also includes packet processing logic to support a packet processing protocol on the HSIO interface. Additionally, the hybrid memory also has one or more memory tiles that are vertically stacked on the hybrid memory buffer.

Abstract: An autonomous power system has a voltage regulator which converts an input voltage to an output voltage according to a reference voltage. A control method for the power system: receiving a voltage identification code sent by a processor; providing an autonomous voltage identification code when the voltage identification sent by the processor keeps constant during a first preset duration, wherein the autonomous voltage identification code can be updated self-adaptively; providing a reference voltage according to a sum of the voltage identification code and the autonomous identification code; and adjusting the output voltage according to the reference voltage.

Abstract: A system for representing power system information to a user includes a processor configured to receive data descriptive of logical elements including data descriptive of a first logical element and a second logical element, receive data descriptive of devices including data descriptive of a first device, receive data descriptive of measured characteristics of the devices including data descriptive of a first measured characteristic of the first device, receive data mapping the first device to the first logical element for a first period of time, receive data mapping the first device to the second logical element for a second period of time, receive data requesting at least one summary value for the first logical element over a period of time spanning the first period of time and the second period of time, calculate, in response to receiving the data requesting the at least one summary value.

Abstract: A power storage adapter (PSA) may be connected to multiple battery-powered devices. A PSA controller may be configured to receive respective requests to supply electrical power to a first device and a second device, to determine that the power storage adapter does not have sufficient power supply capacity to satisfy both requests, to determine that a respective state of charge (SOC) of at least one device battery is below a first battery SOC threshold, and to prioritize supplying electrical power to a selected one of the devices at the expense of the other device based on a battery charging prioritization policy. The selected device may be prioritized until the battery SOC exceeds a battery SOC threshold or for a predetermined time period. The battery charging prioritization policy may specify relative charging priorities for the device batteries and a PSA battery dependent on whether AC line power is available.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system 400 for transmitting power to a remote Power over Ethernet (PoE) subsystem by forwarding Powered Device (PD) input voltage where the subsystem includes a PD and a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE) device. Included is a master PSE device 402, a first subsystem 410, and a second subsystem 428. The first subsystem 410 includes a first PD 418 that includes a first power switching device 426 and a first PSE device 424. The first power switching device 426 forwards the input power from the first PD 418 to the first PSE 424 without disturbing the PoE handshaking between the devices. The second subsystem 428 receives the power from the first subsystem's 410 first PSE device 424. And the second subsystem 428 operates in a manner similar to the first subsystem 410.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, at an information handling device, user input provided to at least one application, wherein the at least one application does not support an auto-save feature; determining, using a processor, whether the user input has been saved; and providing, responsive to determining that the user input has not been saved, a notification to a user that the user input has not been saved, wherein the notification is outside of the at least one application. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A charger apparatus a first port, a second port, a first circuit coupled to the first port, and a second circuit coupled to the second port. The charger also includes a controller, wherein the first circuit and the second circuit each receive a DC power signal generated from an AC input signal, and wherein the controller is structured and configured to determine whether a load current on the second circuit is above a threshold level and responsive to determining that the load current is above the threshold level, (i) cause the first circuit to advertise the first current at a level that is less than a maximum current level that may be advertised at the first port, and (ii) cause the second circuit to advertise the second current at a level that is equal to a maximum current level that may be advertised at the second port.

Abstract: A server device has an AC power supply unit configured to convert an AC voltage received from an AC power supply to a DC voltage, and a DC power supply input part configured to receive supply of a DC voltage outputted by an AC power supply unit of an external power supply device. The server device runs at a DC voltage supplied by at least one of the AC power supply unit and the DC power supply input part.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for achieving balanced execution in a multi-node cluster through runtime detection of performance variation are described. During a training phase, performance counters and an amount of time spent waiting for synchronization is monitored for a plurality of tasks for each node of the multi-node cluster. These values are utilized to generate a model which correlates the values of the performance counters to the amount of time spent waiting for synchronization. Once the model is built, the values of the performance counters are monitored for a period of time at the start of each task, and these values are input into the model. The model generates a prediction of whether a given node is on the critical path. If the given node is predicted to be on the critical path, the power allocation of the given node is increased.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for testing performance of GPU, a terminal device and a storage medium. The method comprises: capturing a target scene from a 3D scene model by a main camera in the 3D scene model; determining an execution sequence of functions in a script object of the target object and determining a target rendering process according to the execution sequence; obtaining a target image via the target rendering process, and incrementing a rendering execution number i by 1; moving the main camera, capturing a new scene to update the target scene and iterating the above steps until i is equal to j; obtaining a time period T for completing j target rendering processes, and determining a target performance parameter according to j and T; and determining a performance test result of the GPU according to the target performance parameter and a performance criterion parameter.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a wired electric power supply connector configured for connection with a wired electric power supply to receive electric power therefrom, non-contact electric power supply connector configured for electric coupling with a non-contact electric power supply to receive electric power therefrom, and a processor. The processor selects, for electric power supplied to each component of the information processing apparatus, one of the wired electric power supply and the non-electric power supply, wherein the wired electric power supply is selected at a time of startup of the information processing apparatus, and the non-contact electric power supply is selected if an operation state of the information processing apparatus or the non-contact power supply meets a predetermined condition. The processor controls the wired electric power supply connector and the non-contact electric power supply connector to supply electric power to each component based on the selection.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein provide a privacy mechanism to protect user data when transmitting the data to a server that estimates a frequency of such data amongst a set of client devices. One embodiment uses a differential privacy mechanism to enhance a user experience by identifying particular websites that exhibit particular characteristics. In one embodiment, websites that are associated with a high resource consumption are identified. High resource consumption can be identified based on threshold of particular resources such as processor, memory, network bandwidth, and power usage.

Abstract: Examples include techniques to change a mode of operation for a memory device. Examples include using information stored at a memory array of the memory device to program mode registers at the memory device to change the mode of operation to a first mode of operation that corresponds to a frequency set point associated with dynamic voltage and frequency scaling for a processor coupled with the memory device.

Abstract: A remote wakeup method includes: receiving a wakeup request packet from a first apparatus, obtaining a wakeup information according to the wakeup request packet, generating an apparatus wakeup packet according to the wakeup request packet and the wakeup information, obtaining a connection information corresponding to a second apparatus according to the wakeup request packet, and sending the apparatus wakeup packet to the second apparatus based on the connection information. The wakeup request packet includes a device identifier (UID) of the second apparatus, and the apparatus wakeup packet includes the device identifier of the second apparatus and wakeup information.

Abstract: Described are examples of back-up power apparatuses and systems including such back-up power apparatuses. An example may include a battery module, and a back-up power control module to determine a back-up power demand of a host device and selectively enable an output of power from the battery module to the host device if the battery module has a power capacity greater than the back-up power demand.

Abstract: Processors may include cache circuitry that is a significant source of power consumption. A cache is going to be placed into a lower power mode. Based at least in part on this anticipated transition, the contents of the cache data lines are copied into persistent storage. While the cache is in the lower power mode, the tag circuitry is kept operational. When an access request is made to the cache, a relatively fast lookup of the tag in the tag array can be made. The location where the associated cache line is stored in the persistent storage may be determined from the tag data. Upon a tag hit, the system is able to find the contents of the requested cache line in the persistent storage without returning the storage array of the cache to a fully operational state.